VALDOSTA — Herschend Enterprises, Wild Journey Theme Park’s father or mother firm has introduced it should cowl one hundred pc of tuition, charges and books for all 11,000 workers who select to pursue additional training. The funding in worker training can be made by Herschend’s GROW U, a brand new program that goals to make it simpler for workers in any respect ranges to pursue private {and professional} objectives by training.

Herschend’s GROW U formally launches Feb. 24, for all seasonal, part-time and full-time workers at Wild Adventures and throughout Herschend’s 25 U.S. sights.

“We care deeply about our group members’ want for private {and professional} progress, which is why Wild Adventures has at all times been an amazing place to work for anybody trying to achieve expertise, advance their careers or additional their training,” stated Jon Vigue, Wild Adventures Vice President and Common Supervisor. “We’re extraordinarily pleased to make this profit out there to all of our group members, no matter their position within the firm, as a result of we consider their futures ought to be grown with love and with out the burden of loans.”

Wild Adventures is at the moment trying to rent over 500 group members for the park’s 2022 Season. Herschend’s GROW U. can be out there to all new group members starting on their first day of employment.

The way it works: 

Herschend’s GROW U. presents 11,000 eligible seasonal, part-time and full-time workers greater than 100 fully-funded (100% free) diploma, diploma and certificates applications throughout 30 studying companions in Guild’s Studying Market, together with applications in high-demand fields reminiscent of enterprise administration and management, culinary, finance, expertise and advertising. Moreover, the corporate will present partial funding as much as $5,250/yr, for 150 further applications in fields together with hospitality, engineering, human sources and artwork design.

Herschend Enterprises stated it chosen Guild Training to energy Herschend’s GROW U. due to “their sturdy popularity for connecting employers and high-value studying suppliers to create alternatives for America’s workforce.” Herschend workers could have entry to Guild’s proprietary Studying Market to pick out from greater than 30 studying suppliers and make the most of sources like skilled coaches to help their academic journey.

“GROW U will enable our group members to select from quite a lot of on-line training suppliers,” stated Vigue. “We have now been discussing this new program with our companions at Valdosta State College and they’re reviewing the Guild platform and researching the feasibility of changing into one of many studying suppliers out there to our group members.”

For extra details about Herschend GROW U. and the way to apply for open positions at Wild Adventures, go to WildAdventures.com/Jobs.