Ngokusebenzisana noMnyango Wezindaba Zomakadebona wase-US, i-Kendall College ihlanganyela ne-La Quinta Inns & Suites ukuze yandise ukufinyelela ohlelweni lwayo lwemfundo yokungenisa izihambi ukuze isize omakadebona nabashade nabo. Lolu hlelo, olwethulwe ngo-Ephreli 1, lwenzelwe ukuhlinzeka abafundi ngemfundo ebucayi nolwazi olungaholela emsebenzini wokuphatha izivakashi. Iqembu lokuqala kulindeleke ukuthi liqale izifundo zalo ngoJulayi 2015. I-Kendall College yamemezela uhlelo olufanayo ngo-2014 lapho ihlangana noMnyango Wezindaba Zomakadebona kanye ne-Blackstone Holding Group ukuletha amathuba amasha emisebenzi komakadebona ezweni lonke.
Uhlelo olusha lwezemfundo luhlanganisa ukubhalisa ezifundweni eSikoleni Sokuphathwa Kwezihambi sase-Kendall College kanye ne-internship yezinyanga eziyisithupha ehhotela i-La Quinta Inns & Suites. Umsebenzi wezifundo uzofundiswa ubuhlakani obuthole imiklomelo eKendall College. Omakadebona bazothola ukwesekwa kwekhwalithi ephezulu kwezemfundo kanye nezinsizakalo zemisebenzi njengabafundi besikhathi esigcwele. Omakadebona abaphothula ngempumelelo izifundo kanye nezidingo ze-internship bazothola Isitifiketi Sokuphothula Ekuphathweni Kwamahhotela, isikweletu sasekolishi esifinyelela kuziqu zase-Kendall College kanye nolwazi olubabeka esimweni sokushintshela emsebenzini e-La Quinta Inns & Suites. Uma kufaneleka, omakadebona bangase bathole uxhaso lwezimali ngohlelo ngoMthethosivivinywa we-GI ngokubambisana noMnyango Wezindaba Zomakadebona wase-US.
“Ukuqasha ithalente elisezingeni eliphezulu kungenye yezinselelo ezibalulekile abaqashi ababhekene nazo namuhla,” kusho uRosye Cloud, ongumeluleki omkhulu wakwaVeterans Employment eHhovisi Lamathuba Omnotho Lokulawulwa Omakadebona Benefits. "Omakadebona bethu bafaneleka kahle ukubhekana nezinkinga eziningi zomsebenzi onzima embonini yezokuvakasha, kusukela ekuhleleni nasekusebenziseni kahle, kuya ekuqondeni ukuhlolwa kobungozi kanye namathuba okwenza kahle."
Umongameli kaKendall, u-Emily Williams Knight, uyindodakazi yomakadebona bezempi yaseMelika ababili kanye nowayeshade naye kwezempi ongumkhulumeli oshisekayo wokubandakanyeka kukaKendall ezinhlelweni ezithuthukisa imfundo ngezinketho zesikhathi eside neziphumelelayo zokuqashwa komakadebona.
"Ngiyaziqhenya ngempela futhi ngijabule ngokusekelwa kohlelo lwethu olusha lwezemfundo yimboni," kusho uMongameli waseKendall College u-Emily Williams Knight. “I-La Quinta Inns & Suites inikeza leli thuba eliyingqayizivele ngesikhathi esibucayi komakadebona nemindeni yabo njengoba bebuyela emphakathini. I-Kendall College iyaqhubeka nokukhombisa ubuholi bayo ekudaleni ama-veteran amathuba kwenye yezimboni ezinamandla nezikhulayo, hhayi e-US kuphela, kodwa emhlabeni jikelele. Ukwesekwa yiLa Quinta Inns & Suites kanye noMnyango Wezindaba Zomakadebona kubalulekile empumelelweni yalolu hlobo lohlelo.”
“Izimiso eziyisisekelo zikaLa Quinta zokuthi Abantu, Passion, Ubuqotho, Excellence and Unique ziyisisekelo senkampani yethu. Lezi zimiso eziyisisekelo zihambisana kahle nelika-Kendall ukusekela amalungu ethu ezempi kanye nemindeni yawo eguqukela ezweni elingenazakhamuzi,” kusho uWayne B. Goldberg, umongameli kanye nesikhulu esiphezulu se-La Quinta Inns & Suites. "Siyethemba ukuthi iKendall College izoletha ukuqeqeshwa futhi yakhe ukuzethemba komakadebona bethu futhi isisekele ekukhuleni kwethu esikhathini esizayo."
NgokukaGoldberg, “I-La Quinta Inns & Suites yinhlangano ehlala igxile ekwenzeni okufanele. Ngenxa yalokho, u-La Quinta uzibophezele ngokuqinile ekuqasheni omakadebona kanye nabashade nabo ngenkolelo yokuthi ulwazi olutholwe ngenkonzo yezempi lunikeza amalungu enkonzo yezinguquko isisekelo esiqinile sempumelelo lapho bengena kabusha endaweni yokusebenza. Akuyona nje into ehlakaniphile ukuyenza; kuyinto efanele ukuyenza.”
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- As a result, La Quinta has a strong commitment to hiring veterans and their spouses with the belief that the experience gained through military service provides transitioning service members a strong foundation for success when they reenter the workplace.
- Veterans who successfully complete the coursework and internship requirements will receive a Certificate of Completion in Hotel Management, college credit toward a Kendall College degree and experience that positions them to transition into employment with La Quinta Inns &.
- Kendall's president, Emily Williams Knight, is the daughter of two US Navy veterans and a former military spouse who is a passionate advocate of Kendall's involvement in initiatives that leverage education for long-term and successful employment options for veterans.
