Specialized Applicant Training Programs
Hire-Ability is committed to providing employers with the best possible candidates. In response to our employers in the food service industry we have developed the Café Phoenix Training Program. This program is designed to provide employers with trained candidates in the food service and specialty coffee industries. Café Phoenix operates as an actual business in the San Francisco Potrero Hill district.
Below is a description of our current curriculum:
Café Phoenix Training Program
Host/Hostess/Cashier Certificate
Safety and Sanitation: 8 hoursFood Anthropology: 4 hours
Cash Handling: 16 hours
Café/Formal Table Service: 8 hours
On-the-job Internship: 50 hours
TOTAL: 86 hours
Sanitation/Bus Person Certificate
Safety and Sanitation: 8 hoursCafé/Formal Table Service: 8 hours
On-the-job Internship: 25 hours
TOTAL: 41 hours
Barista Certificate
Safety and Sanitation: 8 hoursCoffee Anthropology: 16 hours
Cash Handling: 16 hours
On-the-job Internship: 50 hours
TOTAL: 90 hours
Food Prep/Production Certificate
Safety and Sanitation: 8 hoursFood Anthropology: 4 hours
Intro Garde Manager: 24 hours
On-the-job Internship: 100 hours
TOTAL: 136 hours
Food Science Certificate
This course introduces the student to food composition in order to give a student a better understanding of the chemical reactions and changes that occur in the cooking process. The student is introduced to basic ingredients, properties and compositions in preparing food products.
TOTAL: 24 hours (lecture and lab)
Nutrition Certificate
This course introduces the basic principles of nutrition and the relationship of nutrition to health
TOTAL: 12 hours (lecture)
Introduction to Baking and Pastry Certificate
This course is an introduction to quick breads, muffins and pizza. The student will learn pies, tarts, cookies and basic cakes and icing techniques.