EMPOWER A FUTURE FLOORING CRAFTSMAN
helping them choose a career path
Helping a young person choose a career path is easy when you have the tools you need to help them succeed.
how to identify potential
flooring craftsman
What does it take to become a flooring craftsman? To be successful in this career path, it’s important to be able to work with your hands, have a strong interest in learning about a variety of tools, have great attention to detail, and a passion for producing high-quality work.
When considering how to identify potential flooring craftsmen, keep these skills in mind. While these skills are ideal for future flooring installers, there are additional skills and characteristics that can help to make this a great career option for a variety of personality types.
a great flooring canidate
will have….
WORKING WITH THEIR HANDS
Flooring installation is rewarding for anyone that is skilled at working with their hands. Students who enjoy shop classes and home improvement projects are a great fit for a flooring career.
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
A successful flooring craftsman has the ability to measure and cut flooring to match a specific space. This attention to detail ensures an installed floor looks flawless to the customer.
CREATIVITY
Flooring installation allows to a craftsman to create using unique looks with flooring materials. Some flooring specialties, like tile, reward extremely creative and artistic individuals.
motivation
After working as a helper and apprentice, flooring craftsmen have the ability to become their own bosses and run their own small businesses. To get to this level, an individual needs to be able to self-motivate.
resources for counselors, parents and teachers
We offer a variety of resources for counselors to help students make career plans and explore unique career options with our brochures and documents. Check them out to help a child identify what may be the best career path for them.
Digital Student Handout
Share this with your students to help them learn about the benefits of a flooring career.
Printed Student Handouts
Register with FCEF and we’ll send you a packet with handouts to keep on hand in your office.
If you are a parent trying to help your child choose their own path and find a suitable career, learning about the flooring industry could be the right option. There are a number of reasons why you should encourage your kids to consider a career in a flooring trade.
- There is a relatively low-cost to learning the flooring trade versus other common college options.
- A career in the flooring trade can be quite rewarding, especially for those who like working with their hands.
- Job security in the flooring trade is high, as there are not many skilled flooring craftsmen and a high need for flooring installation.
- Flooring installers are likely to have a long, successful career, as their experience only grows greater over time.
For those who are exploring a variety of careers and career paths, teachers can be a great resource. If you’re a teacher and helping to advise students on what careers are out there, the flooring industry is a great option.
You can help guide students who are not interested in investing in a college degree by informing them of the benefits of trades such as flooring installation. For those students who have an interest in learning more hands-on skills that take less time to master than a traditional college degree, it is a great time to start talking about the trades.
How you can help.
- Share the Possibility – If you have a student that seems like a good fit for a flooring craftsman career, the first step is to talk to them about the trade. Share with them the skills needed and open their eyes to the fact that flooring installation is a career that is in high-demand and offers competitive pay and growth opportunities.
- Connect them to training. You’ll find a calendar of training opportunities on the flooryourfuture.com website. These programs all qualify for a Floor Covering Education Foundation Scholarship.
- Apply for a Scholarship. Our scholarship program covers half of the cost of a student’s training up to $2500.00. This allows a student to get the basic skills they need before working with an experienced installation crew.
Counselors
We offer a variety of resources for counselors to help students make career plans and explore unique career options with our brochures and documents. Check them out to help a child identify what may be the best career path for them.
Digital Student Handout
Share this with your students to help them learn about the benefits of a flooring career.
Printed Student Handouts
Register with FCEF and we’ll send you a packet with handouts to keep on hand in your office.
Teachers
For those who are exploring a variety of careers and career paths, teachers can be a great resource. If you’re a teacher and helping to advise students on what careers are out there, the flooring industry is a great option.
You can help guide students who are not interested in investing in a college degree by informing them of the benefits of trades such as flooring installation. For those students who have an interest in learning more hands-on skills that take less time to master than a traditional college degree, it is a great time to start talking about the trades.
Parents
If you are a parent trying to help your child choose their own path and find a suitable career, learning about the flooring industry could be the right option. There are a number of reasons why you should encourage your kids to consider a career in a flooring trade.
- There is a relatively low-cost to learning the flooring trade versus other common college options.
- A career in the flooring trade can be quite rewarding, especially for those who like working with their hands.
- Job security in the flooring trade is high, as there are not many skilled flooring craftsmen and a high need for flooring installation.
- Flooring installers are likely to have a long, successful career, as their experience only grows greater over time.
mireya zamora
PRO FLOOR SANDERS
“I hope I can inspire other women to learn and grow in their company and take on a new challenge.”