July 3, 2008, AM : Visit to Swan Bakery
Training Report - Vocational Rehabilitation Course 2008
Today the participants had an opportunity to visit two special subsidiaries of famous Japanese companies in different industries.
In the morning, the participants visited “Swan Bakery Akasaka Shop” of Swan Co., Ltd. Swan Co., Ltd. is a special subsidiary of Yamato Holding Co., Ltd., one of the leading companies in the fields of its delivery, logistics etc.
President of Swan Co., Ltd. explained about the company's efforts to employ persons with disabilities. The participants could learn a lot of clues for working with persons with disabilities from him; for example, there is no limit in the abilities of persons with disabilities; arrange the work environment and people can work; motivation is the best management resource etc.
Then the participants visited the bakery shop to observe how people with disabilities work. The participants could not distinguish employees with disabilities and without disabilities. One of staff with intellectual disabilities demonstrated Latte Art, which is a drawing on top of coffee with whipped milk. The participants got excited to see how beautifully done it was.
At Swan Bakery Akasaka Shop 50 different kinds of breads (1500 breads in total) are baked everyday. The participants witnessed how popular and busy the shop is, as at lunch time there was a very long queue of customers. They kindly prepared lunch box of three different breads for the participants and the participants could taste how delicious they are!
