FREEPORT, Ill. --- Do you currently have a position handling food, or are you looking for a job in the food industry? If so, consider becoming a Certified Food Protection Manager. The Illinois Department of Public Health requires retail food establishment managers to obtain an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) accredited Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) certificate. This requirement helps ensure consumers’ safety when eating away from home.
Those receiving this certification have specialized training regarding the safe handling, preparation, and storage of food to help prevent foodborne-related illnesses. The certificate is valid for five years from the exam date and must be retaken once the certificate expires.
University of Illinois Extension will hold the CFPM course on Tuesday, August 12, from 9 AM - 3 PM, AND Friday, August 15, from 8:30 AM – 4 PM at the Stephenson County Farm Bureau, 210 W. Spring St., Freeport, IL. Participants must complete the two-day training to be eligible for the exam.
There is a $125 program fee to cover this educational session. This fee covers the purchase of the workbook, educational materials, and examination. Preregistration is required to attend. To register, call U of I Extension at (815) 235-4125 or online at go.illinois.edu/jsw.
Please contact the U of I Extension at (815) 235-4125 if you need reasonable accommodations to participate in this program. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.