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 127.480 - Extended Practicum in Hospitality Services (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. Recommended prerequisite: Hospitality Services. Corequisite: Practicum
				  in Hospitality Services. This course must be taken concurrently with Practicum
				  in Hospitality Services 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 Hospitality Services is a unique practicum experience
				  that provides opportunities for students to participate in a learning
				  experience that combines classroom instruction with actual business and
				  industry career experiences. Extended Practicum in Hospitality Services
				  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,
				  including job-specific skills applicable to their training plan, job interview
				  techniques, communication skills, financial and budget activities, human
				  relations, and portfolio development. Extended Practicum in Hospitality
				  Services is relevant and rigorous, supports student attainment of academic and
				  technical standards, and effectively prepares students for college and career
				  success.
(5) Instruction may be
				  delivered through school-based laboratory training or through work-based
				  delivery arrangement 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.