The UK's Finishes and Interiors Sector trade group said on October 7, 2026 that it has secured support from the Construction Industry Training Board's Specialist Upskilling Fund. FIS says it will help members access training and progress toward recognized qualifications in fit-out, drylining and plastering. This is a member-support update, not a new national awards announcement. CITB named the successful organizations on September 28. Its list assigns FIS the fit-out, dry lining and plastering specialism and includes groups covering roofing, heritage, plant hire, retrofit, tunnelling and other construction work. FIS says it will work with employers and training providers to identify skills gaps and improve access to cost-effective, sector-specific competence training and NVQ achievement. NVQs are UK vocational qualifications; this announcement is not a U.S. apprenticeship or licensing program. The group invites members to contact its skills and training team for further information. Neither the FIS update nor the CITB awards page provides a funding amount for FIS, a published course timetable or a universal free-training entitlement. Those details should not be assumed. For employers, the immediate step described by FIS is to seek guidance on workforce training needs. For individual workers, the update does not itself provide an enrollment form or guarantee a funded place. The confirmed news is FIS's October 7 explanation of how it plans to support its sector following the earlier award.