Schluter's training classes (workshops) focus on discussing their products and how to properly use them. They do not touch on specific competitors products. It is not focused on 'ours is better', just what their products are capable of and how to use them. They discuss issues and how the product's design addresses that problem. If you wanted to make a specific comparison, you'd have to either be intimately familiar with the competitor, or possibly attend one of their workshops. I stress workshop since it is focuses on proper use, not a sales tool to address competitors' potential shortcomings or strengths. FWIW, most of their workshops not done at either Plattsburg, NY or Reno, NV are 2-days. Those at the factory/warehouse facilities are 2.5-days, and cover a bit more since they don't have to ship extra materials and they have supplies right there or pay to rent the facility for an extra day. I do not know how they run them in Canada or elsewhere in the world.