PRLAEF Employer Interest Form

Employer Interest Form

Thank you for your interest in partnering with the PRLA Educational Foundation. We're proud to support Pennsylvania's hospitality industry through innovative educational programs, workforce development initiatives, and meaningful community engagement.

By getting involved, you'll help inspire the next generation of hospitality professionals, support current employees on their career paths, and strengthen the industry we all rely on.

Below, you'll find a brief overview of our current programs and opportunities. Once you've reviewed the options, please complete the form to indicate how you would like to participate or support these efforts.

Questions? Contact PRLA Workforce Development Specialist Andrea Trubiano at atrubiano@prla.org.

Restaurant Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship programs offer a strategic solution to the hospitality industry's most pressing workforce challenges—helping businesses with recruitment, training, and retention by improving culture, productivity, and diversifying their workforce.

Apprenticeships work—here's why:
- 94% of apprentices stay with their employer after the successful completion of their apprenticeship
- $1.47 average return on investment for every $1 invested
- 80% apprentice retention rate in the restaurant manager program
Our structured restaurant apprenticeship tracks include:
- Line Cook: 12 months
- Assistant Kitchen Manager: 18 months
- Kitchen Manager: 18 months
- Assistant Restaurant Manager: 18 months
- Restaurant Manager: 24 months
Learn more about the apprenticeship program at prla.org/apprenticeships.

Restaurant Ready
Restaurant Ready is a national initiative designed to help people build the basic job and life skills needed to thrive in restaurant and hospitality roles. Through partnerships with community-based organizations, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF), and PRLAEF, participants receive training in six key work-readiness areas—like communication, professionalism, and teamwork—identified as hospitality employers as essential skills.

Employer Benefits:
- Access to a pipeline of motivated, job-ready individuals with foundational skills
- Support workforce development in your community
- Build long-term employee retention through wraparound services that help reduce turnover barriers
Why It Matters:

Employers play a vital role by offering first-job opportunities and advancement pathways, while PRLAEF connects you to individuals who are prepared and eager to work.

Dowload the Restaurant Ready flyer for more details.

HOPES
HOPES is a national initiative that connects justice-involved adults—those currently or formerly incarcerated, or on parole or probation—with career opportunities in the restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality industries. In partnership with Departments of Corrections, community-based organizations, and PRLAEF, participants receive training based on the NRAEF’s Restaurant Ready framework to build essential work-readiness and hospitality-specific skills.

Employer Benefits:
- Gain access to a motivated, often overlooked talent pool
- Support second chances and promote community reintegration through employement
- Strengthen your workforce while supporting credentialing and advancement pathways for particpants
Learn more about the HOPES program at chooserestaurants.org/programs/hopes.

Employer Information & Program Interest
Which PRLAEF program(s) are you interested in supporting or participating in? Select all that apply*

Restaurant Apprenticeship – I’m interested in becoming an approved apprenticeship employer site.Restaurant Ready – I’d like to engage with Restaurant Ready programs to support job-readiness and employment.HOPES – I’m interested in hiring HOPES program participants to provide work experience and career opportunities.
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