Ohio
Ohio Manager Certification (Level Two)
Available in English
Ohio requires most food service establishments to have one person with a Food Manager Certification (formerly Level Two) on staff.
Take Trust20’s interactive, online training and then schedule your Certified Food Protection Manager Exam to earn your Manager Certification in Ohio. The course includes supplemental materials that managers are required by the State of Ohio to review.
Take Trust20’s interactive, online training and then schedule your Certified Food Protection Manager Exam to earn your Manager Certification in Ohio. The course includes supplemental materials that managers are required by the State of Ohio to review.
$140.00
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Trust20 is an approved provider of food safety certification in Ohio.
Who is this for?
What’s included?
As of March 1, 2017, each risk level III and risk level IV foodservice operation and retail food establishment is required to have at least one employee on staff who has obtained a Manager Certification from an approved provider.
The staff member with a Manager Certification must have supervisory and management responsibility and the authority to direct and control food preparation and service.
Certified managers may not be required to be present during all hours of operation, but you should verify this requirement with your local jurisdiction.
Training course
Certification exam
Course Outline
This course is divided into ten sections and includes a PDF containing the supplemental materials that managers are required by the State of Ohio to review.
1
Importance of Food Safety
Explains the consequences of a foodborne illness outbreak, how food becomes unsafe, and the government agencies that help to protect our food supply, consumers, and the foodservice industry as a whole.
2
Food Safety Threats: Contamination
Discusses the types of contamination, allergens, deliberate contamination, and how to handle a foodborne illness outbreak.
3
Food Safety Threats: Food Handlers
Provides key information about time and temperature controls, the foods that require time and temperature controls, the temperature danger zone, and how thermometers fit into your food safety strategies.
4
Food Safety Threats: Time-Temperature Abuse
Provides key information about time and temperature controls, the foods that require time and temperature controls, the temperature danger zone, and how thermometers fit into your food safety strategies.
5
Purchasing, Receiving, Storage
Discusses the best practices for purchasing, receiving, labeling, dating, and storing foods to maintain safe, high-quality ingredients in your establishment.
6
Preparation
Explains the best practices for safely preparing foods, as well as thawing, cooling, and reheating foods.
7
Service
Provides key information about holding foods with and without temperature controls, guidance for managing the kitchen and serving staff, and addressing special circumstances.
8
Safe Facilities
Covers considerations for equipment selection and installation, pest management, and how to handle emergency situations.
9
Cleaning & Sanitizing
Provides an overview of how to properly clean and sanitize food contact and non-food contact surfaces.
10
Food Safety Management
Discusses key information about active managerial control, food safety management systems, and hazard control programs.
What's the difference between the Ohio certifications?
Ohio Person-In-Charge Certification (Level One)
Most establishments are required to have someone with a Person-In-Charge Certification present during all hours of operation.
Ohio Person-In-Charge training
Written exercise
$30.00
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Ohio Manager Certification (Level Two)
Most establishments are required to have one employee on staff with a Manager Certification. They may not be required to be present during all hours of operation.
Ohio Manager training
Proctored certification exam
$140.00
Frequently Asked Questions
For more answers and step-by-step solutions to common concerns, visit our Help Center.
What’s the difference between Level One and Level Two Certification in Ohio?
Person-In-Charge, or Level One, Certification in Ohio requires candidates to complete a training course and a verbal or written exercise. Manager, or Level Two, Certification requires candidates to complete a training course and an approved certification exam.
Both of Trust20’s Ohio-specific products are approved by the State of Ohio and contain supplemental materials that candidates are required to review. Learn more about the differences between Ohio's two food safety certifications on our blog.
Do I need to submit any materials to the Ohio Department of Health?
Yes. Once you have completed your course and passed your exam, you will need to email an application, the certificate of completion from your training, and proof that you have passed your certification exam to the Ohio Department of Health (foodsafety@odh.ohio.gov).
Do my credentials expire?
The certificates you receive from Trust20 will have an expiration date. However, once the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) reviews and approves your application and Trust20 credentials, you will receive a permanent certificate that does not expire.
This is the current policy of the ODH and is subject to change.
Although your credentials from the ODH never expire, and you do not need to submit any further documentation, we recommend refreshing your knowledge every five years.
This is the current policy of the ODH and is subject to change.
Although your credentials from the ODH never expire, and you do not need to submit any further documentation, we recommend refreshing your knowledge every five years.
What is Trust20’s refund and cancellation policy?
All sales on Trust20’s products are final, non-transferable, and non-refundable. Access to your products is available for a year once purchased. The course is available for 60 days once you begin. You have two hours to complete your CFPM exam once you begin. There are no extensions to these terms.
What languages are available?
It is currently offered in English.
Does access to my training and exam expire?
Access to your products is available for a year once purchased. The course is available for 60 days once you begin. You have two hours to complete your CFPM exam once you begin. There are no extensions to these terms.
Who developed Trust20’s training, and how do I know it will cover all the relevant information that I need?
Trust20 partnered with instructional designers, food safety subject matter experts, and food industry professionals to create a course that adheres to the ADDIE Instructional Design Methodology.
Our training has also been reviewed by the Ohio Department of Health, and we are on their list of approved providers.
Our training has also been reviewed by the Ohio Department of Health, and we are on their list of approved providers.
How are the questions formatted on the certification exam?
All questions are multiple-choice.
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