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Kitchen Assistant Certificate
Train in TRU kitchens
What you learn
- Customer service
- Food preparation methods
- Set-up and organization of a kitchen
- Creating edible products
- Kitchen cleanup and sanitation
- Food Safe Level 1 and safe work practice
- Teamwork
Where you can work
You are prepared for employment in restaurants, fast food outlets, institutional kitchens and catering businesses.
Kitchen Assistant Courses
ESTR 0370 Advanced Topics in Workplace Success (4,0,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course is intended for those students who have completed the core courses of the ESTR program and are continuing in one of the occupational skills training areas. Students will learn to research and evaluate a business in terms of it relating to the students personal interests, skills and chances of long-term success. Students will also review and enhance their job search skills including their resume, interview techniques, and following up after interviews and after a temporary lay off.
Prerequisite: Admission into the ESTR program. Successful completion of four core courses: ESTR 0010, ESTR 0020, ESTR 0060 and ESTR 0070.
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ESTR 0210 Kitchen Theory 1 (3,0,3)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
Food theory concepts are explored in a classroom setting and in a kitchen laboratory. Students develop practical kitchen skills in a safe environment, in which safety and sanitary procedures are emphasized.
Prerequisites: Students must complete the Career Exploration option or achieve a Level 4 Reading level on the Brigance Inventory of Basic Skills.
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ESTR 0220 Kitchen Experience 1 (0,0,6)
Credits: 2 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students are introduced to the skills needed to work in a commercial kitchen, such as learning to follow directions, organizing work, and being a team member.Students are also instructed in kitchen clean-up, sanitation, basic food preparation, and the use of kitchen equipment and machines. Safety is stressed in this course.
Prerequisites: Students must complete the Career Exploration option or achieve a Level 4 Reading level on the Brigance Inventory of Basic Skills.
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ESTR 0090 Workplace Mathematics (4,0,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students develop the math skills required in a workplace environment. The course content is individualized to meet the needs of students, and related to their area of occupational skills training (kitchen, retail or automotive worker). The topics include measurement, fractions, percent, and money.
Prerequisites: Students must complete the Career Exploration option or achieve a Level 4 Reading level on the Brigance Inventory of Basic Skills.
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ESTR 0380 Advanced Topics in Job Selection and Job Search (4,0,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course is intended for those students who have completed the core courses of the ESTR program and are continuing in one of the occupational skills training areas. Emphasis on topics that will enhance an individual's ability to keep a job and plan for long term career success will be emphasized. Students will learn what today's employers expect of their employees and how to behave to be able to meet these demands successfully.
Prerequisite: Admission into the ESTR program. Successful completion of four core courses: ESTR 0010, ESTR 0020, ESTR 0060 and ESTR 0070.
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ESTR 0310 Kitchen Theory 2 (3,0,3)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course is a continuation of the Fall semester, ESTR 0210: Kitchen Theory I. Students extend their practical kitchen work skills and test their knowledge in a kitchen laboratory. Food groups are discussed, and students prepare food according to relevant recipes. Accurate measurement, organization, and following directions is emphasized. Students prepare to write the Food Safe Certification.
Prerequisite: ESTR 0220
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ESTR 0320 Kitchen Experience 2 (0,0,6)
Credits: 2 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students continue to work in commercial kitchens, where they are familiarized with the daily procedures and develop the necessary speed to perform routine commercial kitchen tasks.
Prerequisites: ESTR 0220
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ESTR 0080 Workplace English and Written Communications (4,0,0)
Credits: 3 credits
Delivery: Campus
This course focuses on the reading and writing skills needed in a workplace environment. The content of the course is individualized to met the needs of the student and is also related to their area of occupational skills training (kitchen, retail or automotive). Materials that offer the student the opportunity to locate relevant information, understand and read the information and complete applicable writing tasks are provided.
Prerequisite: Completion of Education Skills Training general courses
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ESTR 0110 Practical Experience 2 (0,0,20)
Credits: 5 credits
Delivery: Campus
Students complete the Educational Skills Training Program with a six-week practicum in a business related to their field of training (Kitchen, Retail or Automotive). Students will be required to work at least 20 hours per week and perform the functions of an entry-level employee. Students are expected to demonstrate the skills learned in the program. Students must successfully complete the practicum in order to graduate from the program.
Prerequisite: Admission into Educational Skills and Training Certificate Program, and ESTR 0320, or ESTR 0340 or ESTR 0350
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