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February 2019
The school cafeteria is a valuable venue for school nutrition professionals to assist teachers and parents with encouraging children to make wise food choices that will contribute to a healthy lifestyle. This course provides tools and resources to enhance a school nutrition program that will be recognized as an integral part of the education system. [...]
Find out moreCashier’s Training: Reimbursable Meals is a two-hour face-to-face training designed to assist cashiers in understanding a lunch and breakfast reimbursable meal under the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast Program. It provides short skill-building activities for cashiers to recognize reimbursable meals.
Find out moreSchool Nutrition S.T.A.R. Program – Strategies, Training, Action Plans, Resources – Workforce Development and Job Skills Training To meet the unique training, technical assistance, and professional development needs of site-based school nutrition mangers/supervisors, the School Nutrition S.T.A.R. initiative has been prepared to help schools develop goals and best practices to improve program administration and operations.
Find out moreThe Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) is a recognized leader in providing training to diverse populations across the nation. Foundations for Training Excellence: Basics is part of an ongoing effort by ICN to develop and support a national network of trainers. The ultimate goal of all ICN trainings is the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs. The [...]
Find out moreThis training provides general concepts about the basic foundations of forecasting for the procurement of foods in Child Nutrition Programs. This training does not discuss federal regulations pertaining to the procurement system. The purpose of this training is to assist stakeholders in identifying key considerations for forecasting for the procurement of foods in federally funded [...]
Find out moreMarch 2019
The Procuring Local Foods for Child Nutrition Programs training provides a basic overview of federal procurement principles and covers a host of topics related to sourcing and purchasing local foods. This training highlights the variety of mechanisms schools can use to purchase local products while staying in accordance with federal procurement regulations, and the many areas within [...]
Find out moreThis face-to-face training provides general concepts about the Buy American provisions when procuring food for federal school nutrition programs. This training does not replace information provided by current USDA policy memos or procedures determined by the State agency. This training is intended to provide knowledge for the stakeholders that can lead to their success in [...]
Find out moreProvides training on management of finances and other resources as the foundation for nutrition integrity and quality meals in school nutrition programs. Lesson topics: Importance of Financial Management Development of a Financial Management Information System Communication and Ethical Behavior Reporting Revenue and Expenditures Setting a Meal Standard for Financial Management and Analysis Managing Revenue and [...]
Find out moreThe Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) is a recognized leader in providing training to diverse populations across the nation. Foundations for Training Excellence: Basics is part of an ongoing effort by ICN to develop and support a national network of trainers. The ultimate goal of all ICN trainings is the continuous improvement of child nutrition programs. The [...]
Find out moreGeneral concepts about basic forecasting for the procurement of foods in Child Nutrition Programs. This training does not discuss federal regulations pertaining to the procurement system. Key topic areas: Stakeholders’ responsibilities and expectations How menus determine goods and services that must be competitively procured Inventory management, product movement, and cost management Product categories, screening, and [...]
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