Professional Certificate
Program
The Certificate in School Food Service Management
is an innovative and comprehensive professional training program encompassing
the fundamentals of school food service management. Provided by the
School of Hospitality Management at Florida International University.
All food service managers are currently required
to achieve a specific number of college credits in order to hold
a management position with the Miami-Dade County School District.
The areas of coursework currently approved for managerial classification
are not focused toward any specific course major. Although the courses
presently being utilized are relevant, there is no process for managerial
development in the food service area.
A Certificate in School Food Service Management
will provide the required college credits toward managerial classification
and also establish a path toward attaining an Associate or Baccalaureate
degree in a related area, such as: Hospitality Management, Family
and Consumer Science, or Dietetics and Nutrition.
| Participating
Departments |
| School of Hospitality Management |
| College of Continuing and Professional
Studies |
| Department of Dietetics and
Nutrition |
| Family and Consumer Sciences |
| Miami-Dade County Public Schools |
| Department of Food and Nutrition |
- To address the need for college credits required
for employees to hold a managerial positions within Miami-Dade
County Public Schools Department of Food and Nutrition.
- To facilitate a natural path of progression
to achieve a post-secondary degree from Florida International
University
- To provide a collection of courses which will
prepare food service workers and managers with competencies and
management skills in the following areas:
- Quantity Food Production
- Nutrition and Menu Development for Children
and Adolescents
- Sanitation and Food Safety Issues plus Certification
- Human Relations and Customer Service
- Accounting and Inventory Control
- Marketing
- Computer Technology
- Classroom Preparation and Delivery
- Food Purchasing
- Food and Beverage Controls
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