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Welcome
to the World of Hospitality Careers!!! Hospitality Majors are now available to high school students who are choosing majors. The Food and Beverage Major and the Lodging Major are positioned as part of the Human Services Cluster. Check out the map of program locations (pdf) to see if a WV HEAT program is in place in your area!
Travel West Virginia (TWV) is one-year high school elective course that combines the study of West Virginia history, geography and culture with an understanding of marketing and how they combine to create our tourism industry. Employment skills and careers are also a focus of Travel West Virginia. WV HEAT makes matching grants available to TWV teachers so they can take their students to visit the sites and attractions they study. Instructional Content Standards and Objectives for the TWV Program have been developed and are available through the West Virginia Department of Education.
ProStart (PS) is a two-year course of study developed by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and administered in West Virginia by the NRAEF and WV HEAT. ProStart allows 11th and 12th graders to learn the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in restaurant management and culinary arts careers. Paid internships and nationally recognized credentials from the NRAEF are available through ProStart.
Lodging Management Program (LMP) is a two-year course of study developed by the American Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Institute (AH & LA EI) and administered by the AH & LA EI and WV HEAT. LMP students study and practice the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for a successful career in lodging management. Paid internships and credentials from the AH&MA are available through LMP. Lodging Management Instructional Content Standards and Objectives.
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College Credits Now!!! Johnson and Wales, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), Concord College, Mountain State University, Fairmont State College, Marshall University Community College, and many others have degree programs which award advanced credit to credentialed ProStart and LMP program completers. A Post-Secondary Passport listing colleges and universities that participate is available from WV HEAT (PDF).
Download a listing of Scholarship Opportunities (pdf). Additionally, The West Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association Educational Foundation currently offers scholarships exclusively to West Virginia students.
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