Fast Track Training: Culinary Training that Launches Careers
Supported By The Snapchef Foundation
The Snapchef Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c3) organization, believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to build a fulfilling culinary career. It provides aspiring professionals with tuition-free or subsidized training, mentorship, and job placement services.
Knife Skills & Life Skills = A Better Future
New to the foodservice industry? No problem. Our one-week, FastTrack Culinary Training program is a proven model to jumpstart your culinary career. The best part? You’ll earn while you learn; we build your work schedule around your training time.
In just 20 hours, you’ll gain all the skills you need to begin work in a commercial kitchen. You’ll learn basic food and kitchen safety, how to handle and maintain a knife, how to identify kitchen equipment and ingredients, dry and moist heat cooking methods, and much more. Most training is done virtually, along with an optional (live) Q&A with a professional chef. Qualified applicants will receive the training for free (or at a reduced fee), along with a starter kit that includes a uniform and accessories.
Ready to Get Started? It’s as Easy as 1, 2, 3!
Step 1
ApplyStep 1: Apply
Meet with your local office and they will assist you with applying directly through our SnapApp.
Step 2
TrainStep 2: Train
If training is needed after your assessment, you’ll be enrolled in a snap! Training is provided through The Snapchef Foundation.
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Community Organizations Grateful for DWG Program
. When the COVIDpandemic struck, Snapchef and MassHire were able to help organizations and those who lost their jobs throughout the commonwealth with the Dislocated Workers Grant (DWG) program. The program paired displaced workers with community organizations that were in need of help. We would like to thank Molly Hansen from Bunker Hill Community College, Meredith Nash from My Brother's Table, and Bianca and Julia Polanco from Food for the World for taking the time to speak with us and sharing their stories.
Snapchef Partners with MassHire in COVID-19 Dislocated Worker Grants Program and Connects Culinary Workers with Job Opportunities
Each pin represents worksites involved in the DWG Program (February 18, 2021) – Since the Spring of 2020, the foodservice industry has suffered historically high levels of unemployment and the need for culinary staffing has rapidly declined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Food preparation and distribution efforts in Massachusetts have been critical during this time. Front line and emergency food service organizations have been looking for ServSafe certified cooks who can prepare meals, licensed drivers who can help with emergency food distribution needs and general-purpose laborers who can fill food boxes, handle deliveries and manage inventory. In response to the [...]
Snapchef Supports and Addresses Food Insecurity and Unemployment During COVID
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