Our Training Solutions
ADVANCING THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY IN 5 MINUTES OR LESSOur unique micro-training approach, flexible training formats and training structure are the solutions to your workforce challenges. Pineapple Academy’s commitment to helping organizations develop their teams is centered around these three words: Simple, Quick and Effective.
A Simple, Quick & Effective Online Training Solution
Pineapple Academy provides consistent training standards for your organization, and the ability to train,
cross-train and upskill your employees is at your fingertips!
Job Role Training makes onboarding easy and creates a path for career advancement with increasing requirements as the student progresses through the training.
Learning & Development for busy frontline staff is our focus. Skills training with demonstration videos that are 5 minutes or less will get your team JOB-READY FAST!
Research shows that micro-training is extremely effective and supports the highest level of learner retention and engagement which helps to promote job satisfaction.
Pineapple Academy’s online training makes it easy and affordable to create a culture of hospitality in the workplace. When you invest in your team, your team is more motivated to invest in the success of the company, and everyone wins.
Operational Impact with Video Training
What Sets Us Apart?
Pineapple Academy checks all the boxes when it comes to providing a training solution that is a cut above the rest.
The Core to Our Training
Flexible training solutions for Foodservice and Hospitality operators of any size
A Winning Combination
Pineapple Academy offers the flexibility of instructor-led training in a group setting and self-paced personal training to ensure the best results for you and your team.
A Winning Combination
Pineapple Academy offers the flexibility of instructor-led training in a group setting and self-paced personal training to ensure the best results for you and your team.
How it Works (Administrators)
How It Works (Administrators)
Training your team is as easy as 1-2-3! Our Pineapple “Core” gives you the tools you need to get your team job-ready quickly.
Simply BROWSE our micro-training library, SUBSCRIBE to the necessary licenses, and ASSIGN training by job role.
1. BROWSE our micro-training library
2. SUBSCRIBE to the necessary licenses
3. ASSIGN training by job role.
How it Works
(Team Members)
How It Works (Team Members)
1. ACCESSS the assigned micro-training courses on any device at any time
2. WATCH the demonstration video in 5 minutes or less
3. QUIZ on the learning objectives
Pineapple Academy embraces the learning strategy that a “fundamentals first” approach will set a strong foundation to build a culture of continued learning.
Training Formats
We understand the unique challenges that training can present, from creating the material to developing and executing the training plans. Let us help you drive training efficiencies in your operation. Our training solutions work together to ensure the best outcomes for you and your team.
Group Training
Pineapple Academy’s Group Training was designed as a fast, effective, and easy-to-execute solution for training your team. It allows for instructor-led training in a group setting and is a great tool to use in a stand-up or pre-shift meeting, or even a classroom setting where you need to train a lot of team members quickly. It is the perfect tool to onboard new team members, develop a team and standardize your training. We provide supporting documents for you to use, including Attendance Sheets, Quizzes and an Answer Key. Follow our recommended training line-up to give your team the essential tools for success and provide a culture of continuous learning.
Click to access our current Group Training lineup.
Individual Training
Individual Training
Pineapple Academy’s Individual Training is designed for businesses looking to upskill and cross train their team members while providing them the tools necessary to be successful in their job. It is more like the individual, self-paced training you would expect in e-learning with the ability to track their progress automatically. This creates a win-win scenario where the employer experiences operational improvements while providing the employee with an educational path to advance their careers. As an added benefit, Certified Dietary Managers can earn CE hours that count toward their requirements for recertification.
Pineapple Academy’s Individual Training is designed for businesses looking to upskill and cross train their team members while providing them the tools necessary to be successful in their job. It is more like the individual, self-paced training you would expect in e-learning with the ability to track their progress automatically. This creates a win-win scenario where the employer experiences operational improvements while providing the employee with an educational path to advance their careers. As an added benefit, Certified Dietary Managers can earn CE hours that count toward their requirements for recertification.
Click to access our current Individual Training lineup.
Flexibility is important since not every training situation is the same. Our micro-training courses are designed to stand on their own allowing each Pineapple Academy customer to curate a training program to meet their specific needs.
Building Blocks for Success
Following the approach of “simple, quick and effective”, Pineapple Academy’s training structure was designed around something most people are familiar with, listening to music online.
Training Course
Like songs in a playlist, micro-training courses are the building blocks of our training which can be put together to achieve a larger, overall training objective.
The decision to utilize micro-training courses was derived through research. Multiple evidence-based studies support the idea that the highest level of learner retention, engagement and overall effectiveness comes from providing learners with short bites of information.
At Pineapple Academy, our standard of delivering videos in increments of 5-minutes or less is how we optimize training, and having specific skills presented by subject matter experts who bring real world experiences to the training makes all the difference when it comes to providing engaging content.
Training Topic
We understand that time is limited when it comes to ongoing training. The responsibility of designing a training program to fit into a day of unpredictable interruptions is almost impossible.
Pineapple Academy takes the guesswork out of it with our hassle-free “playlists” known as training topics. This grouping of micro-training courses is designed to simply help with the assignment and implementation process. Each training topic focuses on a specific training need, and our training topics never exceed 50 minutes so they can easily be completed in a typical work week.
The ultimate key to a successful training implementation is to make training a priority. Our recommended best practice for all operators is to allow their team members to use the first 10 minutes (or less) immediately after clocking in for the shift to complete their micro-training assignment. Training topics make it easy to do a little each day.
Training Course
Like songs in a playlist, micro-training courses are the building blocks of our training which can be put together to achieve a larger, overall training objective.
The decision to utilize micro-training courses was derived through research. Multiple evidence-based studies support the idea that the highest level of learner retention, engagement and overall effectiveness comes from providing learners with short bites of information.
At Pineapple Academy, our standard of delivering videos in increments of 5-minutes or less is how we optimize training, and having specific skills presented by subject matter experts who bring real world experiences to the training makes all the difference when it comes to providing engaging content.
Training Topic
We understand that time is limited when it comes to ongoing training. The responsibility of designing a training program to fit into a day of unpredictable interruptions is almost impossible.
Pineapple Academy takes the guesswork out of it with our hassle-free “playlists” known as training topics. This grouping of micro-training courses is designed to simply help with the assignment and implementation process. Each training topic focuses on a specific training need, and our training topics never exceed 50 minutes so they can easily be completed in a typical work week.
The ultimate key to a successful training implementation is to make training a priority. Our recommended best practice for all operators is to allow their team members to use the first 10 minutes (or less) immediately after clocking in for the shift to complete their micro-training assignment. Training topics make it easy to do a little each day.
Training Series
To assist operators who may be designing a micro-training program for the first time or for those who prefer the plug-and-play option, Pineapple Academy took the playlist concept one step further with a turn-key solution known as a training series.
Each training series is a cumulation of training topics (playlists) that contain micro-training courses (songs) designed to achieve a specific training goal.
These goals may include a turnkey career development program, segment specific regulatory compliance solutions, company and department-level onboarding…the possibilities are endless.
Training Series
To assist operators who may be designing a micro-training program for the first time or for those who prefer the plug-and-play option, Pineapple Academy took the playlist concept one step further with a turn-key solution known as a training series.
Each training series is a cumulation of training topics (playlists) that contain micro-training courses (songs) designed to achieve a specific training goal.
These goals may include a turnkey career development program, segment specific regulatory compliance solutions, company and department-level onboarding…the possibilities are endless.
Carmen Wayman
Restaurant Manager
“In my healthcare career, we’ve used a lot of different online training, but nothing has been specific to the hospitality industry like Pineapple Academy has.”
Elizabeth Shifflet
Assistant Analyst
“I loved it because it’s such short videos. Coming from a non-culinary background, I was able to onboard quickly.”
Felicia Smith
Director of Hospitality
“What I love about Pineapple Academy is I don’t have to pull my workers out of the kitchen for 8 hours to be Serve Safe trained. It saves me time if my employees can watch a few 5 minute videos.”
Jeremy Leaders
Waiter
“Pineapple Academy makes you more confident learning from actual experts. Even with all the years of experience I’ve had, I feel like I’m always learning new things with Pineapple.”
Rick Bishop
Food Service Director
“Hiring and training are my most difficult challenges. We just don’t have the right tools to train people properly. With Pineapple Academy, it alleviates a lot of the work for us.”
Toni Watkins
System Food, Nutrition & Environmental Service Director
“The videos were short, simple, and basic. It’s exactly what we needed!”
Carmen Wayman
Restaurant Manager
“In my healthcare career, we’ve used a lot of different online training, but nothing has been specific to the hospitality industry like Pineapple Academy has.”
Elizabeth Shifflet
Assistant Analyst
“I loved it because it’s such short videos. Coming from a non-culinary background, I was able to onboard quickly.”
Felicia Smith
Director of Hospitality
“What I love about Pineapple Academy is I don’t have to pull my workers out of the kitchen for 8 hours to be Serve Safe trained. It saves me time if my employees can watch a few 5 minute videos.”
Jeremy Leaders
Waiter
“Pineapple Academy makes you more confident learning from actual experts. Even with all the years of experience I’ve had, I feel like I’m always learning new things with Pineapple.”
Rick Bishop
Food Service Director
“Hiring and training are my most difficult challenges. We just don’t have the right tools to train people properly. With Pineapple Academy, it alleviates a lot of the work for us.”
Toni Watkins
System Food, Nutrition & Environmental Service Director
“The videos were short, simple, and basic. It’s exactly what we needed!”