Dietary Manager Certificate

The Dietary Manager Certificate is designed to provide students with fundamental knowledge, skills, and experience in nutrition, food safety and sanitation,food service management, and operations management. The required courses prepare students for positions as dietary managers of food service operations in healthcare settings, such as nursing homes, long-term care facilities, senior living communities, and hospitals. This certificate requires a total of 16 units. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken.

10-20 annual completions

The Nutrition & Foods department seeks to create a dynamic learning eco-system that prepares students for careers, position advancements and/or higher-level degrees through practical,real-world and community experiences in and out of the classroom.

1. Outcome: Develop and implement evidence-based plans to provide quality nutrition care.
2. Outcome: Apply occupational supervisory skills for the effective operation of a food service department in accordance with organizational standards and state/federal regulations.
3. Outcome: Maintain proper food safety and sanitation practices for the delivery of quality, nutritious meals.

This certificate requires a total of 16 units. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken.

Course	Title	Units	Year/Semester (Y1 or S1)
NUTR 210F	Human Nutrition	3	Y1 fall
FOOD 110F	Food Safety & Sanitation	3	Y1 fall
FOOD 120 F	Food Service Manager	3	Y1, fall
NUTR 230 F	Introduction to Medical Nutrition Therapy	3	Y1, spring
NUTR 295 F	Nutrition and Foods Internship	4	Y1, spring

Natural Science - CTE

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