Furntech is South Africa’s only Centre of Excellence for the furniture industry and is the first port of call for anyone looking for information on business incubation and / or skills development in furniture manufacturing.
Our dedication to quality service delivery and our national footprint has resulted in the Forest Industries Education and Training Authority (FIETA) recognizing Furntech as the Institute of Sectoral and Occupational Excellence for the industry.
The two components which form Furntech’s integrated service are:
- Business Technology Incubation of small and micro enterprises (SME’s)
- Vocational Skills Development
These services are available at all Furntech Centres which are spread around the country. Through these centres, Furntech is well positioned to fulfil its national mandate of improving skills levels in the industry, raising the level of global competitiveness, stimulating job and SME creation and transferring new technologies to industry partners.
Furntech’s facilities offer a combination of training, business and technical support in the form of:
- Business technology incubator space for entrepreneurs
- Technical expertise for furniture production
- Shared-use facilities with modern equipment
- Accredited training programmes presented by qualified and experienced facilitators.
