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Daniel Alvarado
Academic Resources Specialist
Central/Mother Lode
College of the Sequoias
CTE Dean
Jonna Schengel
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Program Details
Certificate of Achievement in Food Safety Management
New Program
Food Processing and Related Technologies (011300)
08/11/25
Students completing this certificate will acquire skills and knowledge of quality control measures pertaining to food, food product evaluation and testing methods, area inspection for sanitation standards compliance, and the HACCP process. In addition, students will understand how food safety impacts the supply chain and get hands-on experience through work experience.
Career Opportunities
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be prepared for employment in the following jobs: quality analyst, quality technician, food safety and quality control technician, and quality assurance technician.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
- Implement a methodology of risk analysis to identify and address critical areas of an operation producing and processing food products.
- Evaluate the integrity of food products utilizing quality control measures.
- Develop standard operating procedures and standard sanitation operating procedures.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED CERTIFICATE COURSES | ||
| AGMT 001 | Agriculture Economics | 3 |
| AGMT 103 | Introduction to Agriculture Business | 3 |
| AGMT 201 | Introduction to Food Safety Management | 3 |
| ASCI 126 | Meat Science | 3 |
| ASCI 202 | Applied Food Safety Management | 3 |
| WEXP 193F | Agriculture Work Experience – First Semester | 3 |
| = | ||
| TOTAL | 18 | |
The Certificate of Achievement requirements include completion of the certificate courses with a “C” or better grade in each course. Required and support courses may be substituted with the approval of the Agriculture Division Chair.
| Course Number Course Title | Required / Electives | Annual Number of Sections (Yr 1) | Annual Enrollment Total (Yr 1) | Annual Number of Sections (Yr 2) | Annual Enrollment Total (Yr 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGMT 001 Agriculture Economics | Required | 2 | 80 | 2 | 80 |
| AGMT 103 Intro. to Agriculture Business | Required | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 |
| AGMT 201 Intro. to Food Safety Mgmt. | Required | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| ANSI 126 Meat Science | Required | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
| ANSI 202 Applied Food Safety Mgmt. | Required | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| WEXP 193F Agriculture Work Experience | Required | 1 | 25 | 1 | 25 |
Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 16 or greater semester (or 24 or greater quarter) units (C)
Career Opportunities
Upon successful completion of this certificate, students will be prepared for employment in the following jobs: quality analyst, quality technician, food safety and quality control technician, and quality assurance technician.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
- Implement a methodology of risk analysis to identify and address critical areas of an operation producing and processing food products.
- Evaluate the integrity of food products utilizing quality control measures.
- Develop standard operating procedures and standard sanitation operating procedures.
Course Units and Hours
18
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Course Report
Students completing this certificate will acquire skills and knowledge of quality control measures pertaining to food, food product evaluation and testing methods, area inspection for sanitation standards compliance, and the HACCP process. In addition, students will understand how food safety impacts the supply chain and get hands-on experience through work experience.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED CERTIFICATE COURSES | ||
| AGMT 001 | Agriculture Economics | 3 |
| AGMT 103 | Introduction to Agriculture Business | 3 |
| AGMT 201 | Introduction to Food Safety Management | 3 |
| ASCI 126 | Meat Science | 3 |
| ASCI 202 | Applied Food Safety Management | 3 |
| WEXP 193F | Agriculture Work Experience – First Semester | 3 |
| = | ||
| TOTAL | 18 | |
The Certificate of Achievement requirements include completion of the certificate courses with a “C” or better grade in each course. Required and support courses may be substituted with the approval of the Agriculture Division Chair.
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05/23/24 - 09:33 AM
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