Bostik is saying a partnership with the Nationwide Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program (NFCAP). Formally launched in 2020, the NFCAP provides an apprenticeship agenda registered with the Division of Labor. Related to a few nationwide vocational faculties (Job Corps, YouthBuild, and Huge Image Studying) NFCAP now has entry to greater than 200 campuses nationwide.

To this point, college students obtain a licensed eight-week pre-apprenticeship coaching program to determine dedicated prospects that need to be part of the flooring apprenticeship. Partnering has been established with Licensed Flooring Installers (CFI), the Nationwide Affiliation of Flooring Protecting Technicians (NAFCT), the Nationwide Wooden Flooring Affiliation (NWFA), and the Nationwide Tile Contractors Affiliation (NTCA) to help in putting the apprentices and proceed coaching.

“We perceive every firm has a definite company tradition, so we tailor every firm’s coaching curriculum in accordance with their distinctive requirements,” acknowledged Carlos Mongalo, founding father of NFCAP. “Our complete applications self-discipline apprentices to professionally characterize particular firms whereas working for his or her prospects. NFCAP managers work carefully with every firm to make sure that apprentices obtain the correct coaching each on-line and within the classroom. Curriculums deal with the technicality of flooring materials, ability units for various set up strategies, and customer support administration. Finally, when apprentices full this three-to-four-year program, they obtain official certification from the Division of Labor. The first NFCAP objective is to coach apprentices to develop knowledgeable company perspective, giving shoppers the absolute best experiences.”

In line with Robert Williams, nationwide gross sales supervisor/nationwide accounts at Bostik USA, “Like most all development materials suppliers, the flooring trade has skilled a scarcity {of professional} installers… particularly relating to ‘new breed,’ youthful employees. Bostik is at all times looking out to help in apprenticeship coaching applications. And we see this chance to companion with NFCAP as being a complete win-win scenario. Why? As a result of by aiding the Nationwide Job Corps Affiliation, an extension of the Division of Labor (which has over 110 places nationwide), we are able to contribute to our trade by providing state-of-the-art coaching through these extremely skilled applications all through the nation. Bostik has at all times believed in contributing to our trade… and dealing with NFCAP represents a wonderful alternative for all concerned.”