Restaurant Ready Program
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation’s (NRAEF) Restaurant Ready is a national program dedicated to helping people acquire the basic job and life skills necessary to pursue jobs in the restaurant industry and jumpstart a pathway to independence. Launched in 2016, the program originally focused on serving the nation’s opportunity youth: individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school and/or employed. Since its launch, the curriculum has been effectively used with entry-level employees of all ages and from a wide variety of backgrounds and experience. Working with local community-based organizations, the Foundation currently operates Restaurant Ready programs in locations across the country.
How It Works
Several Restaurant Ready programs currently exist across the state. Please reach out to your local program to get involved.
- Partner community-based organizations provide training in six work-ready competency areas defined by the restaurant industry.
- The competencies are designed to help participants acquire the skills, discipline and confidence to start a job and stay employed.
- The community based organizations link individuals to local employers and provide wrap-around services to eliminate any barriers to success.
- Establish the restaurant industry as a suitable place for first jobs, and as a model of employment, development and advancement.
- Foster collaboration between community-based organizations, state restaurant associations, and employers.
- Secure additional resources to support people not currently connected to school or work.
- Provide a national standard assessment for job-readiness skills.
Several Restaurant Ready programs currently exist across the state. Please reach out to your local program to get involved.
SVRC Industries, Inc.
919 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.
Saginaw, MI 48601 T: (989)280-1034 Great Lakes Bay Region |
Operation ABLE/Spectrum Human Services4750 Woodward Ave Suite 201
Detroit, MI, MI 48201 Metro Detroit: Wayne, Oakland, Macomb Counties |
Peckham, Inc.3510 Capital City Blvd.
Lansing, MI 48906 517-316-4000 info@peckham.org Greater Lansing Area: Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton |
MI Career & Technical Institute11611 Pine Lake Rd.
Plainwell, MI 49080 (269) 664-9578 Statewide Training |
Savior Fair-e Culinary School3530 Grand River
Detroit, MI 48208 Detroit Area |
Zero Day, Inc.44 Clark Rd N
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI, 49037 517.282.5347 Serving Veterans: Statewide |
Methodist Children's Home Society26645 W 6 Mile Rd,
Redford Charter Township, MI 48240 (313) 531-9949 Serving Youth in Foster Care: Statewide |
Education and Training Connection (ETC)
884 E Isabella Road,
Midland, MI 48640
(888) 3U-LEARN
Tri-Cities: Midland, Bay City, Saginaw
Midland, MI 48640
(888) 3U-LEARN
Tri-Cities: Midland, Bay City, Saginaw
