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HOSCO TRAINING PROGRAM

HOSCO offers several extensive training courses to prepare you for a number of careers. Whether you've just graduated highschool or recently been laid off we can help you with your career path. Our job training program will help get you on the right track. We've forged partnerships with universities, businesses and organizations in order to offer you a wide variety of choices.

 

Learn from university from university cooperative extension specialists as well as professionals and experts allowing a real hands on opportunity to acquire the skills needed to be employed or perhaps even starting your own business. Each student that completes the course will receive a Sustainable Agriculture Certificate of Completion. Agri-Culinary students will receive ServSafe Certification. Select students will also have placement opportunities at local fine dining or catering companies. Agriculture students will have the opportunity to receive placement within one of HOSCO agriculture cooperatives or one of its Food Distribution aggregations client's business.

Landscaping

Landscaping & Design

 

 

Microgreen Growing  
Managing Soil Fertility 
Composting 
Integrated Pest Management
Irrigation Design
Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)   
Aeroponics  

Hydroponics   

Aquaponics   

Sustainable Ag Systems Design .

 

$16.25/Hr

160 Hrs. Total

 

Soil Management

Ornamental plant propagation 
Design and Development
Product Sourcing 
Annuals and Perrenials Planting
Polinators, Pests and Beneficials
Edible Landscaping
Irrigation Design and Installation
Tool Safety

 

 

16.25/Hr

160Hrs. for completion of training

Catering and Culinary

Learn to prepare fine cuisine

Safely prepare food in a kitchen

Layout of the kitchen
Knife Skills

Food Processing
Saute Method

Function of sauces

Simple stock based reduction sauce

Potato Cookery

Stews

Braising
Job skills 101

 

Program Costs:

$10.00/Hr + Materials

80 Hrs. Total

ServSafe Certification

 

Construction
Coming soon.
Food processing

Learn to prepare and package foods

Raw Organic Products Procurement
Natural Preservatives Development
HAACP Writing and Safety Procedures
Mincing & Macerating Techniques

Liquification and Emulsification

Pickling and Canning

Seed oil pressing and bottling procedures

FDA labeling requirements

Product Marketing & Sales

 

 

 

Proream Costs:

16.25/Hrs

160Hrs. for completion of training

ServSafe Certification

 

 

Food Handling

Logistics & Management 
Product Sourcing 
Cold and Heat chain management
Order Tracking and Fulfillment
Warehouse Management

 

 

 

 

15.00/Hr

100Hrs. for completion of training

Food Distribution

Become a part of how food get to your plate.

 

 

BEEKEEPING
Keeping bees for honey production

Introduction to Bees

Swarm Prevention Techniques
Hive Maintenance

Honey Production Sales and Marketing

Queen Rearing

Queen Grafting

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proream Costs:

16.25/Hr

160 Hrs. for completion of training

Sustainable Beekeepers Certificate 

Sustainable Community Development
Container Home Construction
Welding

Metalworking
Park Design

Urban Planning

 

 

 

 

Sustainable Agriclture

Economic stability from local food production

 

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