{"id":92707,"date":"2019-03-15T10:30:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T20:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=92707"},"modified":"2019-07-08T09:41:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T19:41:11","slug":"free-apprenticeship-programs-food-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/15\/free-apprenticeship-programs-food-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Free apprenticeship programs for food service employees"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College<\/a> is offering two apprenticeship programs for food service employees to raise their level of skills, productivity and retention.<\/p>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> Cook Apprenticeship Program<\/h2>\n

The first program, Hawaiʻi<\/span> Cook Apprenticeship Program<\/a>, will begin its fourth round of classes on April 26. This culinary apprenticeship program has successfully graduated 200 apprentices during its first three sessions. Participants should be currently working in a food-service position or be willing to be placed into a position in the industry to take part in the program.<\/p>\n

Employees of food-service establishments may be referred by their employers to receive 210 hours of quality culinary instruction, at no cost to the employer or apprentice. Participants receive the equivalent of $1,638 worth of instruction (13 credits at $126 a credit for local tuition at Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr>) for free. This opportunity is ideal for anyone in the culinary industry who has never had the opportunity to attend a college-level culinary class.<\/p>\n

Cook apprentices will participate in 30 weeks of training. They will attend a six-hour,in-person, hands-on culinary instruction lab class each week at the Kapiʻolani<\/span> campus on Basics of Cooking (either Fridays or Sundays) and take classes on ServSafe food safety, culinary nutrition, menu planning and overall food service.<\/p>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> Restaurant Manager Apprentice Program<\/h2>\n

The second program, the new Hawaiʻi<\/span> Restaurant Manager Apprentice Program<\/a>, offers its first round of classes starting April 22. This program offers anyone who is either currently working as a restaurant manager, or would like to be elevated into that position, five (5) free online classes: manager level ServSafe food safety, hospitality human resources, restaurant management, restaurant marketing and controlling food service costs.<\/p>\n

This program is available to anyone statewide. Classes are taken online, and testing can be done at University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> testing centers on any island. This program offers an incredible opportunity for anyone in restaurant management or someone who would like to move up the career ladder.<\/p>\n

Both programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Apprenticeship USA<\/abbr> State Expansion Grant, issued to the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division Office.<\/p>\n

To qualify, applicants must be at least 17 years of age, have a high school diploma or GED<\/abbr>, possess a speaking and reading ability essential for personal and coworker safety on the job, be physically capable of performing the essential functions of a professional kitchen (for cooks) and have current TB<\/abbr> clearance and MMR<\/abbr> inoculations.<\/p>\n

Space is limited for both programs, which are filling up quickly. Employers are encouraged to contact Program Coordinator Marcus Fikse as soon as possible via email at marcusjt@hawaii.edu<\/a> or by calling (808) 734-9477.<\/p>\n

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Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College is offering the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Cook Apprenticeship Program and Hawaiʻi<\/span> Restaurant Manager Apprentice Program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[1114,718,184,63,333,71],"class_list":["post-92707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-apprenticeship","tag-continuing-education","tag-culinary","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-office-of-continuing-education-and-training","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t