Hire Michigan ProStart
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ProStart is a nationwide, two-year high school program that unites the classroom and the industry. It develops the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s restaurant and foodservice industry leaders. In Michigan, 70 high schools and career centers use the ProStart curriculum with more than 5,000 students participating. Students learn vital kitchen skills, including food safety and knife cuts, and important management lessons, such as menu development and marketing. The state competition provides a hands-on opportunity for students to demonstrate the skills learned throughout the year and be judged by top industry professionals.
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What Can You Expect When You Hire a ProStart Student?
In addition to successfully completing the two-year curriculum, ProStart students will take two national exams, complete 400 hours of industry work experience, and demonstrate 52 of 75 core competencies across job-related observable skills and employability skills. The culmination of all this hard work results in the National ProStart Certificate of Achievement, a post-secondary and industry recognized certification that can result in scholarships, class credits and credit towards work experience requirements. ProStart students come to your organization ready to make an immediate impact.
The program and curriculum teach the following, among other topics:
ProStart students have committed themselves to working hard toward a rewarding career in our industry and are armed with the foundational skills necessary for success in the front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house. These students are passionate about working in our industry and will be some of your best long-term employees.
The program and curriculum teach the following, among other topics:
- Safety and sanitation
- Culinary arts
- Kitchen essentials
- Leadership
- Management essentials
- Purchasing, inventory and cost control
- Customer service and communication
- Sustainability
ProStart students have committed themselves to working hard toward a rewarding career in our industry and are armed with the foundational skills necessary for success in the front-of-the-house and back-of-the-house. These students are passionate about working in our industry and will be some of your best long-term employees.
How to Hire a ProStart Student
During the ProStart Experience: Hire a student as an intern or part-time employee as they go through the program and provide an opportunity for them to apply and hone their training, more deeply explore the industry, and gain mentors and guidance on their career pathway.
ProStart Graduate: Launch a young high school graduate on their career path, point them toward future training and growth, and earn a trained, motivated, committed employee.
The ProStart student joins your organization with a commitment to and passion for working in a restaurant or foodservice setting. They recognize that the restaurant industry provides true opportunities for career growth and are well-prepared to hit the ground running on day one.
ProStart Graduate: Launch a young high school graduate on their career path, point them toward future training and growth, and earn a trained, motivated, committed employee.
The ProStart student joins your organization with a commitment to and passion for working in a restaurant or foodservice setting. They recognize that the restaurant industry provides true opportunities for career growth and are well-prepared to hit the ground running on day one.
Michigan ProStart Schools
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High Schools & Career Centers
Anchor Bay High School Armada Area Schools Bay Arenac ISD Benton Harbor Area Schools Boyne City High School Branch Area Careers Center Breithaupt Career & Technical Center Calhoun Area Career Center Wilson Talent Center Careerline Tech Center-Holland Cheboygan High School Clare-Gladwin RESD Clintondale High School Dakota High School DCTC at Riverview FlexTech High School Fraser High School Genesee Career Institute Gaylord High School GoLightly Technology Center Gratiot Isabella Technical Education Center Hastings High School CTE Culinary Arts Heartlands Institute of Technology--Ionia Howell High School Huron Area Technical Center Huron High School--Ann Arbor Public Schools Iosco RESA Career & Technical Education Jackson Area Career Center Kalamazoo RESA Lapeer Education & Technology Center Lincoln High School LISD TEch Center Livonia Career Center Mecosta/Oceola Michael Berry Career Center Muskegon Area Career Tech Center Newaygo County Career Tech Center Niles High School Oakland Tech Center NE Oakland Tech Center NW Oakland Tech Center SE Oakland Tech Center SW Pankow Technical Center Petoskey High School Pioneer High School--Ann Arbor Plymouth-Canton Educational Park Rising Stars Academy River Rouge High School Romeo Engineering And Technology Center Romulus High School Roseville High School Saginaw Career Complex Sanilac Career Center South Lake High School Southfield High School St. Clair County TEC SWWC @ Saline High School Taylor Career Center Traverse Bay Area ISD Troy Athens High School Tuscola Technology Center Van Buren Technology Center Warren Consolidated Schools Career Prep Center Warren Woods Tower High School West Shore ESD Wexford-Missaukee CTC Windover High School William Ford Career-Tech Center Ypsilanti Regional Career Technical Center |
Secondary Education
The following institutions of higher learning recognize the ProStart curriculum through articulation agreements: *Henry Ford Community College Hospitality Studies *Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts *Secchia Institute for Culinary Education at Grand Rapids Community College Culinary Arts *The Chef ’s Academy *The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes * State wide articulation agreements Culinary Institute of Michigan Ferris State University Lake Michigan College Food Management Macomb Community College Mott Community College Great Lakes Culinary Institute at Northwestern Michigan College Northwood University Oakland Community College Schoolcraft College Sullivan University *Accept certificate of achievement Four Year Programs
The following institutions of higher learning recognize the ProStart curriculum through articulation agreements: Central Michigan University Marketing & Hospitality Services Eastern Michigan University Hospitality Management Ferris State University Hospitality Management Grand Valley State University Johnson and Wales Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Michigan State University Hospitality Business Northern Michigan University Restaurant & Foodservice Management Sullivan University The Chef ’s Academy The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institute |
