IFI sets school courses for 2006
The International Fabricare
Institute’s School of Drycleaning is beginning its second
year at the new Laurel, MD, facility with a range of
drycleaning and special interest courses planned for 2006.
The $1.8 million training facility
features a practical area with 13 stain removal boards, two
shirt units, two pants units and three pressing units, and
tensioning equipment along with cleaning machines that offer
three solvent choices in addition to wetcleaning.
More than 30 companies have contributed
equipment and supplies to the school.
Classroom instruction covers everything
from elementary stain removal and fabric basics to plant
layout, business analysis, and customer service.
Back by popular demand in 2006 is the
option of sending employees to IFI for just a few days to gain
specialized knowledge in stain removal or wedding gown care.
IFI also offers several “closer to
home” educational opportunities for drycleaners who want
to deepen their knowledge or bring new staff up to speed in
various areas of the field, including self-study courses,
educational videos, personalized in-plant training, and
regional seminars.
Scholarships are available thanks to a
variety of generous companies and organizations.
The three-week General Dry Cleaning
course is offered in two phases.
The one-week Introduction to Dry Cleaning
course is designed to reinforce the principles of drycleaning
for owners and employees, focusing on elementary stain removal,
drycleaning basics, fabric basics, finishing procedures for
pants, coats, and skirts, assembly, invoicing and customer
service.
The two-week Advanced Dry Cleaning course
is for individuals who have completed the introductory course
or employees and owners/managers with more than one year of
production experience.
The advanced course covers advanced stain
removal procedures and bleaches, silk finishing, plant layout
and workflow, fabric characteristics and fiber identification,
drycleaning, wetcleaning, production costs and business
analysis, regulations and care labeling.
The first session of the one-week
Introductory course next year will be Jan. 23-27 with
additional starting dates of April 24, July 17 and Oct. 16.
Registration is $450 for IFI members and
$695 for non-members.
The first Advanced Dry Cleaning course
will be Jan 30-Feb. 10 with additional starting dates for the
two-week session on May 1, July 24 and Oct. 23.
Registration is $900 for IFI members and
$1,390 for non-members
The two courses may be taken separately,
but if taking them consecutively as one continuous three-week
course reduces the total tuition to $1,250 for IFI members and
$1,995 for non-members.
A three-day Stain Removal course will be
offered twice in 2006, March 22-24 and June 5-7.
The tuition is $299 for members and $449
for non-members.
Caring for Wedding Gowns will be offered
June 8-9 so drycleaners can prepare to meet the needs of June
brides.
The tuition is $199 for members and $299
for non-members.
Cleaners can also request a full
brochure on IFI’s 2006 educational offerings by calling
Susan Bale, IFI registrar, (800) 638-2627, Ext. 1603.
Information on coursess and other
education opportunities is also available on IFI’s web
site: www.ifi.org/industry/educational.html.
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