Project Welcome

Program Description: Project Welcome is an exciting new employment driven training initiative being offered at Kingsborough Community College’s Center for Economic and Workforce Development.  Students will receive hands-on training and certification in food service, hotel-related jobs and meeting and event planning.  The 12 to15 week program includes certification test fees, books and supplies, internship opportunities and assistance with job placement. Individual schedules may vary based on daytime vs. evening trainings, and internship schedules. 

Coursework:  Training is conducted in Brooklyn at Kingsborough Community College (KCC) and in the Bronx at CUNY on the Concourse, a consortium made up of Bronx Community College, Hostos Community College and Lehman College. Trainings have been offered in Downtown Brooklyn, Upper Manhattan and Williamsburg.  Additional trainings are planned for locations in Coney Island, Harlem and Queens. Courses are taught by KCC Department of Tourism & Hospitality faculty.

Each training program consists of:

Upcoming Trainings:

Hospitality Operations and Management

4/13/09-7/1/09: (1) Daytime, (1) Evening

Food Service Operations:

3/23/09-5/29/09: Daytime

3/26/09-6/4/09: Weekday Evenings and Saturdays

4/6/09-6/10/09: Daytime (Special Section for 18-24 year olds)

**YOU MAY ONLY TAKE ONE TRAINING**


How to Apply:

You must attend an information session in order to apply, test and interview for admission into the program. Information Sessions will be conducted on:

Wednesday 2/11 at 9am, 1pm and 6pm Room V231

Wednesday 2/18 at 9am, 1pm and 6pm Room V231

Monday 2/23 at 9am, 1pm and 6pm Room V231

Monday 3/2 at 9am, 1pm and 6pm Room V231

Monday 3/9 at 9am, 1pm and 6pm Room V231

Monday 3/16 at 9am, 1pm and 6pm Room V231

Monday 3/23 at 9am, 1pm and 6pm Room V231


******Please call Project Welcome (718-368-5568) and leave a message with your name and phone number and the name of the training you are planning to apply for. Thank you. *****

You must have the following documents or you will not be interviewed:

1) Resume
2) High School Diploma or GED (For Hospitality Trainings only)
3) Proof of NYC residency
4) Employment Eligibility Documents (See Lists Below)

LISTS OF ACCEPTABLE DOCUMENTS
 
LIST A
 
Documents that Establish Both Identity and Employment Eligibility
1. U.S. Passport (unexpired or expired)
2. Certificate of U.S. Citizenship(Form N-560 or N-561)
3. Certificate of Naturalization(Form N-550 or N-570)
4. Unexpired foreign passport, with I-551 stamp or attached Form I-94 indicating unexpired employment authorization
5. Permanent Resident Card or Alien Registration Receipt Card with photograph (Form I-151 or I-551)
6. Unexpired Temporary Resident Card (Form I-688)
7. Unexpired Employment Authorization Card (Form I-688A)
8. Unexpired Reentry Permit(Form I-327)
9. Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form 1-571)
10. Unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued byDHS that contains a photograph (Form I-688B)
 
OR
 
LIST B
 
Documents that Establish Identity
 
1. Driver's license or ID card issued by a state or outlying possession of the United States provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address
2. ID card issued by federal, state or local government agencies or entities, provided it contains a photograph or information such as name, date of birth, gender, height, eye color and address
3. School ID card with a photograph
4. Voter's registration card
5. U.S. Military card or draft record
6. Military dependent's ID card
7. U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card
8. Native American tribal document
9. Driver's license issued by a Canadian government authority
 
AND
 
LIST C
 
Documents that Establish Employment Eligibility
1. U.S. social security card issued by the Social Security Administration (other than a card stating it is not valid for employment)
2. Certification of Birth Abroad issued by the Department of State (FormFS-545 or Form DS-1350)
3. Original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a state, county, municipal authority or outlying possession of the United States bearing an official seal
4. Native American tribal document
5. U.S. Citizen ID Card (Form I-197)
6. ID Card for use of Resident Citizen in the United States (Form I-179)
7. Unexpired employment authorization document issued by DHS (other than those listed under List A)

Equal Opportunity Employer/Program
Auxiliary aides and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities

This project was funded in part by a grant awarded under the President's Community Based Job Training Grants, as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration