Culinary Arts | Certification

Description

By the end of the program students will be able to: exhibit effective communication skills, demonstrate employability and career readiness, apply safety and sanitation techniques, demonstrate food preparation skills, apply basic principles of nutrition, demonstrate an understanding of how to operate a food service business, use marketing as a tool to sell food to customers, and demonstrate professionalism in a workplace.

Students manage and operate three businesses on and off campus. Our students are part of a community where everyone is responsible for the finished products and are professionals in the industry at all times. Students are trained with front and back of house etiquette and introduced to modern kitchen equipment and technology which can also be found in culinary and hospitality careers. Students have an opportunity to compete in SkillsUSA an other events at Stafford where they can implement their talents for scholar recognition and portfolio building.

This program includes or prepares for the following credential(s): National Restaurant Association-ServSafe Manager, ProStart National Certificate of Achievement, and ACT National Career Readiness Certificate. Please note that credentials offered can vary from year to year. Contact the center for the most up-to-date information.