Fayette County Environmental Health’s food safety inspectors will be offering ServSafe Food Safety Manager Certification classes on two upcoming dates.
The first class is a one-day course for individuals who have previously been certified. It will be held on Tuesday, September 22, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Here is the September class registration form.
The second class is a two-day course open to anyone seeking certification. It will be held on Monday-Tuesday, November 16-17, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Here is the November class registration form.
The inspectors teaching the course are certified ServSafe instructors and proctors. The cost for the full course, exam, and class materials is $200. (Textbooks are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese.) Individuals also have an option to take the course and the test without materials for $125, or to take a proctored test or re-test for $75.
Completion of either of these ServSafe courses, along with a passing score on the exam, satisfies Georgia Department of Public Health requirements that most food establishments must have an owner or at least one manager or supervisor on staff, designated for that one establishment only, who is a Certified Food Safety Manager/Certified Food Protection Manager (CFSM/CFPM). CFSMs must earn their certification through an approved accredited provider and renew their credentials every five years.
The comprehensive ServSafe course covers many areas of food safety, including foodborne illnesses, proper food handling, personal hygiene, and facility design and maintenance. The course is a mixture of lectures and discussions that moves at a fast pace. The entire textbook will be covered during the course instruction.
The 90-minute multiple-choice exam is a standardized test developed by the National Restaurant Education Foundation. Find out more at servsafe.com.
Classes are limited and advance registration is required by completing the appropriate registration form and mailing it with a business check made payable to the Fayette County Health Department, 245 Booker Ave., Suite E, Fayetteville, GA 30215. You also may bring your completed form to the same address along with payment by business check, card, or cash.
There is a one-hour break so participants can have lunch on their own. The building is located about one mile from Fayetteville’s downtown square. For more information, please contact Joseph Addison at (943) 209-8057 or joseph.addison3@dph.ga.gov.
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