NCA ushers in the new year with seminars,
TexCare ’03
NCA will be offering several one-day
courses in the coming months at its New York School of Dry
Cleaning, including: Machinery Maintenance on Feb. 9;
Wetcleaning on May 4; Advanced Finishing on September 21; and
Advanced Spotting on November 2.
The association will also be offering more
in-depth courses at its New York school, including a ten-week
course on “Principles and Practices of Dry
Cleaning” that runs from 7 to 11 p.m. on Monday and
Wednesday evenings. Starting course dates are: April 7; July 7;
and September 29.
Tuition is $870 per student. Optional aids
include a $40 student notebook and a $40 fabric book.
NCA will also present two four-week
courses on “Principles and Practices of Pressing”
from 7 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Starting
dates are April 8 and September 30.
Tuition is $380 per person, $190 of which
must be paid in advance, followed by $50 weekly payments until
the cost is paid in full.
Also on the schedule are two
“Resident Spotting and Dry Cleaning” courses that
will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for five days. The one-week
courses are set to begin on February 24 and August 11. Tuition
is $665 per student.
Cleaners will have opportunities in the
coming months to obtain their New York certification at NCA
headquarters.
The two-day courses will include a total
of sixteen hours of class time. Class dates are February 23 and
March 2.
The two-day courses will also be available
in Korean on many dates, including: March 23 and 30; May 18 and
25; July 20 and 27; September 21 and 28; and November 16 and
23.
Also on the horizon is NCA’s TexCare
’03 trade show planned for April 5-6 at the Meadowlands
Convention Center in Secaucus, NJ.
This year’s featured speaker is John
Stossel of ABC News “20/20” who will discuss
“The Media and the Environment” at 10 a.m. on
Sunday and take questions from the audience afterward.
Stossel has been with 20/20 since 1981 and
began working primetime specials in 1994. He has received 19
Emmy Awards and has been honored fives times for excellency in
consumer reporting by the National Press Club.
NCA will offer up several other
educational sessions, as well, covering such topics as routes,
marketing, problem garments and an environmental regulatory
update. The sessions will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday and
Sunday.
Exhibit hours will run from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. on Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission will be free.
There are several hotels in Secaucus that
are within walking distance of the Meadowlands Convention
Center. Reservations can be made by calling: Embassy Suites,
(201) 864-7300; Holiday Inn, Harmon Meadow, (201) 348-2000; and
the Hampton Inn, (201) 867-4400.
Special hotel rates at each will only be
available for a limited time. Attendees should call by February
15.
For more information on NCA’s
upcoming programs, contact the association by calling (212)
967-3002.
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