Welcome to FITEC Furniture

Looking for a creative career working with wood, fabrics, leather and other materials in pathways leading from apprenticeships through to company management, then you’ve come to the right place.

The Furniture industry needs people like you so check our website to find out about careers in the industry, apprenticeships and qualifications.

A young Tauranga woman has scooped the furniture industry’s Top Apprentice Awards. Ja’mi Wells talks about her win, and her passion for making furniture More »

FITO Top Apprentice Category Awards:

Solid Wood: Ja’mi Wells, Design Mobel, Tauranga

Veneer: Adam Newby, Paterson Crafted Furniture, Auckland

Upholstery: Derrick Theobald, Hawkes Bay Furniture Co., Havelock North

The FITO Top Apprentice awards were presented in conjunction with the Forestry Industry Training Organisation (FITEC) at the FITEC National Training Awards on 6 June 2007 at the Rotorua Convention Centre

The Challenge - Innovation - Pride - Future

Creating a wooden surfboard that turns into a beach chair. That is what New Zealand 's top furniture apprentice did More »	No ordinary trainee furniture maker, Philip, who has a industrial design degree is keen to apply his skills in upholstery More »	The production manager who also runs the factory and completing his apprentice More »
Get started with your FITEC Furniture qualifications today, Contact:
Wootyee Wynn, National Training Coordinator Phone: + 64 (0)9 356 8027 Email: wootyee.wynn@fitec.org.nz Or Alister Murray, National Manager - Furniture Phone: + 64 (0)9 356 8029 Mobile: + 64 (0)27 441 5330 Email: alister.murray@fitec.org.nz