CHAMPAIGN, Ill – Level up your kitchen safety skills with a certified food safety training course from University of Illinois Extension. The University of Illinois Extension will offer the Certified Food Protection Manager Course at the Champaign County Farm Bureau auditorium (801 N Country Fair Dr, Champaign, IL 61821) to adults and youth ages 15 and up. This two-part class is an accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI) course that meets the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Food Service Sanitation Code requirements.
During this two-day class, participants will learn about the principles and recommendations of the FDA Food Code focused on food safety and contamination, employee health and hygiene, safe food handling practices, cleaning and sanitizing, and HACCP.
Participants must attend the full two-day training to be eligible to take the exam. There are two training dates for this event. The Saturday session will include lunch for the participants.
- Friday, February 6, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
- Saturday, February 7, from 9 AM to 3 PM
There is a $100 fee for adults and a $60 fee for youth cover this educational session. This fee is for the purchase of the educational materials, examination, and lunch.
Space is limited, and therefore, pre-registration is required.
To learn more or to register, visit go.illinois.edu/CFPM-CC.
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.