Food Services

This course includes seven weeks of classroom instruction at WTC and hands-on experience in the WTC cafeteria, then a seven-week internship at a local business.

Training Includes:

  • Food handling and preparation skills
  • Kitchen safety and equipment operation
  • Reading and following recipes
  • Food portions and nutrition
  • Weighing and measuring foods
  • Customer service skills
  • Point of Sale skills/register operation
  • ServSafe® principles

Program Requirements:

​​Applicant must be able to:

  • Work independently​
  • Stoop, bend & stretch
  • Be considerate and work well with others
  • Communicate effectively
  • Follow two-step instructions
  • Lift and carry 30 lb. food containers and trays
  • Stand for long periods of time

Food Service Program Handout

Food Service Program Handout PDF

Five students and an instructor in the Food Services kitchen, standing side by side and smiling at the camera.
Food service students participate in classroom and hands-on training.

A woman in a red shirt, packaging produce in a grocery store workroom.
Training includes an 8-week internship at a local business.




The Vocational Rehabilitation program receives 78.7% of its funding through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. For the Federal fiscal year 2025 the total amount of grant funds awarded was $62,023,386. The remaining 21.3% of the costs ($16,786,507) were funded by State appropriations.