Fast Track Training: Culinary Training that Launches Careers
Supported By The Snapchef Foundation
The Snapchef Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c3) organization, believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to build a fulfilling culinary career. It provides aspiring professionals with tuition-free or subsidized training, mentorship, and job placement services.
Knife Skills & Life Skills = A Better Future
New to the foodservice industry? No problem. Our one-week, FastTrack Culinary Training program is a proven model to jumpstart your culinary career. The best part? You’ll earn while you learn; we build your work schedule around your training time.
In just 20 hours, you’ll gain all the skills you need to begin work in a commercial kitchen. You’ll learn basic food and kitchen safety, how to handle and maintain a knife, how to identify kitchen equipment and ingredients, dry and moist heat cooking methods, and much more. Most training is done virtually, along with an optional (live) Q&A with a professional chef. Qualified applicants will receive the training for free (or at a reduced fee), along with a starter kit that includes a uniform and accessories.
Ready to Get Started? It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Step 1
APLICARStep 1: Apply
Meet with your local office and they will assist you with applying directly through our Aplicación SNAP.
Step 2
TrainStep 2: Train
If training is needed after your assessment, you’ll be enrolled in a snap! Training is provided through The Snapchef Foundation.
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Snapchef Receives Apprenticeship Grant for Chefs
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Snapchef Announces George O’Palenick as Senior Business Advisor
Culinary Staffing Agency Expands to Meet Shortage of Culinary Staff Throughout the Region (Sept. 21, 2017) –New England’s largest temporary and permanent culinary staffing and training agency has announced the hiring of George O'Palenick as Senior Business Advisor. In his role, O’Palenick will assist in building upon Snapchef’s unique workforce development apprentice program, as well as its “earn and learn” Fast Track Culinary curriculum. O’Palenick has a rich and distinguished career in all facets of the foodservice industry. He holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Food Service Management from Johnson & Wales University (JWU), where he was Associate [...]
