National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

PROSTART

Our nationwide high school program

ProStart is a two-year career and technical education program that focuses on teaching culinary arts and restaurant management skills.

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EDUCATOR SUPPORT

Materials for your curriculum

ProStart educators have access to textbooks and curriculum supplements that help connect industry to the classroom.

Materials

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Be the best you can be

The knowledge you share with your students can inspire the rest of their lives, so getting you excited about what the restaurant industry has to offer is important to us.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

Options for financial aid

Attending the NRAEF's Summer Institutes can help educators learn new skills to take back to the classroom, and scholarships for this program are available.

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STATS THAT REINFORCE BENEFITS

OR AUDIENCE PAIN POINTS

71%

of employees 18 to 24 who land a more lucrative gig in the business after their first job

15.7 million

Projected number of restaurant industry employees by 2025—an increase of 1.7 million from 2015

9 of 10

restaurant workers 35 or older have moved to higher-paying jobs in the industry after their first job.

Source: Who Works in the U.S. Restaurant Industry? A Nationwide Survey of the Restaurant Workforce, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, 2014

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