ARE YOU a young person who’s just completed your secondary education and going zestfully after that job of your dreams, but without success? Perhaps you’ve good grades, zeal and an absolute passion for the job you set out to acquire, but despite having done several job interviews, you still have not been able to clinch that job of your dreams.

Well, here’s good news for you! Etiquette Training International (ETI), a New York- based finishing school specializing in protocol training, will be in Guyana this summer to bring you exclusively an education package that will help you ace those interviews and more.

With a reputation for offering youth the social education required for taking their positions at the highest levels of society, ETI gears teens to transition into adulthood with confidence, charm and elegance, and is guaranteed to give them a competitive edge over other job applicants – a vital niche in a highly competitive job seeking environment.

Beginning August 2 , the institution will be offering four two-day training courses at the Savannah Room, Pegasus Hotel, conducted on the following days:  August 2 and 3;  4 and 5,  9 and 10 and 11 and 12.

The sessions will be conducted by Founder, Phillipa Morrish, a certified Protocol Consultant who has successfully taught business and social etiquette to adults and teens for almost two decades.

For just $12,000, you may register for this amazing 10- module package, at the end of which you will receive a certificate of completion from Etiquette Training International.

The course modules (based on international protocol) include:   Introductions and handshakes –  creating a positive first impression; Public speaking enhancing communication; Posture – walking, standing and sitting with elegance; Wardrobe savvy – dressing for success and projecting the desired impression; Job Interviews/CV preparation and  how to stand out from the competition; Setting and achieving goals – adopting patterns of success; Techno-etiquette – Telephone/E-mail /Internet Protocol ; American /Continental dining ; Restaurant etiquette – Fine dining/Business lunches;  Formal table setting – identifying and the correct use of silverware/ glassware.

Interested persons are advised to register early, since places are limited.  Morrish’s contact address is:  phillipamorrish@aol.com and the local contact is Office Manager: Computer World, 64 Middle Street Georgetown. Tele:  225-1032.

Outlining the benefits of the training, ETI Founder, Guyanese born Phillipa Morrish confidently asserts:  “This certificate boosts participants’ academic qualifications, as employers know that well rounded applicants better represent their interests.”   She posits that well rounded teens exude confidence, good manners and respect for self and others.

According to Morrish, parents who send their children for protocol training, recognize that an excellent academic education, supplemented by good social skills provide them with a competitive edge.”

“Using interactive exercise, classes are interesting and fun,” Morris says.  Participants are issued a work book which they use and keep for future reference.  All students receive a certificate at the end of their training.

Phillipa Morrish is the founder of  Etiquette Training International, a finishing school programme dedicated to promoting the etiquette and protocol skills necessary for success in the 21st century.

Mrs.  Morrish is a certified Protocol Consultant who has successfully taught business and social etiquette programmes to adults and teens since 1999. She has taught professionals such as Federal Correction Officers, in Brooklyn, New York; Teens for Success, Clermont Florida; and private clubs such as the Ladies’ Hibernians, Brooklyn New York.  She teaches High School seniors at private schools such as the Fontbonne Hall Academy, and has also taught at Adelphi Academy, Brooklyn New York.

Mrs. Morrish brings her international experience gained through years of travel throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America to ETI’s global taking sessions.  Her undergraduate studies, done at the University of Guyana and Universidat di Aruba, earned her a B.A in English degree.

She is a graduate of the Ophilia DeVore School of Charm, New York City and Minding Manners, London England.  She has been honoured by several civic organization, including the Services for the Blind and Multihandicapped, as one of their  “Three Outstanding Women”.  Several citations from the City of New York for exemplary community service and thr Fort Hamilton US Army Base for Service to military members and their families.

Finishing Schools have operated in Europe for hundreds of years, within the last 50 years, have gradually become popular in the United States.  Studies done by the Harvard University and Carnegie Foundation conclude that 85 per cent of future success depends on social skills.