[NFBWV-Talk] Career Launch at Perkins

[Keri Svendsen]

Dave,


They wanted people to make it home safely. All made it home safely, and 
they only lost their last day of class, and their internships will 
either happen online, in their area, or they can return in the fall to 
complete that internship.

On 4/16/2020 5:02 PM, David Allen via NFBWV-Talk wrote:
> Hi Keri!
>
>
> Thanks for sharing this.
>
> It's certainly better than nothing here.
>
> Kinda curious that Covid19 caused the programme to end early, when the possible advantage of Covid19 forced more people to work from home than anything else.
>
> Cheers,
> Dave-----Original Message-----
> From: NFBWV-Talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Keri Svendsen via NFBWV-Talk
> Sent: Friday, 17 April 2020 1:01 a.m.
> To: nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Keri Svendsen
> Subject: [NFBWV-Talk] Career Launch at Perkins
>
> Good morning all,
>
> I first hope each of you are well during this crisis.
>
> I wanted to share with you about this new program at Perkins. This
> program is designed for people who aren't seeking higher-ed but want to
> go into the work force. They learn how to do customer service, sales,
> and  other such skills. They learn how to deal with both good and bad
> customers.
>
> Each student gets live practice by volunteers calling in and posing as
> the customer. Volunteers are given a basic scenario to follow.
> Afterwords, the volunteer gets to fill out a feedback form for each
> student they work with. The phone system is set up like a call center. I
> volunteered for an hour before Covid-19 ended the program early but it
> was fun.
>
> If any of you are interested to help out next session email
>
> alicia.smith at perkins.org
>
> the program webpage can be found here:
>
> https://www.perkins.org/school/transition-programs/career-launch
>
>
> Alicia is also looking for anyone who works from home to talk to so they
> can have this knowledge to help their students. If you think you can
> help due reach out.
>
> If you volunteer it's great fun, and they train you too via a powerpoint
> with audio!
>
>
> thank you,
>
-- 
Keri Svendsen