b'NTCABENEFITS BOXNTCA Regional Training programsThisyear,NTCAconducted16Porcelain Tile and Gauged Porcelain regionaltrainingsessionsacrossTile Panels/Slabs sessions were open thecountry.Thetopicsfortheseto all installers, and covered the new solutions-basedtrainingprogramstile industry standards and methods are based on ANSI standards andfor installing gauged porcelain tile TCNAHandbookmeth-odsandusetheNTCA Reference Manual for guid-ance.Attendeesreceived hands-on training to devel-opnewskillsusingboth classicandstate-of-the-art tools,materialsandtech-niquesthatwillaidin preparation for completing Advanced Certifi cations for Tile Installers (ACT).The Substrate Preparation and Large-Format Tile pro-grams were members only andtaughthowtouse theANSIA108standards andTCNAHandbookto addressrealworldchal-lengesinhands-oninstal-lationsthatexploredsub-strateexaminationand preparationforsetting large-format tile.Lippage control systems with removable caps are TheStandards-Basedrequired when installing gauged porcelain tile pan-els and slabs. Attendees learn their proper use and InstallationofGaugedfunction at NTCA GPTP/S training programs.92 TileLetter | December 2019'