The IOC has been in a strategic partnership with the National Association of Shopfitters (NAS) since 2023. We our mission to promote, support, and develop, and have a shared team who work for the benefit of our collective membership. For more information about the NAS, please visit: www.shopfitters.org

In 2025, the IOC and the NAS collaborated to launch Wood/Work – an in-work support programme for those taking their first steps in the wood occupations. Wood/Work is funded by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). For more information about Wood/Work, please visit: www.wood-work.co.uk