Manager Level Food Safety Trainings

All mealsites (partners that cook and serve food) must have at least one Manager Level Food Safety Training on file. Listed below are some options for this training. If you have any questions about whether an online course is accredited, please check with your Agency Relations Manager before signing up. 

County Health Department

• Contact your County Health Department’s Environmental Health Division to see when they offer the Food Protection Manager course and exam, the same as for-profit restaurants must have.

• Contact your local Environmental Health Division to ask about food safety training and exam dates.

NC Cooperative Extension Offices

• Contact your County NC Cooperative Extension office to see if NC Safe Plates for Food Managers is offered in your region, which must also include the exam and certificate.

• Make sure this is the same certification offered for restaurants to be in state compliance. NC Safe Plates is available both in-person and virtually.

• Some offices also offer ServSafe training.