{"id":98,"date":"2011-03-23T15:09:02","date_gmt":"2011-03-23T23:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=98"},"modified":"2015-11-15T12:31:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-15T20:31:48","slug":"uofcts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uofcts.org\/about-2\/uofcts\/","title":{"rendered":"UofCTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) is dedicated to training and educating sales professionals who work within the ceramic tile and stone industries as well as specifiers of tile and stone in the contracting, masonry, installation, architectural and interior design fields.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/diningroom.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-510\" title=\"Dining Room\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/diningroom-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uofcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/diningroom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uofcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/diningroom.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>All UofCTS\u00a0online training courses\u00a0provide in-depth content meant to increase students\u2019 knowledge of ceramic tile and natural stone products and related installation methods, industry standards and materials.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2003 by <a title=\"Founder\" href=\"\/about-2\/founder\/\">Donato Pompo<\/a>, the UofCTS is endorsed by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctdahome.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ceramic Tile Distributors of America<\/a> (CTDA) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ttmac.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terrazzo Tile &amp; Marble Association of Canada<\/a> (TTMAC). The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfca.org\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Floor Covering Association\u2019s <\/a>(WFCA) has approved the UofCTS tile and stone courses for continuing education credits as part of the requirements of their industry certification program. These courses also qualify for the WFCA\u2019s trade scholarship reimbursement.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, leading companies in the tile and stone industries in the U.S. and abroad have recognized the value\u00a0of training their employees\u00a0with UofCTS training programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s easy, it\u2019s available wherever there\u2019s an internet connection, day or night, and employers don\u2019t have to worry about paying for travel to seminars or for days of lost employee productivity!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/showerniche.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-407\" title=\"Shower Niche\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/showerniche-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uofcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/showerniche-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/uofcts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/showerniche.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a>You will benefit from the UofCTS courses if you are:\u00a0 an installer, distributor, showroom salesperson, manufacturer, sales rep, contractor, architect, interior designer, mason, roofer, pool contractor, design student or experienced do-it-yourself consumer.<\/p>\n<p>The UofCTS is committed to helping increase knowledge and awareness of industry standards and installation methods for ceramic tile and stone as well as\u00a0sales techniques and more, in order to improve overall customer satisfaction and businesses\u2019 bottom-line, while avoiding installation failures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) is a division of <a title=\"Inspections\" href=\"\/inspection\/\">CTaSC<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) is dedicated to training and educating sales professionals who work within the ceramic tile and stone industries as well as specifiers of tile and stone in the contracting, masonry, installation, architectural and interior design fields. 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