Michigan Restaurant Association Educational Programs

MRA Educational Support Foundation Scholarship
The Foundation awards financial aid to outstanding students from across the state through its educational assistance grant program. Learn how the MRA Educational Support Foundation encourages young people to pursue careers in the foodservice industry.

MRA Member Grant
The MRA ESF enhances our industry by protecting and providing opportunities for individuals interested in foodservice. MRA knows that a well-trained, knowledgeable staff is critical to the success of today's foodservice operator.

Support the Foundation
The Michigan Restaurant Association?s Educational Support Foundation promotes development in the foodservice industry by providing scholarships, Alcohol Service Training, Sanitation Certification Seminars, and video training materials. Find out what is available to you.

Videotape Library
Prepare your restaurant with the proper tools to prevent liabilities! MRA offers professional presentations on high-quality VHS tapes filmed in

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Alcohol Server and Manager Training (BarCode)
BarCode is a unique training system that gives your staff the knowledge and confidence to serve alcohol ... Responsibly. With BarCode, your alcohol servers and managers learn how to understand and anticipate alcohol-related situations and how to act on them in a way that will benefit the guest, the server, and your business. Fee: MRA Members $25 per person, Non-Members $50 per person. The fee includes:textbook, reference materials, classroom materials, and 6 hours of in-class training plus testing.

1999 Class Schedule
Wednesday, February 10
Wednesday, April 14
Wednesday, July 7
Wednesday, November 3


Tips
This program teaches participants about the effects of alcohol and the social and legal responsibilities associated with its service. The seminars include interactive discussion and skills-training exercises. Participants learn to recognize potential problem situations as they arise, and acquire the skills and confidence to intervene in a tactful manner to prevent problems such as underage drinking and drunk driving. Fee: @ Members $25 per person, Non-Members $50 per person. The fee includes: textbook, reference materials, classroom materials, and 6 hours of in-class training
plus testing.
1999 Class Schedule
Tuesday, January 5
Tuesday, March 9
Tuesday, May I I
Tuesday & Wednesday, October 19 & 20 (2 half day sessions)?

Safe Handling of Food Programs
Highly publicized incidents of foodbome illness have threatened consumer confidence in our industry. Reassuring customers of the cleanliness and
safety of foodservice operations is critical to ongoing positive public relations. An affective preventative management tool is sanitation certification seminars which provide students with a working knowledge of foodservice principles. Individuals successfully completing these courses receive the official State of Michigan Department of Agriculture certificate, as well as a National Restaurant Association certificate. What better way to get the word out on the fact that restaurants are good, clean and fun?

HACCP
There is a new Federal Food Code coming which is focused on a new food safety system known as RACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point). This one-day seminar teaches you the three basic food safety principles and the foundation of the HACCP System.


1999 Class schedule Wednesday, January 27 Tuesday, July 20 Tuesday, February 23 Tuesday & Wednesday, October 19 & 20 (2 half day sessions) Wednesday March 24 Tuesday, November 9 Tuesday, April 27 Wednesday, May 26

Fee: @ Members $50 per person, Non-Members $100 per person. The fee includes: textbook, reference materials, classroom materials, and 6 hours of in-class training plus testing.


SERVSAFER
Seminar topics include: State of Michigan Foodservice Code, Establishing a Food Safety System, Managing a Sanitary & Safe Foodservice Establishment, Employee Training, The Sanitation Challenge, Striving for Continuous Improvement. Fee: MRA Members $150 per person, Non-Members $200 per person. The fee includes: textbook, reference materials, classroom materials, and 16 hours of in-class training plus testing.