Seats Available for Senior Living Culinary Manager Course at Saint Paul College with Dual-Training Pipeline Grant

The Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline Grant is accepting applications until April 3 for employers interested in leveraging the Minnesota Office of Higher Education’s earn-and-learn dual-training model of pairing on-the-job training with classroom instruction.

Senior Living Culinary Manager course at Saint Paul College

Saint Paul College offers a hybrid in-person/online Senior Living Culinary Manager customized certification course for employees of long-term care sites in Minnesota. Through the Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline Grant, sites can apply for funding to cover all educational expenses and materials of the course provided by Saint Paul College, a value of $5,995 per student.

With the Senior Living Culinary Manager course, your employee will earn their ServSafe Certification and will also complete courses in:

• Food safety & sanitation
• Culinary arts foundations
• Food costs
• Menu composition
• Dining room service
• Patisserie and baking
• Kitchen safety

In addition, Saint Paul College can also support Dual-Training Pipeline students in additional healthcare courses. Sites may apply for seats in multiple courses in one application. Connected sites can apply individually or submit a joint application. For questions and more information on course offerings through Saint Paul College, please contact Sharon Blomgren.

Dual-Training Pipeline grant applications are open until April 3

The Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline Grant is now open and accepting applications until April 3 for employers interested in creating or enhancing a competency-based, earn-and-learn dual-training approach to meet their workforce needs. Through this program, administered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, workers receive a combination of related instruction paired with on-the-job training.

Applicants can train workers for one of more than 80 eligible occupations of the Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline, including  CNAs, long-term care culinary managers, LPNs, RNs, physical therapy assistants, and more. For more information about the Dual Training Grant or to request an application form, visit www.ohe.state.mn.us/dualtraininggrant.

For specific questions regarding the Dual Training Grant or coming workshops, contact Jacquelynn Mol Sletten at 651-355-0609 or jacquelynn.mol.sletten@state.mn.us.

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