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item	Introduction to Culinary Arts Program
contact	John Underwood (Maricopa Skill Center) john.underwood@gwmail.maricopa.edu
credits	Richard Sandoval, Instructor Bill Collins, Associate Instructor
college(s)	Maricopa Skill Center
discipline(s)	Culinary
summary	The Maricopa Skill Center Food Preparation staff has improved the quality, efficiency, effectiveness, student learning, profitability and creativity of the food preparation program since taking over the Skill Center cafeteria, July 2003. The changes have enhanced and strengthened the Skill Center’s food training program, now called Introduction to Culinary Arts.
details	(This initiative is the Maricopa Skill Center's 2004 Innovation of the Year.) The increased patronage of the Skill Center cafeteria is evidence of an improvement in student instruction and the quality of food served. The Skill Center cafeteria is not only for the convenience of the Skill Center students and staff, but also serves as a laboratory for the Skill Center’s Introduction to Culinary Arts program. Word is spreading about the new and improved Introduction to Culinary Arts curriculum and enrollment is climbing. The innovation began with a change in policy. With the new ‘from scratch’ philosophy, no mixes or frozen foods are used in the kitchen. Everything is made fresh, every day. Students learn by cooking fresh foods in small batches so the customer gets the best in quality and freshness, just like in fine restaurants. Health standards improved: the kitchen just received a silver award from the Maricopa County Department of Environmental Services. In addition, the Skill Center has hired a special events coordinator to showcase the abilities of the Culinary Arts staff and students through community breakfasts, mixers and other public events. The associate instructor, Bill Collins, was named “Culinarian of the Year” by the Chef’s Association of Greater Phoenix for his work in upgrading the curriculum. By using his skills as a culinarian, Collins was able to meld classic food-preparation instruction with the Skill Center’s mission of helping individuals reach economic self-sufficiency. Thus, the Center was assured of accessible, affordable and effective implementation of an appropriate course of study. This values education by ensuring students a comprehensive, in-depth learning opportunity that is tested daily and improved as needed; part of Maricopa Skill Center’s commitment to continuous quality improvement. Note! As a professional courtesy to the owner of this package, if you use some aspect of this package or have some thoughts about it, please share your feedback via the comments form below.
web links	http://skillcenter.gatewaycc.edu/Resources/CateringServices/ Catering Services at the Maricopa Skill Center http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/innovate/ Maricopa Community Colleges Innovation of the Year Program
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extra	Last modified: Nov-19-2004 Date created: Apr-01-2004 Visitor count: 3742 Dublin Core Metadata record This package is included in the Innovation of the Year Awards 2004 special collection.