The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) is excited to announce its October lineup, offering tile installers and industry professionals 28 workshops and eight regional training sessions across 17 states. These events, all free of charge, are designed for professionals seeking to stay at the forefront of tile installation best practices, standards, and emerging trends.
Each workshop and regional training will be led by highly experienced NTCA Technical Trainers, ensuring that attendees receive top-tier instruction and insights. With the support of sponsors, these events are completely free to attend, making them accessible to professionals across the country.
Workshops: Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
The workshops, spanning three hours in the afternoon or evening, are open to tile installers, contractors, sales personnel, and members of the architecture and design community. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in an interactive learning environment to connect with peers and industry experts during the workshops, providing time for networking and knowledge exchange. Meals will be provided and there will be chances to win valuable prizes.
The workshops will focus on important topics including:
● Ins and Outs of Layout for Contractors
● Tile Matters – Best Practices for the Pros
● Failures – Could It Be Me?
● Tile Technology – Membranes
Save the date for one of these NTCA Workshops at these locations in October:
Date Host Location
10/1 Louisville Tile Wyoming, Michigan
10/1 The Tile Shop Plymouth, Minnesota
10/2 Louisville Tile Fort Wayne, Indiana
10/2 Daltile Bend, Oregon
10/3 Louisville Tile South Bend, Indiana
10/9 Louisville Tile Fishers, Indiana
10/9 Daltile Reno, Nevada
10/10 Louisville Tile Darmstadt, Indiana
10/10 Ceramic Tile Design San Rafel, California
10/15 Daltile Loxley, Alabama
10/15 Floor & Decor Ft. Worth, Texas
10/16 Daltile Jackson, Mississippi
10/16 Daltile Waco, Texas
10/17 Daltile Memphis, Tenneessee
10/17 The Tile Shop The Woodlands, TX
10/18 Floor & Decor Hendersonville, Tennessee
10/22 Virginia Tile Indianapolis, Indiana
10/22 Floor & Decor Humble, Texas
10/23 Floor & Decor Reynoldsburg, Ohio
10/23 Floor & Decor Baton Rouge, Louisiana
10/23 The Tile Shop Naperville, Illinois
10/24 Virginia Tile Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
10/24 Daltile New Orleans, Louisiana
10/24 Floor & Decor Deerfield, Illinois
10/28 Virginia Tile Plymouth, Minnesota
10/29 Cisco Clearwater, Florida
10/30 21st Century Tile Butler, Wisconsin
10/30 Shoreline Flooring Supplies Fort Myers, Florida
Regional Trainings: Missouri, Illinois, Nebraska, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
Regional Training sessions offer tile installers an immersive, all-day experience to hone their skills using both traditional and cutting-edge tools, materials, and techniques. These hands-on sessions are designed to empower participants with practical knowledge rooted in ANSI standards and methods outlined in the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation. The NTCA Reference Manual serves as a guiding resource throughout the training.
The sessions are carefully crafted to provide solutions-based training, addressing real-world challenges faced by tile installers. The content is aligned with industry standards and methods, ensuring relevance and applicability. To maximize the learning experience, each session is limited to 20 participants. Attendees will receive a document of course completion upon successfully concluding the training session.
Topics for the October Regional Trainings include:
● The GPTP/Slabs Training equips you to install porcelain panels with confidence and accuracy. Learn new tile industry standards and methods for installing GPTP, how GPTP is made, where it can be used, and special tools, setting materials and techniques required to install it.
● The Substrate Preparation and Large-Format Tile Training will show you how to use the ANSI A 108 standards and TCNA Handbook to address real world challenges in hands-on installations focusing on substrate examination and preparation for setting large-format tile.
Save the date for one of these NTCA Regional Trainings at these locations in October:
DATE HOST LOCATION
10/2 Floor & Decor Shelby Township, Michigan
10/9 Virginia Tile Elk Grove Village, Illinois
10/11 Floor & Decor Brookfield, Wisconsin
10/16 Floor & Decor Omaha, Nebraska
10/18 Platform Surfaces Bensenville, Illinois
10/23 Floor & Decor North Richland Hills, Texas
10/25 Floor & Decor St. Louis, Missouri
10/30 BPI Memphis, Tennessee
Don't miss these opportunities to elevate your skills, expand your network, and stay at the forefront of industry standards. All workshops and regional trainings are open to anyone interested in enhancing their skills. NTCA membership is not required. Dates and time listed above are subject to change, for the most up-to-date information on each event and to register, visit the NTCA event calendar.
