Online Learning with Hands-on Practice for Confident Cooks
We’ve partnered with training organizations to facilitate Hybrid Training - a blend of online lessons with hands-on cooking classes give caregivers an opportunity to improve their cooking skills in a safe and inclusive environment. In a profession where staff work independently, cooking classes are a time to meet other caregivers and build relationships. Cooking activities promote teamwork and improve kitchen skills. Caregivers are rewarded by sharing a delicious meal together.
Caregivers Will Learn:
Best practices for keeping food safe and protecting elders from foodborne illness.
Practical tips for planning healthy meals and purchasing groceries on budget.
Enhancing food's flavor with herbs, spices and other seasonings while reducing sodium content.
Hands-on preparation of many foods; breakfast, side dishes, meat, poultry and casseroles with a focus on "comfort foods".
Meal planning and preparation for chronic conditions like Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, food allergies and celiac disease, cardiovascular conditions and COPD.
And more...
Hybrid Training Partner
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana is proud to partner with Caregivers Kitchen to offer Culinary Skills for Caregivers Hybrid Training blending online learning with hands-on cooking practice. Indiana high schools who participate in the Ivy Tech Dual Credit program are also eligible to teach the course.
Healthcare Specialists
Caregivers pursuing careers as Certified Nursing Aides, Home Health Aides and other vocations participate in “Meal Planning for Healthcare” through Ivy Tech’s Healthcare Specialist program to learn food safety, nutrition, meal planning and cooking techniques for home care clients.
The program also teaches how nutrition and mealtime can be used to manage chronic conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s and dementia, COPD and others
Workforce Training
Caregivers can earn up to six professional certificates and 36 CE hours for completing the program to build their professional credentials as they enter the healthcare workforce.
About Ivy Tech
Ivy Tech Community College serves communities across Indiana, providing world-class education and driving economic transformation. It is the state’s largest public post-secondary institution and the nation’s largest singly accredited statewide community college system.
It serves as the state’s engine of workforce development, offering high-value degree programs and training that are aligned with the needs of its communities, along with courses and programs that transfer to other colleges and universities in Indiana.