The Institute of Child Nutrition provides face-to-face group training at NO CHARGE on a variety of child nutrition management topics that are aligned with USDA’s Professional Standards. Categories include: ∙ Food Safety ∙ Program Management ∙ Culinary Skills ∙ Nutrition Education ∙ Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
As of July 31, 2018, the ICN Training [Read More]
Essential Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for SN Success
The Essential KPIs for School Nutrition Success resource focuses on the most critical aspects of the school nutrition program performance. It provides a straight-forward, easy-to-use reference for identifying and applying these aspects to achieve success. The [Read More]
ICN’s eLearning Portal has 51 courses available in School Nutrition, CACFP, Food Safety, and General Topics. Four new courses are coming soon!
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Every day the Institute strives to achieve its vision to be the leader in providing education, research, and resources to promote excellence in federally funded child nutrition programs. One way ICN fulfills its mission and vision is to partner with experts in the field of child nutrition to deliver training [Read More]
ICN’s Applied Research Division (ARD) conducts research and develops resources to assist child nutrition professionals in the successful operation of their programs. In the first quarter, ARD staff provided learning sessions, webinars, and presentations for several events.
1. Dr. Keith Rushing presented a learning session: Essential Key Performance Indicators for School Nutrition Success at TASBO’s [Read More]
Donna M. Holland
Assistant Director Nutrition Services
Hamilton Ohio City School District
Donna M. Holland, MBA, MS, RDN, LD
ICN strives to assist child nutrition professionals with career development and the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs.
Donna Holland’s story is a genuine example of these efforts contributing to [Read More]
eLearning Portal
There are 24 new courses available on ICN’s eLearning Portal. Click on the course to learn more or enroll.
CACFP
The Institute of Child Nutrition provides face-to-face group training FREE of charge on a variety of child nutrition management topics that are aligned with USDA’s Professional Standards.
Orientation to School Nutrition Management is a 4 ½ day training designed for new and aspiring directors. This session provides an overview of the management components of school nutrition programs. The target audience includes school nutrition program staff, specialists, and trainers. Participants who complete this session will [Read More]
Over the past two months, ICN has launched 16 new online trainings to its eLearning Portal. The current catalog now features a total of 42 courses, with 10 more under development that should be released soon. The new courses launched include:
