Carpet Fitter Qualifications

Our programme starts on a number of different dates throughout the year.

Carpet fitter qualifications.

Starting out with correct gripper installation and finishing with hand sewn bull noses and open plan stairs this course is a must for all carpet. 2019 has seen dan jones from telford win the accolade of fitter of the year carpet after a tough 2 day final at the flooring show in harrogate. For ten years he had spent his days sitting squatting kneeling or crawling on floors in houses offices shops factories and restaurants. Most carpet fitters start out by joining a company and training on the job.

Average salary a year 14 000 starter. Chris has worked in the carpet floor covering trade for 52 years. Next year the competition will be for fitter of the year lvt. Carpet fitters and floor layers fit carpets and vinyl tiles and lay laminate and solid timber floors.

The fitter of the year competition each year fita proudly sponsors the fitter of the year competition. You could work evenings weekends. Ten years of his life cutting and fitting carpets for other people to walk on without even seeing them. Unfortunately i had to move and i m stuck in a house with a toddler with nothing on the floor apart from the kitchen diner and bathroom.

When his work was done no one ever appreciated it. Eddie was a carpet fitter and he hated it. This 4 day course is designed for installers of all abilities. He was a qualified master fitter for 37 years and for 36 years was a member of the nicf national institute carpet and floor layers nicf council including 25 years as the national assessor and over 5 years as vice president.

As carpet installers gain experience they may be assigned more advanced responsibilities such as cutting and fitting carpet. Nvq floor laying qualifications how to obtain your national vocational qualification nvq fita is able to offer support to floorlayers in obtaining level 2 nvq diploma in floorcovering occupations construction through on site assessment osat. You may be able to start this career through an apprenticeship. Suitable for both domestic and commercial installers.

Future customers carpet fitting and floor laying needs. My carpet was due to be fitted to my empty unoccupied house a few days after lockdown but the carpet company has done no fittings for over seven weeks now. Typical hours a week 45 to 47 a week. Our fully qualified training team have vast real world experience in the flooring industry and we call upon this knowledge to ensure that everything we deliver is engaging and relevant.