CTE Graduate Profile

CAREER PATH

Learning food safety has helped me get my current job, having a food handler’s course was critical into getting hired.

Gerardo Corral

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EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS NEEDED FOR THIS CAREER

HIGH SCHOOL ATTENDED Proviso East High School Maywood, Illinois – Cook County

Fast paced, need to have a food handlers course certificate, communication skills.

CTE DEPARTMENT/CLASSES ENROLLED IN DURING HIGH SCHOOL Culinary Arts and Nutrition, Culinary Occupations 1 and 2

ADVICE TO HIGH SCHOOL CTE STUDENTS

CURRENT JOB TITLE Steward

Listen to the teacher, they were once in the restaurant/food business and know what requirements and skills it takes to be a part of the business. Participate in labs, events in and out of school and field trips. You can learn a lot from doing events and they are fun to do!

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT Nobu Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois

CAREER PATHWAY Finance & Business Services/ Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources

HOW HAS CTE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR LIFE/CAREER?

Cooking in and out of school was fun, I enjoyed it and made me want to keep pursuing to be in the restaurant business. Doing events in/out of school were experiences that taught me key pointers in how a kitchen runs to be a successful business.