Teaching Skills. Creating Opportunity. Supporting Successful Reentry.

Trinity Services Group’s ASCEND program—Advanced Skills | Career Education | New Development—provides comprehensive vocational, leadership and managerial training to incarcerated individuals seeking to build transferrable job skills. ASCEND participants gain knowledge and experience that prepares them for post-incarceration employment and lays the groundwork for successfully re-entering society. 

Delivered through structured, hands‑on education in commercial-kitchen environments, ASCEND integrates industry‑aligned training, career readiness development and post‑release support to foster participants’ employability and personal growth.

A Career‑Focused Training Model

ASCEND provides training pathways that balance practical experience with foundational knowledge. Participants learn technical and professional competencies that help take them beyond entry‑level roles.

Meeting Industry Standards

ASCEND training aligns with recognized workforce and credentialing standards, ensuring participants gain skills and experience that translate to job opportunities across the foodservice and hospitality industries.

Job Readiness and Transition Support

ASCEND provides guidance designed to help program participants transition to the workforce, increase their employability and achieve long‑term stability following release.

Ongoing Post-Incarceration Support

The ASCENDHigher.org website connects users to free career development resources that support job preparedness, personal growth and lifelong learning. They have access to valuable tools and information throughout their post-incarceration journey.

Our Commitment

The ASCEND inmate training program is part of Trinity Services Group’s commitment to reducing recidivism through Total People Development, in which we provide justice‑impacted individuals with the skills, experience and support they need to build meaningful lives.