Every person who prepares food and serves it to others outside of their household benefits from taking a valid food handler course. This includes those working in restaurants, bars, hospitals, food trucks, school cafeterias, nursing homes, and more. Holding the Food Handler Certificate demonstrates these individuals have a thorough understanding of food safety. In fact, any person who comes into contact with food throughout the course of their work duties benefits from obtaining this certificate. Many assume only those who prepare and cook food should take the course, but those who serve it or clean up after customers/diners also find the training to be beneficial.
Anyone may take part in the food handler training offered. To do so, the person must know how to use the internet. They will need to find and log into various websites. Upon arriving at the site, the individual must read and follow any instructions found on the page. The course uses simple, straightforward language to ensure all participants can finish the coursework swiftly.
Employers look at the certificate and feel confident the worker has an understanding of food safety. This certificate may be viewed through the provider's online system to show proof of successful completion of the course. Individuals who successfully pass the course are permitted to use the phrase "Responsible Training Food Handler Certificate" on their resume when applying for a job. However, they may not state they are licensed, registered, certified, accredited, or certificated. These terms may only be used with other types of food handling programs.
The course consists of multiple lessons. Each lesson will provide a detailed explanation of the topic along with exercises the student is to complete. A person may have the lessons read to them, using the voice-over option. Upon completion of the lesson, the student takes a five-question quiz to demonstrate their knowledge of the topic. When the student completes the six lessons successfully, they take a final exam. To obtain the Food Handler Certificate, this individual must receive a grade of 70 percent or higher.
Students determine the pace at which they finish each lesson. However, they cannot advance to another lesson until they complete the current one. In addition, the student has six months from the date of registration to complete all coursework. Lessons take a maximum of 15 minutes to complete, and a student can complete each quiz in five minutes.
Your food handler certificate is valid for 3 years. This information will be printed on your certificate and may be checked by using our online verification program.
Our San Diego food handlers course covers many topics. Students will gain an understanding of how to prevent foodborne illnesses. They will discover how contaminated food may spread this illness and how foods become contaminated when workers use unsafe practices. It also covered hygiene and why it is important in food preparation and serving. The course covers basic ways to prevent illness from spreading through the use of good hygiene practices.
Participants learn the symptoms of food-borne illness as well as communicable diseases that may prevent them from working around food. In addition, they learn when a physician will need to provide approval before they can work with food.
Food storage requirements are covered in the course, and students learn when they should reject food due to contamination concerns. In addition, participants discover how to control the temperature of food to reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses. They learn about safe temperature zones, how to measure the temperature of foods, and how to keep foods in these zones.
The course covers the cooling and thawing of foods safely as well as how to reheat them. Finally, participants gain a better understanding of how to clean and sanitize food preparation and serving areas to ensure the safety of diners.
To get a Food Handlers Card, the student must review each lesson and take the accompanying quiz. Upon completion of all lessons, the student then takes a final exam, which consists of 40 multiple-choice questions. A score of 70 percent or higher is needed to receive the certificate.
This online food handler class has been approved by San Diego county for employees working in that county. It is a food safety course tailored to San Diego county requirements. For detailed information about what you will learn, how you will learn it, and the certificate you will earn, click on 'more info', below.
