Food Safety Train-the-Trainer for the Midwest Region – Sept. 18-19, 2019

Food Safety Train-the-Trainer for the Midwest Region will be held on September 18 & 19, 2019 at the Hotel Indigo in Traverse City, MI.

This event is for district directors and/or district trainers to receive materials and information to provide training in their home districts.

September 18, 2019 – 8:00a – 5:00p – Food Safety in Schools is designed to provide school nutrition employees with up-to-date information on food safety. This training contains lessons and activities which allow participants to be actively involved in learning the food safety concepts needed to prepare and serve food safely and to keep school nutrition facilities safe and sanitary. The chapters cover topics such as: food safety, prevention of foodborne illness, basics of microorganisms, how to keep a clean and sanitary school nutrition facility, process for foodborne illness prevention, and food safety programs in schools. Published 2015.

September 19, 2019 – 8:00a – 12:00p – Foundations for Training Excellence: Basics is a seminar that is intended to assist participants in assessing the current level of skill they already possess and to encourage further professional development.  Participants will receive tools and resources they can take back to their workplaces to use immediately.

Participants who complete this session will earn 12 units of continuing education that are credentialed by the Commission on Dietetic Registration and the School Nutrition Association.  Codes for USDA Professional Standards are listed on the certificate of completion.

Materials will be provided for each session.  Participant travel expenses will be reimbursed according to ICN’s Participant Travel Policies and Procedures.