Life Skills Not Just Knife Skills

PCK’s curriculum goes beyond a foundation in the culinary arts. Students in the program also learn life skills, helping secure employment and provide tools to build a career and a second chance at life. Students in the program will:

• Practice life and job readiness skills to help build a foundation for future positive growth.
• Receive eight weeks of classroom instruction and hands-on training in a restaurant style kitchen, learning the basics of food preparation, meal planning and beginning food service management practices.
• Receive an additional eight weeks of high-volume meal production training in a state-of-the-art commissary kitchen.
• Obtain in-depth food safety instruction and the opportunity to test for the ServSafe certificate.
• Receive continued services for a minimum of two years to maximize employment opportunities and continue to build positive work behavior post-graduation.