Food & Beverage Services

This career pathway is designed to provide a foundation in family and consumer science for students in the Albuquerque Public Schools. The pathways emphasize real-world, occupationally relevant experience of significant scope and depth. The standards are designed to integrate academic and technical preparation with a focus on career awareness, career exploration, and skill preparation. Integral components include classroom, laboratory, contextual learning, and project-and-work based instruction as well as internship, community classroom, cooperative career technical education, and leadership development. Sector standards prepare students for continued training, postsecondary education, and entry to a career.

Class Options

Prostart I
Safety and sanitation, use of equipment, basic food preparation skills, nutrition, meal patterns, and careers in food service areas are emphasized.  Basic skills are demonstrated during laboratory experiences. Teamwork, application of literacy skills, and curriculum integration are an integral part of the course.

Prostart II
Prostart II expands upon the basic skills learned in Prostart I. Areas of study include, but are not limited to: safety and sanitation, use of equipment, international cuisine, nutrition, meal patterns, and careers in food service areas. Increasingly complex food preparation techniques are developed. Teamwork, application of literacy skills, and curriculum integration are an integral part of the course.

Prostart Internship
Safety and sanitation, use of equipment, basic food preparation skills, nutrition, meal patterns, and careers in food service areas are emphasized.  Basic skills are demonstrated during laboratory experiences. Teamwork, application of literacy skills, and curriculum integration are an integral part of the course.