Pathway
Food and Beverage Service
The Food and Beverage Service can be broadly defined as the process of preparing, presenting, and serving of food and beverages. Food and beverage service and related workers perform a variety of customer service, food preparation, management, and cleaning duties in restaurants, cafeterias, bakeries, and other eating and drinking establishments.
Length of Apprenticeship: One year
Job Competencies
Youth apprentices must complete a total of 14 competencies per year. Thirteen must be from the list below. If necessary, employers can substitute 1 competency per year with another occupationally appropriate skill. That skill should be added to the competency list for assessment.
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Competencies
- Apply service and production area safe food handling and sanitation procedures
- Assist with managing guest safety and security standards
- Manage service and production area operating procedures
- Apply customer service management skills
- Perform counter and/or table service activities
- Complete (Point of Sale) POS activities
- Operate foodservice equipment
- Manage orders
- Prepare/cook order items
- Clean service and production areas
- Perform leadership administrative activities
- Assist with inventory management
- Assist with finance management
- Apply formal dining room service skills
Related Instruction
Students must enroll in 1 High School Credit or 3 College Credits of related instruction each year they participate in the Youth Apprenticeship program.
Purpose of Related Instruction
The purpose of choosing a related instruction course is to ensure students are learning technical and academic skills that support the student's ability to perform their work tasks. This should be done concurrently with on-the-job training to make relevant connections between learning competencies and work.
Choosing Related Instruction
You will collaborate with your YA Coordinator and School Counselor to determine the most appropriate option for related instruction. A course within your high school directly related to the career pathway is ideal, especially if dual credits and/or hours related to a potential registered apprenticeship are offered.
If there is not a directly related course in your school district, related instruction in the same career cluster is also acceptable.
If there is not a course within that career cluster in your school district, you may request to register for a college course through the Start College Now program with a local technical college, Early College Credit from a local university, or from an alternative provider such as Destinations Career Academy.
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- Foods
- Culinary Arts
- World Cuisine
- Nutrition
- ProStart
- Restaurant Operations
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- Intro to Food Production
- Nutrition for Culinary Arts
- Food Service Sanitation
- Culinary Fundamentals
- Baking Principles/Science of Baking
- Safety and Sanitation
Post Secondary
There are numerous opportunities to continue your education after completing the Youth Apprenticeship program.
Registered Apprenticeships
Registered Apprenticeships in the Food and Beverage pathways are not currently available.