It's no secret that the hospitality and tourism industry is growing! In fact, from 2006 to 2016 the number of jobs in the restaurant and lodging industry is projected to increase by over 2 million and approximately 47,000 will be management positions! T.H.E. Foundation is working hard and getting results in helping to meet this need through initiatives such as the ProStart Restaurant Management and the LMP Lodging Tourism Management programs which encourage high school students to consider careers in the restaurant and lodging industry.  Since the General Assembly passed the Economic Education Development Act (EEDA), education from kindergarten through 12th grade has been retooled to help students match their school work with their career objectives.  The initiatives ambitious goal is to remake education in a way that boosts the payoff from students academic efforts by placing them in the context of career preparation. T.H.E. Foundation is working with our public high schools helping educators with industry-based nationally certified school-to-career programs that more than meet the objectives of the EEDA in the Hospitality & Tourism Career Cluster. Foodservice and Restaurant Management School-to-Career Program Hospitality and Tourism School-to-Career Program The ProStart Restaurant Culinary Arts/Restaurant Management Program was developed to increase the quality and employability of today's high school graduates by providing them with training related to important job skills as well as opportunities for careers and higher education. It was also developed to encourage young people to explore food service as a career option. This program includes the industry-driven curriculum designed by The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation to teach, test, and award industry-recognized certificates to students meeting high standards in hospitality education. Through this program, a partnership is created between schools and their local restaurateurs to provide job-relevant education at the high school level. During internships, job-site mentors work with students to help them put into practice the skills and foodservice concepts they have learned in the classroom. This two-year program provides instruction in 25 subject areas, ranging from basic food preparation, accounting and cost control, to sanitation and workplace safety. The program encourages high school students to experience all aspects of operating and managing a foodservice establishment, and also helps students build good business and management skills. These skills are vital to our growing foodservice industry. More about ProStart STUDENTS CLICK HERE As with our foodservice management program, The Hospitality and Tourism / Lodging Management Program was developed to increase the quality and employability of today's high school graduates by providing them with training related to important job skills as well as opportunities for careers and higher education.  The LMP Program teaches high school students about the tourism industry, with an emphasis on hospitality, particularly the lodging industry.  This Program is based on 45 years of industry-driven curriculum development, which bridges industry needs and classroom learning. This program introduces students to all major departments in a hotel. It provides work-based learning such as student internships, field trips and job shadowing. Students who complete the program requirements are awarded industry-recognized certificates. More about LMP STUDENTS CLICK HERE                Articulation Agreements Our programs offer articulation agreements with colleges and universities across South Carolina and the country. click here to view the list of schools     Professional Development for Instructors T.H.E. Foundation and the HBA staff is committed to ongoing industry related development workshops, job shadowing and internships for hospitality and foodservice educators. T.H.E. Foundation conducts a summer teacher in-service training intended to enrich the instructor's base of knowledge in the foodservice and hospitality industry.  HBA conducts numerous professional development training courses each summer.  ProStart Summer Institute Teacher Training information click here.  LMP Summer Institute Teacher Training information click here