The importance of food safety and sanitation techniques has increased greatly in the food-service industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic. OCC’s Culinary Institute experts are addressing the demand by offering the ServSafe Certification Prep course and exam.
This course is designed to provide individuals in the food-service industry with detailed knowledge of food safety. Individuals will also be prepared to take the certification exam, offered in class and administered by the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association.
Upon successful course and exam completion, certified individuals will be qualified to train personnel in sanitation techniques, food borne illness, safety, personal hygiene, inspections, communicate with representatives of health departments and recognize sanitation deficiencies and initiate improvements.
The course and certification exam will be held at OCC’s Orchard Ridge campus from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 17. Tuition is $91.
ServSafe Re –Certification (Exam Only)
The ServSafe Certification exam will be offered from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 17 on the OCC campus for those in the food-service industry interested in taking the exam only. Cost is $38.
To register for either the ServSafe Certification Prep course and exam or the exam only, visit https://www.oaklandcc.edu/ce/personal-enrichment.aspx.
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