LAUREL, Md., and NEW YORK — The Drycleaning and Laundry Institute (DLI) and the National Cleaners Association (NCA) have announced their educational seminars and training offerings for 2015.
The two drycleaning trade associations will co-host their annual Brainstorming with the Five Stars event in mid-January in Cancun; the four-day conference has been sold out since September.
After that, both will offer a variety of training and educational sessions for dry cleaners of varying experience and production skill levels (note that the NCA schedule is only partial; more events will be added as the year progresses):
- Jan. 25 — Advanced Stain Removal and Bleaching, NCA, Bronx, N.Y.
- Feb. 1 — Avoiding Claims: What You Need to Know About Fabrics & Stain Removal, NCA, Miami
- Feb. 14-15 — Basic Pressing & Finishing, NCA, Bronx, N.Y.
- Feb. 23-27 — Introduction to Drycleaning, DLI, Laurel, Md.
- March 2-13 — Advanced Drycleaning, DLI, Laurel, Md.
- March 16-20 — Radical Drycleaning/Stain Removal, NCA, Northvale, N.J.
- April 16 — Is Great Customer Service Worth It?, DLI, at Clean Show, Atlanta
- April 17 — How to Sell to the #SELFIE Generation, DLI, at Clean Show, Atlanta
- April 18 — Wash, Dry, Fold – Profit, DLI, at Clean Show, Atlanta
- April 19 — Policing Employee Policies, DLI, at Clean Show, Atlanta
- May 4-8 — Cleaning & Stain Removal, DLI, Laurel, Md.
- May 10 — Basic Spotting 101, NCA, Bronx, N.Y.
- June 21 — Advanced Stain Removal and Bleaching, NCA, Bronx, N.Y.
- July 13-17 — Introduction to Drycleaning, DLI, Laurel, Md.
- July 20-31 — Advanced Drycleaning, DLI, Laurel, Md.
- Sept. 16-18 — Stain Removal, DLI, Laurel, Md.
- Oct. 12-16 — Introduction to Drycleaning, DLI, Laurel, Md.
- Oct. 19-30 — Advanced Drycleaning, DLI, Laurel, Md.
For more information on any of these events, call the DLI at 800-638-2627 or the NCA at 212-967-3002.
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