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O ver 3,000 young adults
in 18 public high schools
throughout Delaware are
enrolled in the ProStart
Program, where students are given a
professional start (“ProStart”) in the
food service industry with a blend of
classroom learning and hands-on work
experience. And this spring, 8 students
from Cape Henlopen and William Penn
High Schools will go on to compete
in the National ProStart Invitational
in Grapevine, TX after winning the
Delaware state competition.
ProStart is a nationwide career technical
education program where high-school
students learn from an industry-derived,
competency-basedcurriculumthat teaches
culinary techniques and restaurant
management skills, coupled with real-life
restaurant sector experiences. In addition
to industry-specific skills, a majority
of ProStart students report learning
critical employability skills, including
workplace and professional behavior,
communications skills and teamwork.
All ProStart students are eligible to
pursue the ProStart National Certificate
of Achievement, an industry-recognized
credential that requires the passage of
two national exams and the completion
of 400 hours of industry-related
work experience.
“ProStart has become a national model for
career technical education and continues
to be recognized for its industry-
driven curriculum and program design.
ProStart students represent the future
of our industry—young adults learning
the skills necessary to chart upwardly
mobile, long-term career paths in the
industry,” said Rob Gifford, executive
Vice President, Strategic Operations and
Philanthropy for the National Restaurant
Association and the National Restaurant
Association Educational Foundation.
“We congratulate students from Delaware
and look forward to seeing them
f e a t u r e
MOV E O N T O N A T I O N A L C OM P L E T I O N
Delaware ProStart Winners