HCC offers certification for food managers

Hagerstown Community College’s Center for Continuing Education is offering a course on food safety certification for food service facility owners, managers, and food handlers.

The two-day session will be offered on March 22 and 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day, at HCC’s Valley Mall Center. Course topics will include proper methods of food handling and preparation, the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) concept of food safety, proper cleaning and sanitizing of equipment and facilities, guidelines for working with regulatory agencies, and personal hygiene. Upon course completion, participants are awarded a nationally valid certificate as a certified professional food manager from the National Environmental Health Association. This course meets the requirements in those jurisdictions where manager certification is mandated. Materials fee includes course materials, exam, and certification. Cost is $144.

For more information or to register, call 301-790-2800, ext. 236.