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q France<br />
• Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy,<br />
the French President,<br />
invited the heads of big<br />
companies, encouraging<br />
the employment of<br />
youngsters, to the Elysée<br />
Palace. Gilles Pélisson<br />
participated in this meeting<br />
with 10 young trainees<br />
currently on sandwich<br />
courses with Accor.<br />
Relations with schools and partnerships ❙ Human Resources highlights<br />
• Accor has implemented a<br />
programme called<br />
“L’hôtel A la lettre” in<br />
France to fight against<br />
illiteracy following real<br />
situations observed in<br />
hotels. This training aims<br />
at increasing skills of<br />
each employee and<br />
strengthening trust<br />
between the teams.<br />
The training contents and<br />
tools have been validated<br />
by the French Hotel<br />
Training department in<br />
partnership with “ALCIA”<br />
(a French association<br />
fighting against illiteracy).<br />
These contents were<br />
defined thanks to<br />
documents used by<br />
employees every day.<br />
q Singapore<br />
An agreement has been<br />
signed between the<br />
Nanyang Technical school<br />
and Accor Hospitality. This<br />
agreement stipulates that<br />
each year thirty students<br />
will follow a six month<br />
programme in three Accor<br />
hotels in Singapore.<br />
Objectives: enable them to<br />
experience the three Accor<br />
brands in Singapore,<br />
Novotel, Mercure and ibis,<br />
and experience operations<br />
so that they acquire the<br />
skills required for the hotel<br />
professions.<br />
q Thailand<br />
In partnership with<br />
UNICEF and as part of<br />
the “Youth Career<br />
Development Program”<br />
(YCDP), programme to<br />
promote employment<br />
opportunities for<br />
youngsters, 10 permanent<br />
positions were offered to<br />
students having undergone<br />
5 months training in the<br />
country’s Accor hotels.<br />
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