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SNA’s Certificate Program in 3 Easy Steps Earn your Level 1 Certificate

Take Your Career to the

NEXT LEVEL with SNA’s Certificate in School Nutrition

STEP 1: Complete 8-hour Nutrition Core Course and 8-hour Food Safety Core Course STEP 2: Send SNA your Completed Application, Payment and Certificates of Completion STEP 3: Celebrate! SNA will send you a letter confirming you have earned your Level 1 Certificate in School Nutrition!

• Increase your knowledge and skills in food safety and sanitation • Understand the basics of good nutrition • Enhance your professional image • Demonstrate commitment to your profession • Advance your career

Aligned with USDA Professional Standards

Take the first step today! www.schoolnutrition.org/Certificate

Professional Development

Please take some time now to consider one of the trainings below, so you will be set to start the new school year and while you are at it, take a look at all of the scholarship and award opportunities that NYSNA offers!

ICN TRAINING: Then try the Institute of Child Nutrition Face to Face Group Training or virtual trainings at: https://theicn.org/training-2/ Options include: • Basic Culinary Math for School Nutrition Professional (6 hours) • Cashier’s Training (2 hours) • Nutrition 101: A Taste of Food and Fitness (8 hours) • Reimbursable School Meals (4 hours) • Utilizing the Cafeteria as a Classroom (1 to 5 hours) NY STATE ED WEBSITE: Also, The Master Instructor Training Network is available on the NY State Ed website. Options include: • 10 Hour Sanitation Course • Offer versus Serve • Production Records/Standardized Recipes • Knife Skills • ServSafe

There are so many benefits that I have gained by earning my SNA Certificate. I gained the confidence and knowledge to inform anyone about school nutrition. It has enabled me to become a kitchen manager and to be Washington School Nutrition Association President next year. Paula Gualtieri Northshore School District, WA Earn an SNA Certificate today!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON NYSNA WEBSITE:

4-hour Professional Development Program: This program is designed to provide training to food service employees. This will be a four (4) hour training program with one or more segments, as selected by the applicant. The program is designed to include the Key Areas and Key Topics under the USDA Professional Standards (Nutrition, Operations, Administration, Communications and Marketing). Boot Camp 101: We will send a trainer to YOU to do a Food Service 101 program for food service employees. Some of the topics covered are sanitation, customer service, and merchandising.

Download the Certificate Program Guide at www.schoolnutrition.org/certificate

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