Managing Personalities and Conflict (4-hour training) The learning objectives for this session are listed below. Identify the role personalities and bias play in conflict. Explain the difference between implicit and explicit bias. Compare and contrast the four most recent generational groups as it relates to how they respond to/manage conflict. Explain the importance of clear [Read more]

(6-hour training) Review and practice of basic math skills with. Application for culinary settings focuses on measuring and converting measurements, scaling recipes, and calculating food costs. Lesson 1: Review Basic Culinary Math Skills Lesson 2: Kitchen Measuring Tools for Ingredients Lesson 3: Converting Standardized Recipes Lesson 4: Calculating Food Cost

Provides training on management of finances and other resources as the foundation for nutrition integrity and quality meals in school nutrition programs. Lesson topics: Importance of Financial Management Development of a Financial Management Information System Communication and Ethical Behavior Reporting Revenue and Expenditures Setting a Meal Standard for Financial Management and Analysis Managing Revenue and [Read more]

(4.5-day training) An overview of the management components of school nutrition programs. The target audience includes school nutrition program staff with fewer than 5 years’ experience as a director or those who may aspire to be a director, as well as state agency staff, specialists, and trainers. Lesson topics: Program Accountability, Integrity and the Role of [Read more]

Managing Personalities and Conflict (4-hour training) The learning objectives for this session are listed below. Identify the role personalities and bias play in conflict. Explain the difference between implicit and explicit bias. Compare and contrast the four most recent generational groups as it relates to how they respond to/manage conflict. Explain the importance of clear [Read more]

Reimbursable Meals is a two-hour face-to-face training designed to assist cashiers in understanding a lunch and breakfast reimbursable meal under the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program.  It provides short skill-building activities for cashiers to recognize reimbursable meals.  The training can be taught in short intervals or as a 2-hour session. The resource [Read more]

Food Safety Basics Developed for new school nutrition managers, employees, and substitute cooks – this training curriculum is designed to provide a basic understanding of food safety. The lesson content covers food safety and why it is important, methods for training school nutrition staff on food safety, how to prevent foodborne illness, and checklists to [Read more]

Nutrition 101 This course qualifies for SNA core course certification level 1. This training provides a basic overview of nutrition with an emphasis on the importance of balance in daily food choices and the inclusion of physical activity as a key component to good health. The training incorporates a variety of learning activities including short [Read more]