Educational Opportunities and Training

• School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin

  Conferences

• School Nutrition Association National

  Courses
  Child Nutrition University
  Webinar Wednesdays

• Department of Public Instruction

• National Food Service Management Institute

• University of Wisconsin Extension

• Wisconsin Restaurant Association

• US Dept of Agriculture Food & Nutrition Services

• American Dietetic Association

• Wisconsin Dietetic Association

• Dietary Managers Association

• Dietary Managers Association (Wisconsin)

• Wisconsin Restaurant Association

• Wisconsin Dairy Council/Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board

• Wisconsin Technical Colleges

• Farm To School

• Wisconsin Farm To School

• School Nutrition and Producer Farm to School Tookits

• Let's Move! Chefs Move to Schools

• Food and Research Action Center

• The Alliance for a Healthier Generation – founded by the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation – works to combat one of the nation’s leading health threats, childhood obesity. 

Level 2 Certification requires ten (10) hours of training in each Nutrition Education and Safety & Sanitation. SNA-WI traditionally offers approved courses for these in conjunction with the Annual State Conference. These courses are also offered other times throughout the year.

Note:We have posted as many known upcoming trainings here, and request that information be sent to the SNA-WI office to add to these sections if there are others not listed. Please help us keep this section up to date.

Nutrition Education: Healthy Edge

SNA's Online Healthy Edge Course

 There are no upcoming Healthy Edge courses in WI.

Sanitation and Safety: ServSafe

  There are no upcoming ServSafe courses in WI.

Level 2 Certification also requires additional training in each of the Key Areas as dictated by SNA. Keys to Excellence is a best practice standards tool for school nutrition professionals to use to assess, benchmark, and improve their school food and nutrition operations. Attendees of the SNA-WI Annual State Conference can obtain needed hours by attending the keynote and breakout presentations offered, and also by taking other courses that fall into these categories.

Key Area 1: Operations

Course Suggestions

• HACCP
• Purchasing/Inventory
• Menu Planning
• Food Preparation/ Culinary/Garnishing
• Commodities
• Facility Design/Maintenance

Key Area 2: Nutrition

Course Suggestions

• Basic Nutrition
• Dietary Guidelines

Key Area 3: Administration

Course Suggestions

• Personnel Management
• Human Relations
• Business Management
• Organizational Management
• Personal Wellness
• Interpersonal Skills
• Financial Management
• Cashiering
• Record Keeping
• Accounting

Key Area 4: Communication/Marketing

Course Suggestions

• Marketing
• Promotion
• Customer Service
• Merchandising
• Communication

About the "Child Nutrition Reauthorization: Putting the Act into Action" webinars:
FRAC is hosting a series of Webinars that examine the provisions of the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act and steps to make the provisions of the Act a success.

 
Click here to see and hear the previous Webinars in our series