El Centro College - Continuing Workforce Education

Come to El Centro College to become a Certified Food Service Manager. We offer approved certification and re-certification courses that meet the requirements mandated by the cities of Dallas, Garland and Mesquite. These courses are also offered in Spanish.

Food protection management certification

This 15-hour training and certification course is for managers of establishments, which prepare and serve food to the public. This course satisfies FDA and Texas Department of Health guidelines. The certification is effective for five years. Areas of study include: Please click on the Food and Hospitality or Cursos En Español link below for course descriptions offered for this certification.

Techniques for sanitary food service preparation
Employee sanitation training
Housekeeping management
Accident prevention
Sanitation regulations and standards
Pest control

Food protection management re-certification

This is a seven-hour state certified program. Areas of study include:

Categories of food contamination
Factors that contribute to food-borne illness
Prevention of food-borne illness
Introduction of HACCP

For more information on this Certification click the download link below, or e-mail GKR5547@dcccd.edu.

Download PDF files:

Food and Hospitality (Summer 2006)
Food and Hospitality (Fall 2006)
Cursos En Español (Summer 2006)
Cursos En Español (Fall 2006)

Educational opportunities are offered by the DCCCD without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation.