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NAWCC FIELD SUITCASE WORKSHOPS
 What is a suitcase workshop?
Suitcase workshops are clock repair courses held in your chapter
area. These workshops were created to encourage members, who do not
need or have access to the School of Horology in Columbia, Pa., to
maintain and upgrade their clock collection by providing technical
repair and restoration training at an affordable cost.
How are Field Suitcase Workshops organized?
The local chapters in the 48 contiguous states and Canada are
responsible for organizing and sponsoring their members for a Field
Suitcase Workshop. Chapters typically assign their president or a
coordinator the task of finding members interested in taking a
class, collecting the tuition, locating an appropriate classroom,
and scheduling the class with the Field Suitcase Workshop
Administrator (FSWA. However, anyone willing to organize a class can
be a coordinator. There is a class size requirement of seven to nine
students for each class. The FSWA locates an available instructor
and confirms the date.
After the FSWA receives the class tuition, each student and the
chapter coordinator are mailed a course outline, student tool list,
reading material, and parts vendor list. The instructor will travel
to the chapter site to conduct the course at NAWCC expense. If
there is a classroom rental cost, the sponsoring chapter or entity
is responsible for that cost. Students receive a course certificate
signed by the NAWCC President and the instructor. Coordinators that
organize class(es) are recognized yearly with a Certificate of
Appreciation.
What courses are available?
Who teaches Field Suitcase Workshops?
The NAWCC has invested in the training and certification of each
Field Suitcase Workshop instructor. They have years of repair
experience and training related to these field courses, and all
teach from the same course material.
Instructors travel with a tool kit containing common class tools
such as an ultrasonic cleaner, a lathe, a bushing tool, spring
winder, depthing tool, and many other tools not required of the
student but which are available for the student to use under the
supervision of the instructor.
Click here for a list of instructors.
Need more information?
Read more about the Field Suitcase Workshop Program
Read a
brief description of each suitcase workshop offered
For information on the cost of a suitcase workshop
click here
Contact the following persons for additional information:
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