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Our Future Workforce
The MRA is working to entice more young people into the foodservice industry. Our School-to-Career (STC) program promotes a two-year industry-based curriculum that prepares students for careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Students gain valuable restaurant and foodservice skills through their academic and mentored workplace experiences.
STC prepares students for the adult working world, offering them on-the-job experiences before they graduate. Skills learned at the workplace are reinforced through practical classroom instruction from specially trained high school teachers. Students are given a head start toward exciting and rewarding hospitality careers, while our industry takes the lead in meeting the economic demands of the next decade.
Mentors - How a Worksite Works
Mentors are needed to assist in preparing students for a career in the restaurant and foodservice industry. Worksite experience enables young people to gain the practical experience needed to pursue hospitality careers.
What are my responsibilities as an operator?
- Observe all state/local labor regulations
- Meet state/local sanitation and OSHA safety standards
- Designate an experienced employee to mentor no more than three interns
- Agree to 10-12 hours minimum per week for the intern at starting wage
How do my employees serve as mentors?
- Attend mentor training offered by the MRA program
- Mentor no more than three interns
- Spend at least a half hour per week giving feedback and monitoring the intern's progress with the competencies checklist
- Schedule the intern for a minimum of 10-12 hours per week
- Make sure the intern rotates through competencies
- Work with a school coordinator to monitor progress of intern
What sort of student intern will I work with?
- Enrolled in the ProStart® certified School-to-Career Hospitality Program
- Has parents' permission to work; has own means of transport to and from work
- Dresses appropriately, is consistently on time and follows worksite rules
- Undergoes screening and interviewing as part of the worksite selection process
If you are interested in building the future workforce of our industry, contact Penny or call (800) 968-9668.
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