
HSFP Pre-Apprenticeship
Scratch Cooking for the Future
A paid Pre-Apprenticeship program to explore a career in healthy school food
Chef Ann Foundation’s Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program is a work-based learning experience that aims to prepare individuals for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs. Click here to sign up for Pre-Apprenticeship news & alerts.
The application for the Pre-Apprenticeship is now closed and will reopen in Spring of 2023.

HSFP Pre-Apprenticeship
Scratch Cooking for the Future
A paid Pre-Apprenticeship program to explore a career in healthy school food
Chef Ann Foundation’s Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) program is a work-based learning experience that aims to prepare individuals for job opportunities in healthy, scratch-cook school food programs. Click here to sign up for Pre-Apprenticeship news & alerts.
The application for the Pre-Apprenticeship is now closed and will reopen in Spring of 2023.
What
Are you interested in exploring a stable career path that has an impact on your community and is centered on healthy food for kids? Then look no further than school food and the Healthy School Food Pathway program. This program gives community college students, school food operators and displaced workers an exciting opportunity to receive education and paid hands-on experience in operating healthy K-12 school meal programs!
The program lasts 7 weeks and includes:
4 School Food Institute courses: 20 hours (4 hours pre-read, 4 hours homework, 12 hours online learning)
2 virtual learning sessions: 3 hours (2 sessions, 1.5 hours each)
On-the-job learning: 84 hours (12 hours a week)
Pre-Apprentices will be paid $15.50/hr for on the job learning.* Additionally, college credits may be available.**
*Subject to change based on county minimum wage
**Please contact the Work Experience Coordinator at your local community college or email us with any questions.
Why
Careers in school meal programs offer mission-driven work that is during the day Monday thru Friday with additional benefits. By participating in this Pre-Apprenticeship program, students can build their professional knowledge and experience in creating and running successful scratch-cook meal programs in schools.
Why
Careers in school meal programs offer mission-driven work that is during the day Monday thru Friday with additional benefits. By participating in this Pre-Apprenticeship program, students can build their professional knowledge and experience in creating and running successful scratch-cook meal programs in schools.
We need to provide better training and support for school food professionals. Scratch cooking is extremely important to the health of our children, the right training can transform our school food system from highly processed to cooked from scratch and positively impact student wellness far into the future.

When
The application for the Fall 2023 Pre-Apprenticeship will open in Spring of 2023.

When
The application for the Fall 2023 Pre-Apprenticeship will open in Spring of 2023.
How
The application for the Spring 2023 Pre-Apprenticeship is now closed.
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Where
Current K-12 District Worksites
Albany Unified School District (Albany) | Harmony School District (Occidental) | Mt. Diablo Unified School District (Concord) | Santa Clara Unified School District (Santa Clara) | Western Placer Unified School District (Lincoln) |
Azusa Unified School District (Azusa) | Healdsburg Unified School District (Healdsburg) | Oak Park Unified School District (Oak Park) | Santa Cruz City Schools (Santa Cruz) | |
Berkeley Unified School District (Berkeley) | Live Oak School District (Santa Cruz) | Ocean View School District (Oxnard) | Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (Truckee) | |
Calistoga Joint USD (Calistoga) | Los Gatos Unified School District (Los Gatos) | Ojai Unified School District (Ojai) | Upland Unified School District (Upland) | |
Cypress School District (Cypress) | Marysville Joint Unified School District (Marysville) | San Luis Coastal Unified School District (San Luis Obispo) | West Contra Costa Unified School District (Richmond) |
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