Hospitality and Tourism Pathways
The Hospitality & Tourism Career Cluster covers the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants, hotels, attractions, recreation events, and travel services.
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
Lodging
Lodging youth apprentices ensure that guests on vacation or business travel have a pleasant experience at a hotel, motel, or other types of establishments with accommodations. Lodging apprentices also assist with ensuring that the establishment is run safely, efficiently, and profitably.
Length of Apprenticeship: One year
Meetings and Events
Meetings and Events youth apprentices plan, promote, and service meetings, events, conferences, and conventions. Youth apprentices work with planning budgets and goals, workflow management, vendor relationships, room layouts and seating formats, food and beverage, entertainment, technology, and audio-visual equipment. Youth apprentices also assist with ensuring that a meeting or event is run safely, efficiently, and profitably.
Length of Apprenticeship: One year