The Culinary Career Academy

A culinary training program, brought to you by a grant from the Commonwealth Corporation

Candidates who are interested in the food service industry will be referred to the Culinary Career Academy by their respective agencies. A formal interview, information on program outline and schedule availability, along with benefit counseling from a Representative of Work Without Limits will be provided to each candidate.

The program will be offered 2 times a year for cohorts of 12-15 participants.

Curriculum

The curriculum has three segments of training and a fourth, if feasible, based on the COVID-19 pandemic, may be added:

Interactive Virtual Classroom

• Industry training and the ServSafe Food Handler’s curriculum
• Basic kitchen safety and utility/housekeeping
• Equipment use and maintenance
• Food handling and cross contamination
• Storage and product orders
• Covid-19 Guidelines

Hands-on Experience Externship*

• Hands-on experience of working in a fully operating kitchen within the community
• Each participant will participate in 40 hours of Externship training to enhance the skills obtained during the classroom hours.

* Depending on feasibility due to community Covid-19 guidelines