Program Description

The Service Technology Program offers students training opportunities in several fields such as building maintenance, grounds and lawn care, equipment maintenance, equipment operation, and safety. Students
will learn the skills necessary to succeed in a service occupation. Activities will include work experiences in the classroom and workshop as well as on-campus training or training in private industry.

Length of Program

Service Technology is a 1 year, full-day program or a 2 year, half-day program for a total of 1050 hours.

Eligible Students

This program is open to secondary as well as post-secondary students.

College Credit

College credit is not currently available for this program.

Certifications

Certifications available from this program include:

• Florist Assistant
• Turf Technician
• Nursery Technician
• Cashier
• Cold Food/Prep Cook
• Hot Food/Prep Cook
• Kitchen Assistant
• Manager
• Server

Career Opportunities

The following career opportunities are possible after completing the program:

• Custodian
• Facility Maintenance
• Landscape/Lawn Care Maintenance
• Restaurant Worker
• Warehouse Worker
• Greenhouse Employee
• Numerous other jobs in the service industry
  

Helpful Attributes

The following skills are not necessary but would allow the student to progress more quickly to achieve success:

• Positive attitude
• Dependability
• Social skills
• Basic computer skills
• Basic math skills
• Basic reading skills
• Basic writing skills
• Good motor skills

Student Organizations

The students are encouraged to participate in the SkillsUSA-VICA organization which promotes leadership development and skill competition at the state and national levels.

Contact Information

For more information about the Service Technology program at the Fairview campus, contact Mr. Jon Buller at 580.227.3708.

CLICK HERE to download a program brochure in pdf format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the brochure.

News and More Information

New Curriculum Implemented

Last spring, Jon Buller had two problems in his Service Technology classroom at Northwest Technology Center. His dishwasher was on its last leg, and his conventional kitchen sink needed to be replaced and updated with a much larger three bowl sink to teach current sanitation practices. The new dishwasher and sink were much larger than the existing equipment. The question was how to get all of that equipment in place without doing a major renovation on the classroom.

In the meantime, Buller attended a meeting where he was introduced to the ProStart curriculum for food service professionals. Buller had an idea that he could increase the amount of “culinary arts” instruction in his program and implement the ProStart curriculum. He decided to “pitch” the idea for a kitchen update and the implementation of new curriculum to Jane Bowen, Assistant Superintendent on NWTC’s Fairview campus.

Bowen embraced the idea of adding a new aspect of training for NWTC’s students. Bowen, Buller and Bruce Lowder, the school’s maintenance director went to work of updating the program’s curriculum and classroom.

As a result, the Service Technology program gained a new commercial dishwasher, a three bowl commercial sink, a commercial convection six burner oven, two new ergonomically correct work tables and a steamer table for serving.

The ProStart curriculum allows students to train for a food service or culinary occupation at any level. It also prepares students with the knowledge and skills they need to attend a trade school or to prepare them for training in the food service industry.

“After finishing the ProStart curriculum, students can receive two nationally recognized certifications, the ServSafe food service credential and the ProStart certification,” stated Buller.

	Colleen Ponce, a Fairview High School senior works with the ProStart Curriculum in Northwest Technology Center's Service Technology program.
Fairview High School junior, Heather Bryant is working toward the ServSafe Certification in the Service Technology program at Northwest Technology Center. Bryant is pictured with Jon Buller, Service Technology instructor.