Acknowledgements
Project team
Project manager: David McElvenny
Instructional designer: Kath Ware
Technical developer (website): Jim Vaughan
Assistant technical developer (and voice-over artist): Alex Vaughan
Website graphic designer: Byron Winston
Quality assurance consultant: Giselle Mawer
Industry coordinator: Gary Dunshea (MSA Industry Skills Council)
Technical Advisory Group
Lead advisors
William Tree - South West Sydney Institute of TAFE
Mark Willis - Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia
Craig Bennett - Hunter Institute of TAFE
Reviewers
Ian Ciesla - Polytechnic West
Robert Cole - Furnishing Industry Association of Australia
Steven Dalton - Marleston TAFE
Shane Eales - SkillsTech Australia
David Hayward - Australian Timber Flooring Association
Bruce Ottens - Holmesglen TAFE
Chris Shaw - Skills Institute Tasmania
Warren West - Australian Resilient Floor Covering Association
Industry advisors
Peter Brack - Forbo Flooring Systems
Don Considine - IKW Consulting Group
Gary Eggers - Tarkett Flooring
Jim Hilston - Hilston Floors
Lionel Jacobs - Epoxy Solutions
Owen Jordian - Choices Flooring
Steven King - Armstrong Floors
Jarka Kluth - Pro Grind Australia
Haydn Reynolds - Floorex Products
Naomi Archer - All Preparation Equipment
Content material
The content material has been drawn for Training notes provided by the reviewers and advisors listed above, plus the following publications:
ANTA, ABC and TAFE learner guides.
Photographs
Most of the photos in this suite of resource were taken by David McElvenny. Additional photos were provided by:
David Beeforth (ParexDavco)
Don Considine (IKW Consulting Group)
Craig Bennett (Hunter TAFE)
David Hayward (Australian Timber Flooring Association)
Gary Eggers (Tarkett)
Lionel Jacobs (Epoxy Solutions)
Jarka Kluth (Pro Grind Australia)
Haydn Reynolds (Floorex Products)
Naomi Archer (All Preparation Equipment)
We would like to thank the following organisations for allowing us to take on-site photos of their employees at work or students in class.
Choices Flooring - Sandgate, Bulleen, Thomastown and Mornington
Lidcombe College of TAFE
Lomac Commercial Flooring
Tarkett
Epoxy Solutions
Many photos have been taken from the shared resources on the Kitchen and bathroom cabinetmaking website, also developed by Workspace Training, funded by the WELL Program
Graphics
Graphics were drawn by Kath Ware. Many of these graphics were based on line drawings or photographs from installation manuals published by the following flooring manufacturers:
Plans were adapted from TAFE NSW learner guides
Financial contributions
This resource was funded by the Workplace English Language and Literacy Program by the Australian Government through the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
Additional financial assistance was provided by Manufacturing Skills Australia (Industry Skills Council).