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No. COC-08-083
January 29, 2008 Spanish Training Available for Local Businesses The Employee Training Institute at College of the Canyons is now certified as an official registered provider of Command Spanish® language and cross-cultural training programs. Command Spanish is the nation's leading provider of occupational Spanish language and cross-cultural training and materials. As an official provider, the Employee Training Institute can offer on-site, job-specific Spanish language and cross-cultural training in more than 30 occupational areas, including nursing, law enforcement, dentistry, public safety, construction, hospitality, banking, office management, warehousing, manufacturing and retail sales. Classes on the college's Valencia campus will be offered based on local business interest beginning in February. All Command Spanish programs are non-grammar-based and are focused on enabling the trainee to be understood rapidly, using phrases key to an individual occupation. No previous Spanish language experience is necessary to enroll in the classes, which are low-stress, occupation-specific and run 8 to 24 hours. The Employee Training Institute is the contract education unit of the Economic Development Division of College of the Canyons. ETI's mission is to be the training partner of choice for employers of the Santa Clarita Valley by providing convenient, high-quality, customized, affordable training of all types to employees in the Santa Clarita Valley. To learn more about the availability of Command Spanish classes, contact Kristin Houser at (661) 362-3245 or by email at kristin.houser@canyons.edu. | 
