A Year of Firsts

Posted February 1, 2016

Using the BusWelcome to the first Erskine Green Training Institute e-newsletter. This has been an exciting time for us. After more than three years of planning and preparation, we’ve opened the nation’s first teaching and training hotel for people with disabilities providing both job opportunities and postsecondary vocational training. And our first trial by fire was a New Year’s Eve wedding with the hotel providing guest accommodations and our partners at the Horizon Convention Center providing the reception space and catering. What a way to bring in the New Year!

The training content for the first session is housekeeping related—for both the hotel and healthcare environments. Already our students are learning job skills that will lead them to success in their internships. From best practices in handling guest interactions, to utilizing community resources and acclimating to the work environment, students are getting prepared for life and for work as a part of their educational experience with the Institute.

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