Yesterday our Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation conducted a robust recruitment and training event for 30 ProStart and HTMP high school teachers at Grand Casino in Hinckley. While the event was hosted in person, other interested teachers also joined in the day via Zoom. The goal of the program was to bring veteran teachers of our hospitality programs together with prospective teachers to provide information and insights that will help them launch the curriculum at their high schools.
We have successfully expanded these workforce development programs to over 90 high schools in recent years, and further expansion is a key strategic goal for our industry to train the best workforce of the future. Programming included a back of the house tour of Grand Casino along with presentations from an all-star panel of hospitality leaders from Grand Casino, veteran high school and college educators, the Minnesota Department of Education, and Hospitality Minnesota staff including Cyndi Keesee, Ben Wogsland and Liz Rammer.
Our grateful thanks to HMEF board member, Dave Garvey, V.P. Food & Beverage for Grand Casino, and all of his colleagues, for making this wonderful day possible for our ProStart and HTMP teachers!