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No. COC-08-083
February 7, 2008 New Spanish Training Available for Businesses The Employee Training Institute at College of the Canyons is now certificated 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 a registered 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 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 for a total of eight to 24 hours. The Employee Training Institute (ETI) is the contract education unit of the Economic Development Division of the 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 learn more about the availability of Command Spanish classes, contact: Kristin Houser at (661) 362-3245 or kristin.houser@canyons.edu. | 
