Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 127 - TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › Subchapter J - HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM › Section 127.479 - Extended Practicum in Culinary Arts (One Credit), Adopted 2015

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General requirements. This course is
				  recommended for students in Grades 11 and 12. The practicum course is a paid or
				  unpaid capstone experience for students participating in a coherent sequence of
				  career and technical education courses in the Hospitality and Tourism Career
				  Cluster. Prerequisite: Culinary Arts. Corequisite: Practicum in Culinary Arts.
				  This course must be taken concurrently with Practicum in Culinary Arts and may
				  not be taken as a stand-alone course. Students shall be awarded one credit for
				  successful completion of this course. A student may repeat this course once for
				  credit provided that the student is experiencing different aspects of the
				  industry and demonstrating proficiency in additional and more advanced
				  knowledge and skills.
(b)
				  Introduction.
(1) Career and technical
				  education instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic
				  standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further
				  their education and succeed in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Hospitality and Tourism Career
				  Cluster focuses on the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and
				  other food/beverage services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and
				  travel-related services.
(3)
				  Extended Practicum in Culinary Arts is a unique practicum that provides
				  occupationally specific opportunities for students to participate in a learning
				  experience that combines classroom instruction with actual business and
				  industry career experiences. Extended Practicum in Culinary Arts integrates
				  academic and career and technical education; provides more interdisciplinary
				  instruction; and supports strong partnerships among schools, businesses, and
				  community institutions with the goal of preparing students with a variety of
				  skills in a fast-changing workplace.
(4) Students are taught employability skills
				  to prepare for college and career success, which include job-specific skills
				  applicable to their training plan, job interview techniques, communication
				  skills, financial and budget activities, human relations, and portfolio
				  development.
(5) Instruction may be
				  delivered through school-based laboratory training or through work-based
				  delivery arrangements such as cooperative education, mentoring, and job
				  shadowing.
(6) Students are
				  encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and
				  technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular
				  organizations.
(7) Statements that
				  contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while
				  those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative
				  examples.