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PCF Restaurant Management Partners Up to Create Restaurant Training Program
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dward Barnett and Karim Webb’s location in Baldwin Hills,
the process. Students who successfully complete the program
California and Dorsey High School’s School of Business
will also be eligible to enter the PCF Restaurant Management
and Entrepreneurship (SBE) announced their partnership
manager training program upon graduation.
May 30, 2014. The two have also enlisted the help of the Los
After hearing Barnett’s idea, the president of the Los Angeles
Angeles Urban League to develop and
Urban League, Nolan V. Rollins was inspired
implement a restaurant training program
to get involved. He offered up supportive
for SBE seniors.
workforce development services to the new
“Part of our mission is to be a good
SBE program including resume-building
community partner, and provide job training
classes, uniforms, interview prep and
and employment opportunities to the young
continued business development support.
people in the areas we serve. By partnering
“Once Ed told me about what he
with the Dorsey High School of Business and
planned to do at Dorsey High, I knew it was
Entrepreneurship and the Urban League
a great opportunity for the Urban League to
PCF Restaurant Management partners
we can move forward in fulfilling that
lend a helping hand. We are all about aiding
Edward Barnett (far left) and Karim Webb
mission,”said Barnett.
our community, and this new program is a
(far right) pose with students graduating
The 16-week restaurant training
great fit,”explained Rollins.
from Dorsey High School