AchieveTexasinAction
Entrepreneur101
TexasRestaurantAssociation
www.restaurantville.com
trainingprogramregisteredwiththe
BureauofApprenticeshipandTraining
AninnovativeprograminTexashasstudentssaying
thatisconductedorsponsoredbyan
“bonappetit!”whiletheylearntorunsmallbusinesses.
employer,agroupofemployers,ora
TheTexasRestaurantAssociationisinitsfifthyearof
jointapprenticeshipcommittee
implementingEntrepreneur101,whichlinksacademics
representingbothemployersandlabor,
andcareerpreparationforstudentsinterestedinowning
andthatcontainsalltermsand
andoperatingabusiness.
conditionsofthequalifications,
Thehighschoolcurriculumusesaschool-based
recruitment,selection,employment,
restauranttoteachstudentsentrepreneurialskills.Aspart
andtrainingofapprentices.
oftheprogram,studentsundertakeresponsibilitiesasthe
� CareerPreparation— Careerinstruction
ownersandoperatorsoftherestaurant,withthe
andtraining,eitherpaidorunpaid,
assistanceofexperiencedbusinessprofessionalsand
“Thesestudentsare
providedcooperativelythroughwritten
educators.Theprogramiscurrentlyoperatingan
gettingareally
agreementsbetweentheschool,the
OutbackSteakhouselocatedinWestsideHighSchoolin
student,andanemployerinan
HoustonandaCarmelo’sRistoranteatDelValleHigh goodpictureof
occupationaltraining,site-based
SchoolinAustin.AnewprogramwillopenatEmmett
environment.
ConradHighSchoolinDallasinthefallof2008.
howeveryclass
� Internships— Amethodofcareer
“Theprogramteachesstudentshowtorunand
theytakeinhigh
instructionthatrequiresawritten
ownasuccessfulbusiness,”saysYvonneLoya,
cooperativearrangementwithbusiness
DirectorofPrograms&EventsfortheTexas
schoolcanandwill
orindustrywhereastudentenrolledina
RestaurantAssociation.“Theexampleweusejust
affecttheirfuture
careerandtechnicaleducationcourse
happenstobearestaurant.”
workswithoutpayinatechnical
LoyasaysthatthroughEntrepreneur101
careers.Andthey
occupationtoacquireoccupational
extendedlearning,studentsdeveloptechnicaland
aren’tjusthearing
knowledgeandexperienceinallaspects
entrepreneurialskillsnecessarytomanagean
ofthebusinessorindustry.
enterprise.Additionalcurriculumsegmentshavealso thatthey’llusethis
� Job shadowing—A careerexperience
beencreatedtointegrateothercoursesintothe
withoutpayinvolvingthestudent
experience,suchasaccounting,math,chemistry,art,
stuff,theyalready
physicallyfollowingamentortoobserve
English,languagesotherthanEnglish,government,
areusingit.”
alltheprocessesandpracticesinvolvedin
layoutanddesign,merchandising,andmarketing.
ajobassignment.
Thisensuresthatstudentsareexposedtoallaspects
—Y vonneLoya,Directorof
ofanindustry,fromkeepingthebooksanddesigning
Programs&Events,Texas
RestaurantAssociation
ThevisionforAchieveTexasisthatall
themenutolegalandhealthrequirements.
studentswillparticipateinoneormore
Studentsarealsoofferedthechancetoobtain
extendedlearningexperiencesduringhigh
ServSafe
®
certification.ServSafe
®
isacomprehensivefoodservicesanitationprogramthatis
school.
acceptedasthenationalstandardbymorethan95percentofstateandlocaljurisdictions.After
passingthe80-questionexam,studentsqualifyforafoodhandlercardfromtheUnitedStates
CreateLocalOpportunities
DepartmentofHealth.
Developafullrosterofextendedlearning
Entrepreneur101requiressupportfromlocalcommunitiestogetrestaurantsrunning.Loya
experiencesavailabletostudentsinyour
estimatesthatthetotalcostoftheprogramisnear$1millionperlocation.Tooffertheprogram,
community.Startbycreatinganinventory
schoolsmusthaveanunbrandedrestaurantordiningareaoncampus,ortheymustholdabond
ofthosethatarealreadyavailable,then
electionforEntrepreneur101thatprovidesforbuildingandbrandingtherestaurantastheygo.
collaboratewithbusinesspartners(seepage
“We’relearningwithexperience,andaswecontinuetodoso,wecanbegintoevaluateand
16)tocreatenewones.Inanidealprogram,
improveourprogressandsuccess,”Loyasays.
studentsseehowacademicandtechnical
skillsareappliedintheworldofwork.
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