ServSafe Serving Safe Food Certification Course

(A 16-hour Course)
October 14, 16, 21, & 23, 2008
1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m.

(exam may require additional time on October 23rd)
Cost: $84 per person

Who Should Attend?

• All Foodservice Managers Owners/Operators
• Food and Beverage Directors
• Club Managers
• Catering Directors
• Regional/District Managers
• Chefs/Kitchen Managers
• Dietary Managers/Registered Dieticians

Serving Safe Food sets the standard in food safety learning. It is designed as an on-site detailed course, including textbooks, materials to help managers educate front-line employees, materials for employees to learn and review of food safety essentials, and excellent sources for general reference.

SERVSAFE Serving Safe Food Certification Course (a 16-hour course)

This seminar teaches participants how to implement cost effective and pro-active food safety practices in any operation. In this course, participants are trained and tested for certification through the Serving Safe Food Certification Coursebook. Participants will learn about: potentially hazardous foods and safe food handling practices Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system of food safety setting up standards and procedures for proper receiving, storage, cleaning and sanitizing.

Exam certification of a manager or other employee responsible for operation and employed full time in a particular establishment may qualify the food service establishment for 2 points on the inspection grade.

Foodservice employees who participate in this 16-hour course will receive in-depth training in all areas of food safety. The course will cover the latest information in food safety, including personal hygiene; how to use food thermometers and keep temperature logs; how to safely prepare, store, cook, hold, cool, reheat and serve food; and methods of cleaning and sanitizing.

Today, the public is very concerned about food safety issues. Eating out has become popular, with almost 50 percent of the food dollars being spent away from home.

About the Instructors:

• Dr. Glennie Daniels, Catawba County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Education, North Carolina Cooperative Extension -- ServeSafe Course & Trainer Certification from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association
• Margo Mosley, Alexander County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Education, North Carolina Cooperative Extension -- ServeSafe Course & Trainer Certification from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association
• Ann Simmons, Iredell County Extension Agent, Family and Consumer Education, North Carolina Cooperative Extension -- ServeSafe Course & Trainer Certification from the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association
• Fred Miller, County Extension Director, Integrated Pest Management
• Sanitarians, Environmental Health Department, Catawba County

Time:

Class available to the first thirty-five paid registrations.

How to Register

Fill out the Registration Form, enclose payment and mail to the address on the form by September 26, 2008.  Price: SERVSAFE course is $84 per participant, and covers the coursebook, materials and exam. Refreshments will be provided.

Seminar Location: This seminar will be held at the Catawba County Agricultural Resources Center (ARC). Travel south on Highway 321 Business in Newton. About 1 mile after you pass the Catawba County Justice and Government Center you turn left onto East O Street and the ARC building will be directly in front of you. The physical address is 1175 South Brady Avenue, Newton and the phone number for additional directions is 828/465-8250.

Payments, Cancellations and Refunds: Full payment is due at the time of registration. Deadline to register is September 26, 2008. Space is limited to the first thirty-five (35) paid registrations. No refunds will be made for cancellations, but substitutions may be made by registeree 24-hours in advance of the first day of class.

For more information, you may contact Glennie Daniels. Phone: (828) 465-8250.