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Food Manager Safety Certificate - Remote Proctor

What You’ll Get (Benefit Bullets)

  • Online training built for real food service operations

  • Remote proctored certification exam (live monitoring to meet testing rules)

  • Learn key topics like time & temperature, cross-contamination, sanitation, and employee health

  • Certificate issued after passing (download/print for your records)

  • Train and test on your schedule — ideal for busy managers


Who This Course Is For

This course is for food service managers, supervisors, shift leaders, and owners who need a Food Manager Certification to meet local or state requirements.


What You’ll Learn (Plain-Language Summary)

You’ll learn how to run a safer operation and prevent foodborne illness by controlling the things that cause most violations and outbreaks—like unsafe temperatures, poor handwashing, cross-contamination, and improper cleaning and sanitizing. You’ll also cover manager-level responsibilities, including policies for employee illness and responding to food safety issues.


Remote Proctoring: How the Exam Works

With remote proctoring, you take the exam online while a live proctor monitors the session to protect exam integrity. You’ll be guided through the check-in process, and the proctor will verify your identity and testing environment.

Remote proctoring is a good fit if you:

  • Don’t have easy access to a test center

  • Need flexible scheduling

  • Want to certify from home or work


Remote Proctoring Requirements (Recommended Section)

To take the exam, you’ll need:

  • A computer or laptop (not a phone/tablet)

  • Reliable internet connection

  • A working webcam and microphone

  • A quiet room with minimal interruptions

  • A valid photo ID


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The Benefits of Food Safe

1. FREE Exam Retake - We are the only company to offer you two exam attempts for the price of

2. 100% Online Video Training (Complete Around Your Lifestyle) - We are the only company in the industry to offer video-based training, and it can be completed wherever, and whenever you have time.

3. Remotely Proctored Exam - There is no need to take your exam in a classroom, due to our virtual proctors. You can complete the whole certification from your home.

4. Certificate Valid for 5 Years -  Once you complete and pass your exam you will receive a certificate that will be valid for 5 years.

FAQ

Food Manager

What is a food manager certification?
A food manager is responsible for keeping customers safe by overseeing the safe storage, preparation, and service of food in the workplace. They must pass a test demonstrating their knowledge of food safety practices, and then they are certified to manage food safety practices in the kitchen.

Who needs this certification?
It is a legal requirement across the USA to haveat least one staff member Food Manager trained and on duty at any time in your business. This training gives managers the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to oversee the safe storage, preparation, and service of food in the workplace.

Is Always Food Safe's certification the same as other food safety manager exams?
Yes!The Always Food Safe Company, Food Protection Manager exam is equivalent to the Food Protection Manager certification programs from ServSafe (National Restaurant Association).Our exam is ANAB accredited, meaning that it meets the required national standards for Food Protection Manager Certification Programs.

Are the different food manager exam forms the same as each other?
All exam forms are what we call equivalent. Each form of the Always Food Safe Company, Food Protection Manager Certification Exam is equivalent in difficulty and content to other exam forms. The forms were constructed by a highly respected psychometrician with an advanced degree in measurement and testing, and in addition, we call on the expert help of many experienced Food Protection Managers, (Subject Matter Experts). Each exam form goes through many processes to ensure that it is equivalent. That way you can be assured that whichever exam form you receive, it will test your knowledge equally and fairly.

How long is the food manager certification good for?
The certificate is valid for up to five years from the date of the exam.
Proctor

Remote Exam

To use online proctoring, you will need:

  • A laptop or desktop computer with a microphone and webcam (integrated or external) 

  • A current, government-issued photo ID 

  • A private room to take the exam in. This could be a room in your house, office, or public space so long as people will not be walking in and out. 


Equipment Requirements
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  • Operating System 
  • Windows 10 and higher 
  • MacOSX 10.14 and higher 
  • ChromeOS  

Browser

  • Google Chrome version 120+  

Internet Speed

  • 1.5 Mbps download, 750 Kbps upload  

Unacceptable Devices

  • iPads, Tablets, or Mobile Phones 
  • Walmart Branded Camera (Onn / Surf Onn) 
  • Amcrest Cameras 
  • Nexigo Cameras 
Modules

Training Content

Chapter 1: Introduction
What are your responsibilities as a Food Protection Manager?

Chapter 2: Contamination
Learn more about contamination as well as common allergens.

Chapter 3: Importance of the Food Handler
How does personal hygiene and work attire affect food safety?

Chapter 4: Time & Temperature Control
What do you need to know about time and temperature control?

Chapter 5: Purchasing to Store Room
How to safely deliver and store food.

Chapter 6: Preparation
How to properly thaw, prepare, and cook the food.

Chapter 7: Service
Food safety on the service end.

Chapter 8: Cleaning & Sanitizing
Steps to properly clean and sanitize your kitchen.

Chapter 9: Food Safety Management
Develop a food safety management system.

Chapter 10: Facilities and Pest Management
How to properly handle facilities, garbage, and utilities, plus dealing with unwanted pests.