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Vocational Cooking I and II
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Location: Creekside School
Ages: 14–17
Environment: Busy kitchen with an oven, cooking tools, refrigerators, etc.
Directions: Written, visual, and verbal, single to multiple step
Class I Length: 45 minutes, 4 days a week
Class II Length: 45 minutes, 5 days a week
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Description
Vocational Cooking is a center-based pre-vocational class that takes place in a kitchen environment to learn pre-requisite skills in the culinary field. The class uses tasks associated with food preparation and clean up to teach skills related to work readiness.
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Tasks
- Signing in and out
- Food Safety (hygiene, clothing, when/how to wear gloves, etc.)
- Read and follow simple recipes
- Assemble ingredients, utensils, tools and equipment
- Measuring ingredients
- Clean up workspace (sanitizing)
- Dish washing
- Food Presentation
- Kitchen Clean up
- Inventory of stock
- Making a shopping List
- Proper food storage
- Caring and sharing food preparation
- Shopping in community (Vocational II)
- Making pizza for Creekside Café
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Skills
- Punctuality and reliability
- Working as part of a team of people
- Waiting
- Safety
- Appropriate hygiene in the food service field
- Respect and caring for others
- Listen to and follow directions
- Communication
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving