Certification Overview

The Food Service Worker Certificate at Futures Canadian College is a 36-hour online program designed to prepare students for success in the fast-paced food service industry, with a particular emphasis on healthcare and institutional food environments. This course offers a comprehensive overview of food handling, nutrition, and client care, making it ideal for those pursuing roles in hospitals, long-term care facilities, retirement homes, or other community care settings.

Students will gain practical skills in sanitation and safety, nutritional planning, quantity food production, and effective customer service. The program also introduces key concepts in diet therapy, helping learners understand how to support specialized dietary needs in health-focused environments.

Delivered entirely online, the course combines foundational theory with real-world applications to help students meet workplace standards and deliver high-quality, safe food service with confidence.

This program is for you, if:

✔ You want to begin a career in food service within healthcare or community settings.

✔ You need certified training in safe food handling and nutrition.

✔ You’re looking for a flexible, online program to gain job-ready skills.

✔ You want to support the health and well-being of others through food service.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

· Understand the roles and responsibilities of a Food Service Worker.

· Apply best practices in sanitation, safety, and food hygiene.

· Recognize basic principles of nutrition and dietary needs.

· Assist in the preparation of therapeutic diets in healthcare environments.

· Manage quantity food production efficiently and safely.

· Deliver excellent customer service in institutional or commercial food service settings.

· Work collaboratively with nutritionists, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals.

Program Modules

· Food Service Worker Role

· Sanitation and Safety

· Nutrition Fundamentals

· Diet Therapy in Health Care

· Quantity Food Production

· Customer Relations