Classes

Oliver's Kitchen Culinary Skills Training Program is a 12-week course offered Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Class schudule for 2010 is as follows:

  • Start:   January 4, 2010                                    Graduation Day:     March 25, 2010, 11am
  • Start:   April 5, 2010                                         Graduation Day:     June 24, 2010, 11am
  • Start:   July 6, 2010                                          Graduation Day:     September 23, 2010, 11am
  • Start:   October 4, 2010                                   Graduation Day:     December 23, 2010, 11am

As part of their program, students undergo training in food handling and sanitation. Students who successfully complete the classroom instruction and a state sponsored examination receive state and city certification for a five-year term. Those who do not pass the exam may repeat it twice within six months of the exam date and must pay a retest fee of $55.

Areas of competency are graded to indicate employment readiness as described below:

  • Competency in Food Prep (50%)
  • Personal Management & Group Effectiveness (10%)
  • Personal Hygiene (10%)
  • Sanitation Exam (10%)
  • Homework and Quizzes (10%)
  • Final Cooking Exam (10%)

Diplomas are awarded to students who complete the course of hands-on culinary training and sanitation training to the satisfaction of the Chef Instructor and Training Institute Director.

In addition, graduates receive the following certificates and awards:

  • State of Illinois Department of Public Health food service sanitation license (graduate pays application fee).
  • City of Chicago Department of Health food service manager certificate.
  • ServSafe certificate from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association.
  • Certificate of completion from the Chicago Anti-Hunger Federation Training Institute.
  • 33.0 culinary continuing education units
  • Illinois Restaurant Association's skill standards letter.

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