A C F Michigan Chef De Cuisine Association

Programs: Scholarships. The acf michigan chefs de cuisine, inc. Has awarded scholarships in past years but none in the current year. In order to qualify for scholarship consideration, candidates had to be current full-time students in michigan post-secondary schools or participants in the planned apprenticeship program. A panel of professional chefs ranked the anonymous applicants by merit, selecting recipients by evaluating them according to years of experience in the field, grade point average, number of years in school, extracurricular activities, and their answers to essay questions. Scholarship funds may be applied to books and tuition at any michigan post-secondary school that offers a hospitality or culinary arts program. Acf michigan chefs de cuisine, inc. Plans to do this in future years.

apprenticeships. In recognition of the need for skilled "cook craft" workers in the food service industry, through its sister organization, michigan culinary association, inc. , the mca is program administrator for a u. S. Department of labor approved apprenticeship program which provides formal training according to nationally recognized standards in the preparation and service of food and beverages. The trainings success and student progress are based on 6,000 hours of on the job training under a supervising chef, training through competency based work objectives, and the completion of standardized educational objectives in theory-related courses at a post-secondary institution. It is the intent of the mca to provide, through systematic training, for the development of competent, fully skilled workers and to assure opportunities without regard to their sex, race, color, national origin, or religion, and that all aspects of the training program will be conducted in a nondiscriminatory manner. Upon completion of the program apprentice chefs are granted certification by the michigan culinary federation as certified cooks. There are also six/seven additional certifications available to be earned from the national organization. This activity furthers our exempt purpose because, through the educational process, it directly meets our goals of encouraging and maintaining high technical culinary arts standards in the preparation and service of food beverages. Costs for the program include registering apprentices with the american culinary federation educational institute, payment of inspectors who visit apprentices on the job, publication notices of the availability of apprenticeships (including non-discrimination policy statements), apprentice tests and diplomas for graduates.

salons & culinary competitions. In collaboration with the american culinary federation, the organization participates in a culinary competition which provides participants an opportunity to measure their skills and receive recognition, and possibly enhanced opportunities for the level of skills demonstrated. A typical salon might feature the following:1. High school/college skills - contestants participate in a skills competition including vegetable cutting and meat, fish and poultry fabrication. 2. College/contemporary competition - contestants participate in a one-hour competition with each person completing two portions of one main course, salad, pasta or pastry. 3. Professional contemporary competition - contestants participate in a competition similar to the college/contemporary competition but with professional cooking expectations and judging.