Wool Research Association conducted five days faculty orientation, training and development programme for National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) from 30th December 2019 to 3rd January 2020. Ten faculties comprising of Assistant and Associate Professors from different centres such as Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kannur and Mumbai participated in this five day's event. Two M.Tech. and two M. Sc. students from Department of Fibres & Textile Processing Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Matunga also attended the sessions.

The training was broadly divided into five days 1st day covered Wet Processing of Textiles, 2nd day Colour Physics and Thermo physiological comfort properties, 3rd day Physical and Ecological testing of sportswear followed by further two days training on Warp Knitting Technology, on Raschel and Tricot knitting machines was delivered by Dr. Mrinal Choudhari.