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Guest Services | Food and Beverage | Housekeeping | Human Resources | Security

 

Guest Services

Welcome Home: Superior Skills for Valet, Door, and Bell Staff
Make that first impression a lasting one by increasing service skills among your valet, door, and bell staffs. From attitude awareness and teamwork, to general work habits, this seminar will instill a sense of hospitality in your staff to greet and treat every guest in a way that makes them feel right at home. This seminar can be completed in about 6 hours, contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $35 per employee.

 

Front Office: Guest Service Professionalism
This seminar will cover:
• The role and importance of front office staff.
• How to “read” guests and factors that impact guest perceptions of service
• Handling reservations, including suggestive selling
• Check-in and check-out procedures

This seminar can be completed in one day (8 hours), contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $35 per employee.

 

Customers for Keeps: Providing Exceptional Guest Service
Your staff will learn how to deliver exceptional service and partner with customers, resulting in more repeat business, great word-of-mouth advertising, and increased profitability. This seminar can be completed in one day (8 hours), contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $35 per employee.

 

Going the Extra Mile: Service Skills for Front Desk Employees
This seminar covers the full range of service skills that front desk employees need in order to make your property more competitive while improving their own professionalism. Learn how to:

• “Read” guests and anticipate their needs
• Deal with challenging check-ins/check-outs
• Put business-building sales techniques into action
• Maintain security, guest privacy, and key control
• Work proactively with irate guests
Successful completion of this seminar can lead to EI’s Hospitality Skills Certification for Front Desk Agents. This seminar can be completed in one day (8 hours), contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $35 per employee.

Food and Beverage

C.A.R.E.: Controlling Alcohol Risks Effectively
Participants learn how to effectively monitor and control guests’ alcohol consumption, tactfully intervene before problems arise, carry out ID-checking policies, and handle minors according to your property’s policies. Successful completion will lead to an EI-issued Training Verification Card. This workshop can be completed in one day, includes a trainer’s guide, server training video, pocket guide and sample server’s manual. $45 per employee.

 

R.A.M.P.: Responsible Alcohol Management Program

Developed by the Pennsylvania License Control Board, this program gives you the tools you need to better understand and apply the concepts of responsible beverage alcohol management.You will learn to quickly detect signs of intoxication and cut service to these individuals; identify underage age individuals and deter minors from coming into your establishment; avoid unnecessary liability. After completion of this 2-hour workshop, you can receive certification from the Commonwealth of PA. This workshop can be completed in 2-hours, on-site or off-site, and includes a participant manual. Call the GPHA office for a current rate schedule.

Housekeeping

G.R.E.A.T.: Guest Room Exceptional Attendant Training

Make your Guest Room Attendants Guest Service Attendants, too. This basic skills seminar shows how to combine safety, speed, economy and thoroughness, while improving overall guest satisfaction. This seminar can be completed in about 6 hours, contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $35 per employee.

Human Resources

Hospitality Communication: Interacting with Confidence

Communication is a key ingredient to the success of any hotel.This seminar will prevent breakdowns between guests, management, and co-workers.Your employees will learn verbal and non-verbal communication skills; communication styles and listening. This seminar can be completed in about 6 hours, contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $35 per employee.

 

Tackling Turnover: Keep Good People Once You Get Them

Quality, service-oriented employees are an asset to any company. This seminar helps you invest in them by showing the positive impact that Teamwork, motivation, and training have on your bottom line.This seminar can be completed in about 4 hours, contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $40 per employee.

 

Making Diversity Work

Build a better team by showing your staff what a role diversity plays in the Hospitality Industry.This seminar can be completed in about 6 hours, contains a video, facilitator’s guide and includes the Diversity bingo icebreaker and participant manual. $50 per employee.

 

Building High-Energy Teams

Effective working teams don’t just happen, they must be developed and nurtured.This highly interactive one-day seminar provides the tools that team members need to work together, resolve conflicts, and accomplish goals. This seminar can be completed in about 7 hours, contains a video, facilitator’s guide and participant manual. $45 per employee.

 

Time Management: Stop the Clock

This seminar will provide the skills to help you become more productive and make the most of every working minute.This seminar can be completed in one day (8 hours). Contains a video, facilitator’s guide, and participant manual. $40 per employee.

Security

Lodging SAFE (Security Awareness for Everyone)

Orients new and seasoned employees on the crucial role they play in reporting suspicious people, improving key and access control and preventing theft. SAFE Certificates provide courtroom proof of your hotel’s commitment to security. This seminar can be completed in about 6 hours, contains manager’s manual, implementation guide and employee handbook. $40 per employee.