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These numbers express the need for quality, trained, and committed employees in our culinary industry. Detroit Institute of Gastronomy is one solution to close this skills gap Nationwide! With an apprentice partnership with the Detroit Institute of Gastronomy, your place of employment will be taking a proactive approach in developing your workforce. Apprenticeship is a way to achieve both the company’s and employees’ goals.

Create an Enhanced Workforce

Your culinary workforce must be productive, efficient, and adaptable. Formal culinary apprenticeship education can improve skills in several areas including communication, critical thinking, and problem solving. Providing an apprenticeship opportunity assists in recruiting and developing a highly skilled workforce.

Create an Certified Workforce

  • Utilizing both in-house mentors and DIG qualified faculty

  • Apprenticeship Education approved by the US Department of Labor and the American Culinary Federation

  • Foundational education which includes leadership, people management, customer service, work ethics, decision making, problem solving and more

  • Core culinary fundamentals which include sanitation, safety, nutrition, food service operations and more

  • Mentors are guided by customized “on-the-job-learning” focused 100% on your property

  • American Culinary Federation Certification support for all kitchen employees

Build Loyalty

Employee focused organizations understand the needs and expectations of their workforce and base operational decisions on this information. By working towards the advancement of each individual, a company can develop employees intrinsically committed to work at your company. Loyalty reduces turnover, retains your existing and newly hired workforce. A committed and knowledgeable employee is focused on meeting the company’s mission.

Increase Value

Kitchen Staff training can teach new skills or improve existing skills. This helps to supply more expertise and increase their value to be ready to perform multiple tasks and additional positions. Diverse skill sets can help your employees transfer to open positions in your organization.

Reduce Attrition

Investing in your employees can reduce attrition rates by providing career pathways. They won’t have to seek next-level opportunities somewhere else or have to quit to attend full-time culinary school. 94% of apprentices continue employment after completing an apprenticeship. Your business can also save on recruitment costs.

Enhance Efficiency

Training can increase productivity and efficiency. It can also provide greater consistency and make it easier to meet organizational goals. A culinary workforce trained at a higher level can assist in lowering overall labor and food cost expense.

Exceed Food Service Standards

Training employees on proven industry standard-practices can offer you an advantage over the competition. Small details preformed consistently sets your business apart with improved productivity. A kitchen team knowledgeable and happy can improve interactions with customers resulting in increased profitability.

Become a Registered Place of Employment

We have streamlined the process of becoming a registered POE. Contact us today if your establishment meets the following guidelines:

  • Provide equal opportunity employment to the apprentice: You hire our apprentices just like an employee!

  • Establish a progressive wage schedule including a review process with potential performance-based salary increases.

  • Operate with at least 60% scratch menu.

  • Willingness to train apprentices.

  • Employ an individual who meets the qualifications of a mentor/supervising chef.

The Detroit Institute of Gastronomy US DOL registered apprenticeship program can be delivered in any qualifying property in the United States. This accessibility is perfect for standardizing employee training across all culinary venues.

Whether you operate one location or 100, apprenticeship fits your kitchen employee development needs.