Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts - Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology

Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts from Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology is a Campus Certificate Food degree that prepares you for a Vocational Programs career. Are you the ?chef? of your household? Why not turn your talents into dollars! Join our training program and become a skilled culinarian in industries such as hotels, restaurants, retirement communities, clubs or as a personal chef in a private home. This program's content includes the following: identification, storage, selection and presentation of a wide variety of foods and food preparation and serving. The course content also includes training in communication, leadership, human relations and employability skills; and safe, efficient work practices. It focuses on broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the following elements of the Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts industry; planning, management, finance, technical and product skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, community issues and health, safety, and environmental issues. Training is accomplished in a simulated work environment, enabling students to prepare themselves for their actual working life. PROGRAM OUTCOMES After successfully completing the program, the student will be able to demonstrate the following: General housekeeping operations skills Equipment operation skills Stock, soup, and sauce preparation skills Fruit and vegetables preparation skills Meat, poultry, fish and seafood preparation skills Dairy, egg and farinaceous (starchy) product preparation skills Salad, buffet food, beverage and related food preparation skills Bakery goods and dessert preparation skills Dining room operations skills Proficiency in customer relations Appropriate communication skills Appropriate mathematic skills Appropriate understanding of basic science Employability skills and understanding of entrepreneurship Ability to organize and implement work Ability to hone skills in competition CAREER OPPORTUNITIES This program prepares students for employment as restaurant cooks and a variety of positions in the food service industry. View more details on Lorenzo Walker Institute of Technology . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Food courses.