opening doors through training
What We Offer
We provide a Food Prep & Baking Job Training & Placement Program. The Program is 8 weeks, 240 hours, and FREE for youth and adults over 18 in the San Francisco Bay Area. You will learn commercial food preparation and baking along with the job readiness skills essential to meaningful employment.

Participants Gain
1.
240 hours of intensive job training in the Fundamentals of Commercial Food Prep & Baking
2.
Hands on kitchen experience with chefs & food service professionals
3.
Job Readiness & Workplace Essential Skills Instruction for the Food Industry
4.
Updated Résumé & Job Interviewing Practice

Graduates Receive
1.
Program Certificate of Completion
2.
SERVSafe Food Handler Certification
3.
Job placement support
4.
12 months of follow-up services & support
5.
Professional Development Workshops
6.
Exposure to Professional Networks
Where & When

Training Hours
Mondays – Fridays 9:00am – 3:30pm
Location
1615 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94703
(Entrance via California Street)
Get Started
The process is easy to apply – complete the application below and participate in an intake interview with a member of The Bread Project program staff.
To schedule an appointment for an intake interview, contact us at:
Email: program@breadproject.org
Office: 510.594.1702
Mobile: 510.418.0617
Interviews take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays between 12:00pm – 3:00pm
Certain applicants may be required to do a 2-hour kitchen exercise to complete your application.
Our program has certain eligibility and documentation requirements
Program Schedule
Programs begin in September and run through June of the following year.


*Online Only
Due to COVID, our Program is a combination of in-class and online instruction, and condensed into 5 weeks and 150 hours.
Questions? Contact our program staff at 510.594.1702 or email us at program@breadproject.org.
We are happy to help you!