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Revised: 04/23/12
Zenia Ventura
Created by: Zenia Ventura, SNS2012-13 Professional Development Chair
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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3Minimum Education requirement
HS Diploma or GED required HS diploma/
GEDSome college
Core Requirements
20 hours 10- Nutrition Ed
10 – Sanitation & Safety
20 hours 10- Nutrition Ed
10 – Sanitation & Safety
20 hours 10- Nutrition Ed
10 – Sanitation & Safety
Key Area Requirements None
20—Operations 20—Admin.
15—Nutrition
15--Com/Mark
35 Operations 35 Nutrition
45 Admin/Com/Mkg.
15 General Areas
Total Hours 20 90 150 or 9 college credits 55
130 Hours70 Hours
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1 college credit = 15 Key Area Hours 2 college credits = 30 Key Area Hours 3 college credits = 45 Key Area Hours
Key Area Requirements Level 2Key Area Requirements Level 2
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Key Area Approved Courses Organizations:
Dietary Management Association
Certification is an ANNUAL program.
Certification requires earning CEUs and you may be audited to prove you earned them.
CEUs must be from approved courses and earned within your annual certification period. CEUs cannot be carried forward from one year to the next.
Dues are paid with annual renewal fee. There is no grace period for renewal.
Reinstatements can be done within 90 days of expiring. See page 3 of the Certification Program Changes.
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SNA will notify individuals who are selected for an audit of the CEUs they need to submit. Notification will be on your renewal form. Below is a list of the types of CEU documentation accepted by SNA:
•Certificates of Completion•Copies of Rosters•College/University Transcripts•Program Agendas•Program Books/Brochures•Registration Confirmation Letters•Badges•Payment Receipts
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Credentialing refers to a formalized process which includes a standardized examination designed to assess the competency of personnel against established standards.
Personnel who meet all prerequisites and pass the examination are awarded the designation - School Nutrition Specialist (SNS).
Credentialing is separate from Certification.Current test do not includes questions related to the New Meal Pattern Standards.
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Must sit for the credentialing exam and pay $190.
Must complete 45 CEUs within a 3 year renewal period. Annual renewal fee for members will be $50.
CREDENTIALING CREDENTIALING REQUIREMENTSREQUIREMENTS
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Easiest to certify at Level 1 – only takes 20 core hours - Recommend:
Nutrition 10 Core Hours:Florida Home Study Course:Dietary Guidelines 2010
Sanitation & Safety 10 Core Hours: Florida Home Study Course: Sanitation & Safety
Free Courses
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10 Key Area
Points in Area 1:
Operations
Free Course
Total 30 points
in year 1
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30 additional hours of Key Area RequirementsKey Area 1 – Operations: ServSafe® Essentials (National Restaurant Association)
Key Area 2 – Nutrition: Planning for Healthy Meals (test for course is USDA Menu Planner
shown on next slide)
Florida free home study course
Key Area 4 – Communication/Marketing: Promoting Your Program
Florida free Home study course
Total 30 points in year 2
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◦ FNS 303: A Menu Planner
for Healthy School Meals:
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/menuplanner.html
Link is also available on FSNA’s web site: www.floridaschoolnutrition.org
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30 additional hours of Key Area Requirements(current courses make it 35 points for this year)
Key Area 2 – Nutrition: 10 points Healthy Edge, Building Healthy School Meals, 10 points (SNA course)
Key Area 3 – Administration: 20 points Personnel Management,10 points (FSNA free course)Your FSNA Professional Development Committee is working onanother FREE course for you to complete the additional 10 pointsin Administration
Key Area 4 – Communications/Marketing: 5 points Customer Service, 5 points (FSNA free course)
Total 35 points in year 3
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What kind of program is the SNA certification program? What the requirements are for Level 1? How can you make the Nutrition requirements? How can you make the Food Safety Requirements? When the HS Diploma or GED requirement will be
implemented for Level 1? What additional requirements are for Level 2 than Level 1? What are CEUs? Do CEUs count before you become certified? Do CEUs need to be received within your certification
period?
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