Kentucky ProStart

Kentucky ProStart ProStart is a nationwide, two-year high school program that unites classroom and industry to develop the best and brightest talent into tomorrow’s leaders.

The ProStart career ready program was formed from a partnership with the Kentucky Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (KRAEF), National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF), and Kentucky High Schools. The purpose of the program is to recruit and educate a new source of talent for professional careers in the food service, lodging, and hospitality industry, and to alleviat

e the shortage of qualified labor needed for the industry. To accomplish this, our vision is to create a system of high school hospitality courses linked with industry professional in-class visits and mentored worksite experiences. Kentucky schools can choose to participate in the ProStart program, which is backed by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). The program is aimed at high school juniors and seniors who are looking to enter the job market, or making plans for college. Students are hired for internships by qualified businesses, where they receive firsthand training from worksite mentors. Back in the classroom, lessons and activities come alive as students make real world connections. Practical learning takes place both on the job and in the classroom. The ProStart program gives students a head start towards exciting and rewarding hospitality careers. It is no secret that the restaurant and food industry is growing. In fact, it is estimated that the restaurant industry is expected to add 1.3 million jobs over the next decade, with employment reaching 14 million by 2020. The number of foodservice managers is projected to increase 8% from 2010 to 2020. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation is working hard — and getting results — in helping to meet this need through initiatives such as its ProStart program which encourages high school students to consider careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry.

Plates!
04/26/2026

Plates!

04/26/2026
Go team Kentucky!
04/26/2026

Go team Kentucky!

04/26/2026

Wishing our culinary team from Hardin County EC3 the very best as they compete today!

Your management team from Moore High School!
04/25/2026

Your management team from Moore High School!

04/25/2026

Wishing our culinary team from Hardin County EC3 and our management team from Moore High School the very best as they represent Kentucky at the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore this weekend!

Congratulations to all participating teams, and big thanks to all judges/timers/volunteers, host Sullivan University and...
03/06/2026

Congratulations to all participating teams, and big thanks to all judges/timers/volunteers, host Sullivan University and our ProStart Coordinator Rich Cleaves for an outstanding day! Kentucky will send Hardin County's Early College and Career Center - Ec3 as our Culinary team, and Moore High School as our Management team to compete in the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore next month.

Tomorrow we have Kentucky ProStart teams competing in culinary and management at the Kentucky ProStart Invitational. Th...
03/05/2026

Tomorrow we have Kentucky ProStart teams competing in culinary and management at the Kentucky ProStart Invitational. The winning teams will represent Kentucky at the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore April 24-26. Wishing all our teams well!

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