FoodTEC

Orange County Food Training and Education Center (FoodTEC) is a workforce and skills development training and education center located at SUNY Orange on the Newburgh campus.

FoodTEC is a hub for preparing individuals in the region’s food & beverage, hospitality & tourism, and environmental health and food safety workforce. It provides industry-recognized training and certifications for a wide range of industry occupations and creates career and educational pathways.

The mission of FoodTEC is to provide and support workforce development and job training opportunities, certification, and internships to assist job seekers and workers in obtaining and advancing in jobs that provide sustaining wages and benefits while supporting the economic development of Orange County and its surrounding areas.

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Business & Professional Courses & Trainings

FoodTEC is offering low cost online and on-site training in culinary arts, hospitality and tourism, food safety, food manufacturing and food service.

This is your chance to learn the skills you need to land your first job or get promoted to a higher-level job in the food, beverage, and hospitality industry.

Help is available for students who need financial assistance and support services.

Course Listings:

Environmental Health & Food Safety 15- Week Workforce Training

The 15 - week Environmental Health and Food Safety workforce program will provide the skills and on-the-job training necessary to obtain an entry-level job or get promoted to a higher-level position in the Health and Food Safety sector of the industry.

This comprehensive workforce development program is designed to equip participants with the essential skills, ServSafe certifications, OSHA certification, HACCP and HAZCOM trainings, NY Sexual harassment training, American Heart CPR training, GMP skills and practical experience necessary. Through a structured curriculum and hands-on training, students will gain technical expertise, professional skills, and the confidence to thrive in these industries.

THIS IS A 15 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS.

Start date: January 21, 2025
End date: May 9, 2025
Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 3pm-7pm
2 additional days:
Saturday 2/15 & 2/22 9am-3pm
Cost: $4500

Culinary Arts 15- Week Workforce Training

Maybe you are already working in the food industry or perhaps have a desire to work in a professional kitchen, our 15-week culinary art program can train you and change your life. With a curriculum carefully designed by industry professionals, you will gain the skills and knowledge to land or enhance your position or enter the industry to earn an average of $44,500. Let’s get cooking!

THIS IS A 15 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS.

Summer Session:
Start date: June 16, 2025
End date: September 29, 2025
Days: Monday & Wednesday
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $4500 per person

Fall Session:
Start date: September 3, 2025
End date: December 16, 2025
Days: Monday & Wednesday
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $4500 per person

Hospitality & Tourism 15- Week Workforce Training

If your vision is growing and achieving long-term success in the hospitality & tourism industry, then register for our 15- week Hospitality & Tourism Workforce Program. Our workforce development program provides career readiness, including Industry-recognized certificate training and assistance with job placement in the hospitality, guest services, and tourism industries.

Overall employment of food and beverage servers and related workers is projected to grow 53 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations.

Currently, workers in New York earn an average $43,6000, 10% of workers earn $57,090 for food and beverage servers and related workers.

THIS IS A 15 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM. YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS.

Start date: January 21, 2026
End date: May 9, 2026
Days: Monday & Wednesday
Time: 9am - 4pm
Cost: $4500 per person

Dietitian Assistant 15- Week Workforce Training

The 15- week Dietitian workforce program will provide the skills and on-the-job training necessary to obtain an entry-level job or get promoted to a higher-level position in the healthcare food nutrition sector of the industry.

This comprehensive workforce development program is designed to equip participants with the entry-level skills for a Dietitian Assistant working in healthcare-food service. The program offers career readiness, ServSafe certifications, OSHA certification, NY Sexual harassment training, American Heart CPR training, food and nutrition skills. Through a structured curriculum and hands-on training, students will gain technical expertise, professional skills, and the confidence to thrive in these industries.

THIS IS A 15 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS.

Start date: September 3, 2025
End date: December 16, 2025
Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Cost: $4500 per person

Hospitality Industry Certificate Program 8- Week Workforce Training

If you goal is to acquire Industry-recognized certificate training and assistance with job placement in the hospitality and tourism sector then register for our 8- week Hospitality & Tourism Workforce Program.
Achieving recognized certificates will assist you in growing and achieving long-term success in the hospitality & tourism industry,

the program offers 5 certificate: Servsafe Food Handlers, American Heart Assoc CPR, OSHA 30 , New York Sexual Harassment training, Guest Service Gold

Overall employment of food and beverage servers and related workers is projected to grow 53 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations.

THIS IS A 8 WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM.
YOU MUST ATTEND ALL SESSIONS.

Start date: 1/21/25
End date: 3/12/25
Mon. & Wed. 10am - 12:30pm

Cost: $4500 per person

Commercial Kitchen and Event Space

OC FoodTEC at SUNY Orange Newburgh offers a variety of facilities that can accommodate groups of 20 to 150, Incubator kitchens, demo kitchens and spaces available for your organization’s conferences and meetings ranging from state-of-the-art kitchens and beautiful event space overlooking the grand Hudson River. Spaces are handicapped accessible and come with a range of optional amenities including catering, parking, and audiovisual services.

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