WVA 106 Local Food in Institutions

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Keywords

local food , institutional food service operations , menu development , sustainable kitchen operational systems

Project

IGEN (Illinois Green Economy Network) Career Pathways

Authors

Date Submitted

2013-09-30

Material Type

Hybrid/Blended Course

Secondary Material Type

Institution

Lincoln Land Community College

Industry Partner

Each IGEN Consortium college has established an Industry Advisory Group as part of their Career and Technical Education program. Advisory Group members contribute to the design, development and delivery of CTE courses including those developed through this TAACCCT grant. The members also provide opportunities for work-based learning and job placements for program graduates.

License

CC BY

Funding Source

TAACCCT Round 1

Additional Public Access

Abstract

This course focuses on utilizing and expanding the availability of local farm foods served in institutional food service operations. This course will examine a variety of institutional food service operations to see how organic, local, and sustainable foods can be added to these operations to strengthen local food system and local economies. Operational systems based on Menu development will be highlighted to show how local and organic foods can be added to many types of institutional food service operations including schools, stadiums, government agencies, corporations, hospitals, and colleges, etc. Please note that all course materials and content are provided in the IMS Common Cartridge (IMSCC) format. The content can be accessed by opening the IMSCC file using your organization's Learning Management System application (these include Blackboard, D2L, Canvas etc.). Additional information about accessing Common Cartridge files can be found on the IMS Global Web site: http://www.imsglobal.org/cc. Future plans for the Skills Commons Web site include a feature that will allow users to view and download course content that is provided in the IMSCC format. Please refer to the "Enabling Others to Reuse Your Materials” page for more information: http://support.taaccct.org/enabling-reuse/.

Industry (NAISC)

Accommodation and Food Services -- Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

Occupation (SOC)

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations (35-0000)

Instructional Program (CIP)

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences (01)

Credit Type

Credential Type

Certificate

Educational Level

1st year Community College or equivalent

Skill Level

Quality Assurance Organization

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