Employees at the Radisson Airport Hotel Providence in Warwick were shadowed by more than 30 students from the Davies Career & Technical High School in Lincoln and the Exeter Job Corps Academy as part of Groundhog Job Shadow Day, a program that allows students to follow workplace mentors to learn about different jobs.
The Davies students are all in the ProStart program, a two-year industry-based curriculum designed by the National Restaurant Association to prepare students for careers in the restaurant and food service industry.
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Groundhog Job Shadow Day is coordinated by the Job Shadow Coalition, which includes America’s Promise, Junior Achievement, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor. For the past two years, Junior Achievement of Rhode Island has partnered with the Rhode Island Hospitality and Tourism Association to highlight career opportunities.
“We want young people to know they have a world of opportunities in business, and Groundhog Job Shadow Day allows them to experience business firsthand,” said Lee Lewis, president of Junior Achievement of Rhode Island.
