First of 2009 drycleaning courses at DLI this month
The first of a series of drycleaning courses scheduled for 2009 will begin this
month at the Drycleaning and Laundry Institute’s School of Drycleaning Technology in Laurel, MD.
Introduction to Drycleaning, a one-week course, will begin Jan. 26. The
introductory course is designed to help individuals new to the industry — employees and owners/managers with less than one year of experience — and covers fibers and fabrics, work flow, principles of the drycleaning
process, assembly and invoicing, the drycleaning machine, cleaning and drying
cycles, elementary stain removal, and finishing procedures for pants, coats,
and skirts.
Tuition is $795 for DLI members and $1,149 for all others.
The same course will be offered three more times during the year with starting
dates of April 20, July 20 and Oct. 19.
A two-week Advanced Drycleaning course will begin Feb. 2, immediately following
the introductory course.
The advanced course is for those who have completed the introductory course or
employees and owners/managers with more than one year of production experience.
It covers specialty fabrics and fiber identification, advanced stain removal
procedures and bleaches, finishing blouses, dresses, ties, all-weather coats,
pleats, pile fabrics, silks, and rayon.
Also covered are wetcleaning, solvents, detergents, moisture, filtration, and
distillation for perchloroethylene and petroleum systems, troubleshooting the
drycleaning system, regulations and care labeling, plant layout and work flow,
customer service, and business management
Tuition for the two-week course is $1,249 for DLI members and $1,749 for all
others.
The two-week course will also be offered beginning April 27, July 27 and October
26.
The two courses can be taken back-to-back as a three-week general course. DLI
members can save $449 on course tuition when the two courses are taken
consecutively.
DLI is also offering two sessions of its one-week Drycleaning Stain Removal
course. The first class will begin March 23 and the second on September 14.
This course includes instruction and practical application on stain removal and
cleaning procedures, covering fibers and fabrics, principles of drycleaning,
load classification, solvents used in drycleaning, detergents and moisture,
filtration and distillation, drying and vapor recovery, troubleshooting
drycleaning machines, stain removal tools and equipment, stain removal agents
and procedures and bleaches.
The cost of this course is $795 for DLI members and $1,149 for all others.
All courses offer a discount on the tuition for two or more people from the same
plant. Also, the courses are free for members of DLI’s Premier Club. Scholarships are available to cover tuition costs for the
General Drycleaning course.
The courses include classroom instruction and practical application area by
using conventional and tensioning finishing equipment, hot and cold stain
removal boards, a variety of different wetcleaning and drycleaning machines,
and other tools in DLI’s training facility. All courses at DLI's headquarters are accredited through
the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
For more information, contact DLI's Education Department (800) 638-2627, ext
1603, or visit www.ifi.org/industry/educational.html.
