South Lake Tahoe’s regional adult education network, Advance, will debut a culinary boot camp this fall, rolling out a workplace skills program to align with the beginning of the winter hiring season.

Developed with the guidance and input of local culinary industry leaders and employers, this 40-hour program will offer participants an intensive, hands-on experience learning the basic skills, terminology, and practices of a professional kitchen. Topics will include kitchen sanitation and safety, knife skills, butchery, baking, cost controls, and more. Students will prepare a series of meals in Lake Tahoe Community College’s full-sized commercial kitchen, studying each step from planning and preparation to completion and cleaning.

There will be two schedules. A one-week program will offer participants an immersive experience working eight hours per day, and a five-week course with a pair of four-hour meetings each week.

This workshop is intended both to familiarize prospective chefs with basic culinary skills and to provide a refresher course to current employees or those seeking promotion

For more information, contact Josh Sweigert at 530.541.4660, ext. 672 or sweigert@ltcc.edu