Anyone who works in a place that serves food to the public, such as a restaurant, bar, food truck, or hospital, should hold a Food Handler Certificate to show they understand food safety. If you come into contact with food during preparation, cooking, serving, or cleaning, this training will be valuable for your job.

Holding a Food Handler Certificate shows employers that you have passed the minimum requirement of understanding food safety. Employers can check your certificate status through our on-line system.

When applying for jobs, you may call yourself a "Responsible Training Food Handler Certificate Recipient". You can refer to your "Responsible Training Food Handler Certificate" on your resume.

You may not say or imply that you are "certified," "certificated," "licensed," "registered" or "accredited"; these terms indicate a different type of program than food handler training.

The health board or other regulatory organization determines how long your certificate will be valid, usually two years but in some places it may be one or three. It will be printed on your certificate and may be checked by using our online verification program.

Upon successful completion of this training program, you will understand:

• The basics of preventing food-borne illness, including understanding how illness are spread through contaminated food and how food becomes contaminated through unsafe practices
• Why hygiene is important, and how you prevent illness by good personal grooming, handwashing, and using protective articles
• How to recognize symptoms of communicable diseases and food borne illnesses that will keep you from working, and when you'll need a physician's approval before working with foods.
• How to safely accept and store food, including when food must be rejected and how to store food to prevent contamination.
• How to control food temperature to prevent food-borne illness, including how to measure and keep foods in safe temperature zones, and how to cool, thaw and reheat food safely.
• The right way of cleaning and sanitizing to maintain a safe environment.

The Certificate Program consists of six easy to understand lessons in food handling, each with a quick quiz so you can be sure you understand the lesson and are prepared for the exam. To be awarded a food handler certificate, you must view all lessons and quizzes, then take 40 question multiple choice exam, which you must pass with 70% to be awarded a food handler certificate.

Anyone can sign up for this program. You will need basic internet skills such as locating and logging into websites, then reading and following the instructions found there. We use simple, straight-forward language so you can complete the course quickly and confidently.

Each lesson contains detailed information on the topic and fun exercises. The lessons have an optional voice over that will read the lesson out loud. After reviewing lesson materials, a 5 question quiz at the end will test what you have learned. Once you’ve completed all 6 lessons, you can take the final exam. You must score a passing grade of 70% to receive your Food Handler Certificate.

The Food Handler Certificate Program is designed to be completed at your own pace. However, you must complete each lesson before advancing to the next. All training must be completed within 6 months of registering. Each lesson can be reviewed in 15 minutes or less. Quizzes should take 5 minutes each.

Responsible Training’s first consideration is customer satisfaction. If for any reason you request a refund before a certificate is issued, we will be happy to refund you the full amount of the transaction.

This on-line food handler class is ideal for employees who want the best food safety training, in the least amount of time, at the best possible price. It is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) (accreditation ID #1042), as required by the State of New Mexico. This means the class you take represents the best in quality education and training. We also include our COVID-19 Awareness for Food Service course with this purchase, free of charge. For detailed information about what you will learn, how you learn it, and the certificate you will earn, click on 'more info', below.