NCA plans slate of educational offerings
to finish the year
The National
Cleaners Association will
be rounding out the year with a few upcoming educational
courses at its New York School of Dry Cleaning, as well as some
offerings of its new telephone seminars.
On Oct. 17, the association begins
a ten-week session of its “Principles and Practices of
Dry Cleaning” course at its School of Dry Cleaning,
located at 252 West 29th Street (29th Street at 8th Avenue) in
New York.
Altogether, students will accrue 80 hours
of class time, meeting from 7 to 11 p.m. every Monday and
Wednesday from the starting date until Dec. 28.
The cost to attend is $970 per person.
NCA will also host an eight-hour in-depth
course on the topic of wetcleaning on Sunday, Oct. 30. The
class will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Members pay $250 each
and non-members pay $275 per person.
In November, NCA will offer D.E.C.
certification courses. A two-day, 16-hour course will meet on
consecutive Sundays from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Nov. 6 and 13.
The cost is $509 for members and $975 for
non-members.
The two-day certification class will also
be available in Korean on Nov. 13 and 20. That class will meet
from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each Sunday. The cost is the same.
Also on NCA’s 2005 schedule are
several “Webinairs,” or telephone seminars, that
can be attended by cleaners located anywhere.
The new telephone series of seminars
started in July, allowing busy cleaners who have little or no
time for travel the opportunity to “phone it in”
and still stay informed on some of the hottest topics in the
industry.
Cleaners simply call in a toll-free phone
number when the seminar is scheduled and enter a registration
access code they acquire when registering and paying for the
seminar.
The code gives drycleaners access to the
seminar for the next three days and an audio copy of the
presentation will be mailed for those who wish to listen again.
In addition to gaining the convenience of
attending a seminar on the phone, cleaners also have an option
to register for online participation and simultaneously view
the powerpoint presentation that supports the seminar lecture.
Online attendees may also e-mail
questions during the seminar that will be addressed in a
30-minute question-and-answer session following the conclusion
of the presentation. A copy of the powerpoint presentation is
available for cleaners to use as a training tool at their
plant.
Upcoming phone seminars include
“How to Remove the Award of Excellence Stains Plus
Mustard,” scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
At 3 p.m. ET. on Wednesday, Oct. 19,
“Wedding Gowns: When to Say ‘I Do’ to
In-House Processing and How to Select a Competent
Wholesaler” will be presented by Sally Conant, director
of the Association of Wedding Gown Specialists.
NCA Technical Director Alan Spielvogel
will discuss “Quality Inspection and Correction: How to
Inspect For Quality Cleaning and Finishing and How to Make
Corrections” on Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 3 p.m. ET.
Registration costs are: $49 for NCA
members and $69 for non-members for telephone participation
only: For telephone and web-based participation, the cost goes
up to $69 per members and $99 per non-member.
For more information, call NCA, (800)
888-1622.
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