The Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC) will train students enrolled in its training and education programs as hospitality volunteers for the upcoming Philadelphia Auto Show and other upcoming major events at the PCC. More than two dozen people will undergo the training and volunteer their time to welcome 250,000 visitors who are projected to visit the Philadelphia Auto Show between Jan.19-27.
The volunteers who will be trained include a mix of high school students enrolled in the hotel, restaurant, travel and tourism program offered at five Philadelphia School District high schools that are part of the Philadelphia Academies initiative. Other trainees are enrolled in a hospitality workforce training program through the Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC).
Both the Philadelphia Academies and OIC are part of the PCC’s hospitality education and training program, which is funded by the Center in the amount of $1.5 million per year. The PCC views its funding of education and training programs as vital to developing future generations of hospitality workers in this region. The funding comes from a portion of the hotel tax, which is levied on room night stays at area hotels.
