IFI offers courses
in English and Korean
in English and Korean
Four sessions of the International
Fabricare Institute’s introductory and advanced
drycleaning courses remain on the calendar for 2004.
The one-week introductory class is
designed for individuals with less than one year of overall
industry experience. The course 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.
The introductory course will be held May
3-7, July 12-16, August 9-13, and October 18-22. The class will
be available in Korean during the week of July 12-16.
Students who complete the course can build
on that knowledge with the two-week advanced course, which is
aimed at helping owners and managers with more than one year of
production experience.
The two-week advanced class covers
speciality fabrics and fiber identification; advanced stain
removal procedures and bleaches; finishing blouses, dresses,
ties, all-weather coats, pleats, pile fabrics, silks and
rayons; 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.
The course will be offered May 10-21; July
19-30; August 16-27; and October 25-November 5. The July 19-30
class will be available in both English and Korean.
All classes are at IFI’s
headquarters in Silver Spring, MD. Tuition for the introductory
course is $450 for IFI members and $695 for non-members. The
two-week advanced class is $900 for IFI members and $1,390 for
non-members.
Students also have the option of enrolling
in the introductory and advanced classes concurrently. The cost
for enrollment in the full three-week general course is $1,250
for IFI members and $1,995 for non-members.
For more information on resident classes
and scholarships that are available for students, contact IFI’s Education
Department, (800)
638-2627.
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