Course Information
Servsafe Manager
Price: $70.00
Waiver Price: $0.00
Summary
This coursework is designed to prepare participants to implement, monitor, and enforce food safety systems in compliance with state and local health department regulations. Advanced Food Safety & Kitchen Leadership is a 16-hour intensive certification course designed for supervisory-level food service employees, kitchen managers, chefs, and owner-operators working in high-volume coastal hospitality environments. The curriculum follows the ServSafe Manager framework and emphasizes managerial control, active managerial control (AMC), HACCP principles, regulatory compliance, crisis response, and operational risk management. Special attention is given to seafood handling, seasonal workforce management, and high-tourism service models common in the Surf City and Topsail Island region. The course culminates in the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam.
Tuition Waiver Requirements
To determine if you qualify for the tuition waiver, please follow the steps below during registration:
When prompted with the question “Are you HRD Fee Waiver Eligible?” select YES.
You will then be asked to choose one of the following options that applies to you:
I am currently unemployed
I have received notification of a pending layoff
I am working and eligible for the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit
I am working and earn wages at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines
Selecting one of these options activates the tuition waiver and makes the course free. If this step is not completed, a $70 fee will be required at the time of registration.