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Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification

 

The State of Illinois Food Code requires all Risk Category 1 and Category 2 facilities to employ one or more certified managers to supervise food service operations.

How to Obtain Your Illinois Food Service Sanitation Certification

Info on Renewing Your Illinois Food Service Sanitation Certification

 

An online training option now available for those seeking initial certification! You can now complete the 15-hour course in the comfort and privacy of your home. The online course meets the IDPH requirements for initial certification. AND IF YOU NEED THE 5-HOUR REFRESHER and can't find a classroom option before your certificate expires, you can take the 15-hour course and use it to satisfy the continuing education requirement. Call us - 847.866.2947 - for further information. Currently, the online course is only available in English but a Spanish course is being developed.

 

As part of its Food Protection Program, the City of Evanston offers a 15-Hour Food Service Sanitation Manager Certification course and a 5-Hour Refresher course that is taught in a traditional classroom setting in Evanston by State of Illinois Certified Instructors. The course is usually offered twice a year.

 

Additional course providers:

Illinois Restaurant Association (English/Spanish) . . . . Safe Food Handlers Corporation 1.888.793.5136 (English)

Oakton Community College 847.635.1934 (English/Spanish)

Corporate Training Center, Ltd. 630.357.3525 (English/Spanish) . . . Safefood Seminars 630.554.3663 (English/Spanish)

 

Online Training offered as a service of the City of Evanston
 
Classroom Training in Evanston
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Course Location and Registration Form

 

2010 Class Dates Not Yet Scheduled

Hilton Garden Inn, 1818 Maple Avenue, Evanston

Sign up anytime. Cost: $100.

 

Schedule a time to sit for the exam.
Call 847.866.2947 at least 10 days before the date you plan to take the exam at the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. (Exams may be taken at an IDPH Regional Office but you must request permission from us to do this.)

 

Complete the course and print the certificate.

 

To get started or view a sample lesson, click here.

15-Hour Certification $100 w/textbook

2010 Class Dates Not Yet Scheduled

 

Fee paid to the City of Evanston does not include the initial certification fee to be paid to the Illinois Department of Public Health. You will pay this fee once the State has determined that you have passed the exam with the required score. Attendees must pass the exam with a minimum score of 75% in order to be certified. 

2009 Exam Dates (all exams start at 9am)

 

December 9

 

-- Exam Study Guide prepared by IL Dept of Public Health --

 

2010 Exam Dates (all exams start at 9am)

 

Jan 13 / Feb 10 / March 10 / Apr 14 / May 12 / June 9

 

July 14 / Aug 11 / Sep 15 / Oct 20 / Nov 10 / Dec 8

5-Hour Refresher $50 No textbook

2010 Class Dates Not Yet Scheduled

 

Fee paid to the City of Evanston does not include the renewal fee to be paid to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Please refer to the letter you received from the State indicating your need to renew.

 

The textbook used in the 15-Hour class can be purchased here.

Frequently Asked Questions About The Online Course

 

Is there a textbook or a review guide to download?

No, but the textbook used in the Evanston classroom training
can be purchased here. Spanish language version here.

 

Can I stop and start? Yes. Also, until you indicate you have finished the course, you can go back to review previous lessons.

 

Is there a time limit? To meet the State requirements, you must spend at least 15 hours taking the course.

1st and 2nd Retake Exams

2010 Class Dates Not Yet Scheduled

 

These retakes are only available to those who failed the exam within the 6 months prior to the retake date. People taking the exam must bring photo identification and the letter from the State that notified them of the need to retake the exam. You must register with us so we can have the correct exam available.

 

Next classroom training will be in 2010. Dates not yet scheduled.