Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional

Certified Dietary Managers are nationally recognized as the experts at managing dietary operations. This certificate is designed to compliment an associate degree in Nutrition and Food, Sustainable Food and Beverage, or Sustainable Hospitality by providing additional coursework and preparation that leads to preparation for the Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional (CDM, CFPP) credentialing exam. Alternatively, this certificate will allow those who hold an alternative two-year, four-year, or higher degree with a minimum of five years of institutional foodservice management experience to meet transcript requirements to sit for the exam. The certificate also offers exam preparation to position students to successfully pass the exam. 

We anticipate 10 students to earn this certificate annually.  

The Certified Dietary Manager, Certified Food Protection Professional title is nationally recognized for expertise at managing dietary operations. Many work in healthcare settings such as nursing facilities, rehab centers, senior living communities, and hospitals. Others work in correctional facilities, schools, and the military. Employment in foodservice is not dependent on economic conditions, and the profession is expected to grow as the aging population increases the sector of the market involving senior living and long-term care facilities. Additionally, new CMS requirements designate the CDM, CFPP credential as the primary qualification for the Directory of Food and Nutrition Services in long-term care facilities in the absence of a full-time dietitian. This Certificate of Achievement would allow students to meet transcript requirements to sit for the CDM, CFPP national exam in conjunction with a 2 year or 4 year degree in Nutrition or Hospitality from MPC or another school. Additionally, students with alternative degrees will be eligible to sit for the exam after completing the certificate if they have a minimum of five years foodservice management experience. This certificate also offers exam preparation to position students to successfully pass the exam.

Nutrition class - 3 units 

Choose 1 course from the following nutrition classes:

 

NUTF 1           Nutrition                                                                    3     Fall or Spring

            or

NUTF 10         FoodScience                                                            2      Fall or Spring

            and

NUTF 10L      FoodScience and Safety Laboratory                         1      Fall or Spring

            or

NUTF 25         BasicMedical Nutrition Therapy and                      3      Fall or Spring

                       Modified Diets

Choose 2 courses from the following courses in food-service management:

 

HOSP 51    Introduction to the Hospitality Industry                   3      Fall or Spring

HOSP 53    Introduction to Food and Beverage Management  3      Fall or Spring

HOSP 58 Sanitation,Safety, Equipment                                         3      Fall or Spring

Exam Preparation:

Take the following course:

NUTF 215   Certified Dietary Manager/Food Protection         1    Fall or Spring

                       Professional Prep

                                                                                    Total Units  10          

All courses, except NUTF 215 Certified Dietary Manager/Food Protection Professional Prep , can be taken in any order.  NUTF 215 should be taken prior to sitting for the Certified Dietary Manager/Food Protection Professional certification exam.    

This new certificate of achievement is designed to provide current students, and those with Associate or Bachelors Degrees in Nutrition and Hospitality/Culinary the opportunity to prepare to sit for the Certified Dietary Manager/Food Protection Professional certification exam. This credential will enhance employ-ability.

We did not find a similar program in our service area.