Category: Jobs and Employment
I found this in a magazine and thought some of you job seekers might be interested:
Employment Training. The South Carolina Commission for the
Blind (SCCB) offers two customer-service training programs to
blind Americans. These 12-week programs train people for
guaranteed jobs starting at $24,000 a year. There is no cost to
enroll. The Red Cross program places blind consumers at the
organization's nationwide call centers, and the Alamo program
places people at one of two call centers located in Goose Creek,
SC, and Salt Lake City. For South Carolina residents, the SCCB
provides rooms and meals on campus; out-of-state trainees get
only assistance locating off-campus housing, but they do receive
meals. Call Ed Bible, 803-898-8786.
Sounds like a great resource, thanks.
I read this article in what I'm guessing was the same magazine. Anyway, it'd be great to go and get that training. I'd definitely do it. It be wonderful to have a job starting out at $24,000 a year! I'd be more interested in taking the training for the Rec Cross call centers, since they are place nationwide. The other training is for a place only in one of two places (South Carolina, or Salt Lake City), and I really wouldn't want to relocate to either of those places. I think it'd be great to find out more about this training, but I'd also be a little nervous about staying in SC. I mean, I know nothing about that area, so I think it'd be a little hard when it came to certain circumstances. but, I am interested. I mean, I do need to find a job until I get my massage therapy career under way, and have a good clientele built up. I had a job, but I had to quit, because it turns out I was allergic to the materials they used, so now, here I am doing more job searching, and as some of you know, that's no fun at all!
Well, one great thing about the internet is that it's pretty easy to research different places you might be considering living. Personally, if I were considering a new job, I wouldn't mind at all relocating to South Carolina. But I would definitely do some research first to find out more about the state in general and whatever city/cities the training and possible jobs might be in.
I think call centers are good for starters, however I think my next job I'm going to stear away from a call center my reason being is because the past couple I've worked at and my current one really lack accessibility and you have to really pull strings with the company to get them to understand what you want as far as accessibility goes. Just my oppinions and experiences.
Troy
My rehab counselor said that this type of work would be almost impossible because of computer accessibility, something to do with mainframes and such.
24 g's a year in SC isn't all that bad really, given that the standar of living down there is so low. I like this idea better than the conventional Business Enterprise programs being offered by Michian and some other states. Finally, they are doing something different with Randolf Shepherd, it only took 70 years.
I believe a couple other zoners have gone through this program. Perhaps they could comment?
It would be interesting to hear from others who have gone through the training and to know whether or not they were successfully placed.
I'd also be interested in hearing from people who have gone through the hospitality training program for disabled people in Buffalo, New York.