[Missouri-l] Career Training and Employment Opportunities available to Blind, Visually Impaired and Disabled Individuals

[Denny Huff]

Career Training and Employment Opportunities available to Blind, Visually
Impaired and Disabled Individuals

Associations & Organizations

Press release from: 

National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality 

Individuals seeking careers in the Hospitality industry may apply for the
National Statler Center Careers in Hospitality Program. The National Statler

Center offers this class to blind, visually impaired and physically disabled
persons at their Buffalo, NY campus. Statler will conduct this class backed

by ten years of program excellence. This course provides thorough training
in Hospitality, Hotels, and Tourism using Customer Service as the driving
theme.

Additionally, Microsoft Office training using assistive technology is
significant to the curriculum, and personal job-search assistance to place
graduates

in fulfilling career positions is included. Applications are being accepted
immediately for our next ten-week course which begins January 26, 2011. The

Statler Center, a certified Proprietary Business School, is based in
Buffalo, NY. 

Renee DiFlavio, Senior VP of Employment and Education at The Statler Center,
states "Students from throughout the US, North America and abroad benefit
greatly

from our classes. We encourage prospective students to enroll immediately
for our January 26, 2011 class as space is filling quickly. We have ten
years

experience offering this program and are proud to have over 360 graduates.
Plus, our job placement rate exceeds 82%"

 

Students receive a comprehensive overview of each industry as well as job
specific knowledge. Graduates of our unique program will be
computer-literate,

equipped with a thorough knowledge of industry standards and ready for
successful, long-term careers. Potential employers are every business where
customer

service is critical, focusing on hotels, travel and tourism agencies and
other businesses needing a range of customer service professionals, such as
contact

(call) centers. More information is available by calling Jeff Pease, Statler
Center, 716-888-4526, 

jpease at StatlerCenter.org

 or on line at 

www.StatlerCenter.org.

 

The National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service,
headquartered in Buffalo, NY, is celebrating its 11th year and has recently
graduated its

35th class. Graduates are employed by hotel companies such as Ritz Carlton,
Adam's Mark, Sheraton, Marriott, Holiday Inn, Radisson and Hampton Hotels as

well as respected smaller properties. Students have enrolled from all over
the nation, including Florida, Hawaii, California, Connecticut, Indiana, New

Mexico, Nevada, Missouri, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Minnesota,
Ohio, New York, Arkansas, Texas, New Jersey and beyond. Statler Center may

be reached through Jeff Pease at 716-888-4526 or 

jpease at StatlerCenter.org.

Additional information at 

www.StatlerCenter.org

 

Support for Statler comes from Lavelle Fund for the Blind, Allene Reuss
Memorial Trust, AVAYA Corporation, Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo,
Conrad

N. Hilton Foundation, Google Grants, Herb Siegel Foundation, Reader's Digest
Partners for Sight Foundation, The Statler Foundation

The William G McGowan Charitable Fund, Commission for the Blind and Visually
Handicapped

VESID - Vocational Education Services for Individuals with Disabilities,
State and Federal programs.

 

The National Statler Center is a program of the Olmsted Center for Sight.
Our job training programs are a unique and exciting concept in employment
and

training that provides individuals with visual impairments or physical
disabilities with the right tools for successful careers in a rapidly
growing industries

such as hospitality, customer service and contact centers.

 

National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality

1160 Main Street

Buffalo, NY 14209

 

www.StatlerCenter.org

 

Jeff Pease

jpease at omstedcenter.org

716-888-4526

 

 

 

____________________________________________________

 

Denny Huff - President

Missouri Council of the Blind

Toll Free: (888) 362-1383

Cell: (636) 262-1383

MCB Phonecast: (816) 298-8969

 

 <mailto:DHuff at MoBlind.Org> DHuff at MoBlind.Org

 

 <http://www.MoBlind.Org> WWW.MoBlind.Org

 

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The purpose of Missouri Council of the Blind shall be to promote the general
well-being of our members and legally blind people in Missouri, and to
support or participate in other programs promoting the best interests of
legally blind people everywhere.

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