Requirements and Certificates

Successful Course Completion Requirements

Face-to-face Courses

Participants must:

  • Complete and submit pre-and post course tests to the instructor
  • Attend each day of the course, recording attendance on the sign-in sheet provided by the instructor
  • Participate in group and individual activities throughout the course
  • Complete a course evaluation

Online Courses

Participants must:

  • Complete and submit on-line pre-and post course tests
  • Complete all on-line self assessments
  • View on-line course material
  • For each course module, complete any individual assignments and participate actively in group assignments
  • Successfully complete a turn as team leader, facilitating the timely completion of a team assignment for the course
  • Complete a course evaluation

Special Certificates

Overview of Risk Analysis online is not part of the online Core program because the Food Safety Risk Management course incorporates the Overview modules. This does not occur in the face-to-face format.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from the University of Maryland are available for all courses upon request.


COURSE SELECTION CERTIFICATE TYPE
Core Quantitative Track
Online Face-2-Face Online Face-2-Face
Overview of
Risk Analysis
* x * x
Food Safety
Risk Management
x x x x
Food Safety
Risk Communication
x x x x
Food Safety
Risk Assessment
x x x x
Quantitative
Risk Assessment Methods:
Part 1
-- -- N/A x
Quantitative
Risk Assessment
Methods:
Part 2
-- -- N/A x
Quantitative and Qualitative
Methods in Food Safety
Risk Assessment
-- -- x N/A