ServSafe
SERVSAFE in Texas High Schools
Servsafe Food Manager Certification
Servsafe Starters Employee Guide, Texas Foodhandler Permit Program
Servsafe® Employee Guide is a basic safety and sanitation food handler program that can easily be integrated into any beginning Nutrition Food Science or introductory culinary arts program. Sections can be completed in approximately 10 minutes and are color coded for easy reference. Ideal for students with special needs and/or students who may not be qualified to take the more rigorous Servsafe Certification program, the Servsafe Employee Guide includes a Certificate of Completion that can be taken to your local health department to obtain foodhandler permit.
Download the Starters Employee Guide Fact sheet here
Safety and Sanitation Guide to Enhance Your Program
Servsafe® Employee Guide is a basic safety and sanitation food handler program that can easily be integrated into any beginning Nutrition Food Science or introductory culinary arts program. Sections can be completed in approximately 10 minutes and are color coded for easy reference. Ideal for students with special needs and/or students who may not be qualified to take the more rigorous Servsafe Certification exam, the Servsafe Employee Guide includes a Certificate of Completion that can be taken to your local health department to obtain foodhandler permit.
The ServSafe Starters Employee Guide is a Texas Foodhandler program accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Does this take the place of Servsafe Food Manager Certification?
Absolutely not. The Starters Guide is ideal for teaching the very basic safety and sanitation principles and is ideal for hourly wage employees working in the foodservice industry. The Servsafe Food Manager Certification is a nationally recognized certification and will allow the student to obtain a Food Manager Certification, hence providing them greater marketability.
SERVSAFE FACTS
- FS Prep is the only high school culinary curriculum that offers ServSafe Certification
- Students are eligible to take the ServSafe exam
- Instructors must be ServSafe certified to the teach course
- ServSafe can be offered by local universities depending on the city
- Certification is good for 5 years. After 5 years, the students can take continuing Education units and submit them every 5 years
- The TRA Education Foundation offers Servsafe teacher training
- Once exam is passed, the individual can take certification to their municipal health department. They will charge a small fee, depending on city.
- Any school can incorporate ServSafe Certification Training within a classroom setting
To obtain ServSafe teacher training certification or to order ServSafe materials, contact the TRA office.
ServSafe is a food safety program providing high-quality food safety education and training materials for the restaurant and foodservice industry. Advancing food safety training for more than 25 years, the ServSafe program is recognized and accepted by more federal, state and local jurisdictions than any other food safety program. User-friendly and flexible, ServSafe training materials provide a complementary mix of components to satisfy each level of an operator's food safety needs. Successful completion of this training earns the nationally recognized "Food Protection Management Certification." This comprehensive program offers an assessment, an optional preparatory course in food safety and the FoodGuard online exam.
ServSafe Starters Texas Foodhandler course books
ServSafe Starters ONLINE - Employee Guide Texas Version
ServSafe online training (proctored exam required)
ServSafe proctored exams
ServSafe Food Safety Course Training Materials & Textbooks
ServSafe Instructor Tools, Videos, DVDs & Other Resources
