NEW! Exam Prep Guides for The ManageFirst™ Program - An exam prep guide is available for each one of the ten ManageFirst™  titles. 

Contents Include:

• Test taking strategies
• Practice exam questions written to the NRAEF test item writing guidelines
• Explanations for answers with remediation to the competency guides
• Glossary of key terms  

A brief competency guide which is focused on Food Quality.  Designed to support a core textbook and provide students with marketable management skills for a career within the Culinary Arts and Foodservice industry.

Introducing the ManageFirst Program^TM from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF).   This new management training certification program is based on a set of competencies defined by the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry as those needed for success.   This competency-based program includes 12 topics, each with a competency guide, exam, instructor resources and certificate.  Students earn a certification for each exam passed.  The topics and exams are aligned to typical on-campus courses.

This competency guide includes a PENCIL/PAPER version of the  examination sheet.   NRAEF ManageFirst: Food Production w/ On-line Testing Access Code Card is also available.

For additional information about the NRAEF ManageFirst^TM Program please visit www.prenhall.com/managefirst

If you are interesting in purchasing managefirst for your organization and you are NOT affiliated with a school or university, please email managefirst@pearson.com so we can have someone from our business and industry group contact you directly.

Appropriate for Cooking Skills, Food Production or Introductory Cooking courses within Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management departments.

A brief competency guide which is focused on Food Quality.  Designed to support a core textbook and provide students with marketable management skills for a career within the Culinary Arts and Foodservice industry.

Part of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) ManageFirst certification program.  The competency guide includes an examination sheet.

NRAEF ManageFirst Program - Hallmark Features:

• Designed and supported by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF).
• NEW, industry-driven, 12 topic, competency-based certificate program.
• Created to provide students with marketable management skills for a career within the Restaurant, Hospitality and Foodservice industries.
• Non-text specific.  Adopters can use any publisher’s text and corresponding Prentice Hall/NRAEF competency guide.
• An academic and industry “think-tank” was formed to design a program based on job-specific skills valued by employers.  This “think tank” included 200 industry hiring managers, trainers, executives and academics.
• The program design and implementation process included an 18-month Job Task Analysis (JTA).
• NRAEF ManageFirst Program includes competency guide, exam answer sheet, NRAEF scoring & processing of a competency-based exam, NRAEF-branded certificate and NRAEF ManageFirst Professional (MFP) credential.
• Transitional and correlation materials available to ease conversion from other certification programs and textbooks to NRAEF ManageFirst Program and Prentice Hall textbooks.

Competency Guide Hallmark Features:

• 150-200 pages per guide.
• Can be used as a “stand alone” item or bundled at a discount with Prentice Hall titles.
• Tremendous pedagogical features, including:
  • “Tuning In to You”
  • Professional Profiles
  • Learning Objectives
  • “Test Your Knowledge”
  • Key Terms
  • Exhibits
  • “Think About It”
  • Activities
  • “Review Your Learning”
  • Field Project
• Accompanied by supplemental materials, including PowerPoint’s and Answers to Activities

NRAEF ManageFirst Program — Core and Foundation (Elective) topics:

NRAEF ManageFirst Core Credential Topics - students must pass all four courses:

• Hospitality and Restaurant Management
• Controlling Foodservice Costs
• Human Resources Management and Supervision
• ServSafe Food Safety

NRAEF ManageFirst Core Foundation (Elective) Topics — students must pass one course:

• Managerial Accounting
• Inventory and Purchasing
• Customer Service
• Food Production
• Menu Marketing and Management
• Restaurant Marketing
• Nutrition (Culinary)
• ServSafe Responsible Alcohol Service

Instructor Supplements available for each Competency Guide:

• Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with Instructor's Notes
• Answer Keys for self-guided tests and Additional Activities.
• Instructor Correlation Guides that assist in the transition to the NRAEF ManageFirst Program.
• Syllabus builder template
• Classroom activities
• Quizzes and reviews questions (with answers)
• Test Bank of Exam style questions
• Detailed course outlines include:
• suggested time block
• activity and objective
• slides used
• guide pages covered
• lecture notes.

Instructor’s resources are available for registered ManageFirst™  instructors.  To register or access instructor materials please visit:  Download Instructor’s Resources

Note: If you will be instructing the ServSafe® Food Safety or ServSafe Alcohol® courses, there are separate instructor registration procedures for these programs.

Chapter 1        Establishing Standard Food Production Procedures

Index

Introduction to Cooking  (Culinary Arts)

Exam Copy for ManageFirst Food Production
National Restaurant Association
©2008  |  Prentice Hall  |  Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 176 pp  |  Instock
ISBN-10: 0132331241  |  ISBN-13: 9780132331241
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