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November 20, 2006
National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service's 23nd Class Moves to Las Vegas
Renee DiFlavio, VP of Employment and Education announces that the next class of the National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service, a program of the Elizabeth Pierce Olmsted Center for the Visually Impaired, begins January 22, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
They are currently accepting applications of visually impaired people as well as people with other physical disabilities for admittance into the program which is designed to prepare individuals for careers in the hospitality industry. DiFlavio states "we have been recruiting students from the Las Vegas area for over 3 years and approximately six months ago we were approached by the Blind Center of Nevada and the Nevada Department of Employment, Training & Rehabilitation asking us to bring our training program directly to them..."
The National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality prepares people with physical disabilities and/or visual impairments for exciting careers in the hotel, travel, and customer service business. Since 1999, more than 200 people have graduated the program; more than 85% of our graduates are placed.
For more information on the Statler Center contact mmest@statlercenter.org
or visit www.statlercenter.org
Posted by Nancy at November 20, 2006 09:43 AM