TRAINING & EDUCATION ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– with industry buy-in and called fel- low Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee (JATC) members to par- ticipate. An education co-op model was formed, with those members who are able to help or participate with training paying a lower fee to belong to the co-op and those who cannot paying a higher fee. Participation might mean help- ing to build training modules or doing set up with classes. “There are those who could pitch in – in some way – and those who are more commercially oriented, and whose office staff can’t do that, but who are willing to pay at a higher rate to have their people trained,” Parker said. Classroom and hands-on components The co-op has a NTCA tie-in: each co-op member must be a NTCA member in order to gain access to the online apprenticeship courses through NTCA University, which will form the backbone of the classroom part of the pro- gram. And one Friday a month, student apprentices will receive live training from different manu- facturer reps about TCNA methods, and specific product knowledge. “[Manufacturer reps] will teach a method and the products that fit inside those methods will get the manufacturer involved,” Parker said. “It will also serve to introduce Formore information, contact us at: 1-800-726-7845 I www.bostik.com/us • Outstanding application & clean-up properties • Excellent working time • Very color consistent • Efflorescence resistant • Fiber reinforced for added durability • 1/16" to 1/2" grout joints Learn how Bostik has raised the bar once again with the highest performing cement-based grout now available! Watch the Hydroment® Vivid™ video: http:/ /bit.ly/VividVideo Foran easierinstall, use Hydroment ® Vivid ™ high performance grout • Outstanding application & clean-up properties • Excellent working time • Very color consistent • Efflorescence resistant • Fiber reinforced for added durability • 1/16" to 1/2" grout joints 64 TileLetter | July 2018