Specialized training
In an increasingly competitive global economic environment, staying attuned to scientific developments, market trends, and technological innovation has become a necessity.
Specialized training session at CTT

Targeted lab visit during a training session

For over 35 years, the CTT Group has accumulated valuable technical and strategic knowledge in the fields of textiles and geosynthetics. Their team is happy to share this knowledge with organizations working in these sectors to help them innovate and excel.
CTT training programs are categorized into three distinct sections:
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Specialized Training sessions
Specialized training covers technological areas essential for product development, innovation, or understanding the performance evaluations of materials.
Textile Training
Thermal Management – Extreme Cold (T130-101)
Covering the definitions of thermal comfort, influencing factors, and measurement methods. This training also introduces examples of natural or synthetic insulating textile materials and heated textile solutions.
Duration: 3 hours
Target Audience: buyers, specifiers, working regularly with technical textile specifications.
Mode: In-person at CTT, including a targeted lab tour.
Price: $275/person (Member price: $247.50)
Date: September 17 (in french) – September 18 (in english)
Registration: Limited spots available
Textile Training
Smart Textiles (T11230-101)
Covers the presentation and classification of various technologies associated with smart textiles (textile sensors, luminous textiles, heated textiles, energy-generating textiles), their manufacturing methods, and applications.
Duration: 3 hours
Target Audience: R&D personnel with ideas for potential developments involving smart textiles.
Mode: In-person at CTT, including a targeted lab tour.
Price: $275/person (Member price: $247.50)
Date: October 15 (in french) – October 16 (in english)
Registration: Limited spots available

SAGEOS Training
Polymers – Accelerated Aging (P230-102)
Polymers play a key role in many products such as pipes, geosynthetics, and pool covers; estimating their durability is a challenge faced by manufacturers and users.
Duration: 3 hours
Target Audience: technical personnel in quality control and research and development, with knowledge of polymers and materials.
Mode: In-person at CTT, including a targeted lab tour.
Price: $275/person (Member price: $247.50)
Date: October 22 (in french) – October 23 (in english)
Registration: Limited spots available

Textile Training
Textiles and Sustainable Development (E530-101)
Address the many aspects of sustainable development of textile materials from a generic perspective, including raw materials, processing methods, usage, and end-of-life.
Duration: 2 hours
Target Audience: buyers, specifiers, working with technical textile specifications
Mode: In-person at CTT, including a targeted lab tour.
Price: $225/person (Member price: $220.50)
Date: November 5 (in french) – November 6 (in english)
Registration: Limited spots availabl

Textile Training
Writing a Specification (E430-101)
Understand the differences between an in-house test method, a standard method, a technical textile material specification, and identify what a technical textile specification should contain. Learn about the resources available to identify your needs.
Duration: 4 hours
Target Audience: buyers, specifiers, working regularly with technical textile specifications.
Mode: In-person at CTT, including a targeted lab tour.
Price: $375/person (Member price: $337.50)
Date: November 19 (in french) – November 20 (in english)
Registration: Limited spots available
For more information about these training sessions and to register, contact us at info@gcttg.com.
Tech’ Watch
As an integral part of our expertise, we can conduct targeted technology watches to meet your needs. Whether it’s during a visit to a trade show, through a bibliographic search of scientific publications, patents, or manufacturing technologies for textiles, geosynthetics, or advanced materials, our experts can meet your needs with a deep understanding of materials, production issues, and markets.
Feel free to contact us to discuss your needs.



