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What is ProStart?

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​​The ProStart Program is a 2-year high school culinary training course, taken as an elective class [such as a language or music course]. The program is 350 hours of instruction and 400 hours of an industry work experience. After passing the exams for Year 1, Year 2, and completing the competencies, students receive a certificate from the National Restaurant Association and an opportunity for scholarships.  The Nevada Hospitality Foundation implements the program statewide in partnership with the Nevada Restaurant Association.  Students learn topics such as: food safety, knife cuts, basic cooking techniques, baking, menu design, basic accounting, costing, and restaurant management.

We are proud to teach this curriculum in 40 schools statewide with over 25,000 students enrolled and counting!

When you shop, choose to shop with AmazonSmile. For very purchase you make through smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate to the Nevada Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. The donation will help support the Nevada ProStart program, and provide scholarships to high schools students.  

Thank you for supporting the future of the restaurant and hospitality industry.
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Congratulations to our 2020 Nevada ProStart Champions representing
Coronado High School in Culinary  and AACT in Reno for Management! 
Both teams will be representing Nevada at the National ProStart competition in  Washington D.C. 
What do ProStart Mentors do?
Mentors help in a classroom to teach culinary and management skills through demonstrations and sharing personal stories about the profession.  Mentors provide moral and professional support to the instructors as well as the students, and/or coach teams for the state and national culinary competitions.   
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How could YOU help?
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We encourage you to make a commitment and get involved! Support can take many forms:
  • Offer tours of your business.
  • Be a guest speaker in the high schools.
  • Hire a ProStart student to work at your restaurant.
  • Provide a student scholarship in your company’s name.
  • Sponsor a teacher/mentor appreciation luncheon ($500)
  • Chef Demo for school classroom
  • Mentor a competition team (visit school once a month Oct.-Feb.).
  • Sponsor a teacher for the Summer Institute Training ($625)
  • Sponsor a student/team for the State Competition ($500/student)
  • Sponsor the Awards Banquet for the State Competition ($5,000)
  • Sponsor a student/team for the National Culinary Competition ($1,000/student).
  • E-newsletter sponsorship ($2,500 / 12 issues)
  • ProStart community involvement Fund ($100)
Guy Fieri and Carla Hall ProStart Interview
ProStart: Feeding Dreams, Building Futures

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