The purpose of this article is to entice students interested in a healthcare career or a food service career to enroll in the semester-long Food Service Worker (1620) program at Centennial College.

1. Food Service Worker program is flexible for students, part-time workers, and
professionals
Are you ready to jump in to your career but want a postsecondary education? A promising career
in the healthcare sector calls for a food service degree in Toronto which can be completed in
one semester at a community college. The Food Service Worker (1620) program at Centennial
College prepares graduates for the responsibilities within a healthcare food service setting. Its 15
weeks of learning comprises of relevant courses, including a 16-hour weekly food service worker
placement.
The program requires a degree of discipline and skill from students which will be developed in the
short time prior to entering the job market. Here are some program highlights:
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Workplace operations in healthcare settings in food service will be explored, including
quality management, food preparation, risk management, ethical issues, and health
compliance.
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Customer service practices, including customer relationship management and patience care
communication methods
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Safe and ethical work procedures with topics in personal hygiene, workplace hazardous
materials and information systems, food borne illness, and safe food handling techniques
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Therapeutic and texture modification in food as required by diets of certain clients
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Menu planning principles to provide the aptitude to prepare healthy and nutritious meals
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Kitchen operations with emphasis on waste management, food procurement, food
preparation and production, food service roles, and proper equipment handling and
maintenance
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On-the-job training in the food service work placement
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A food handler’s certificate equivalent, called the Train Can Basics.fst Food Safety
Certificate, will be obtained by students.
The program caters to the diverse needs of individuals who may require flexibility and different
course in training. High school graduates, part-time employees in the food service industry and
healthcare sector, and anyone interested in the field are ideal for the program. Courses can be
taken in physical classrooms, online, off-site, fast-track, and in an accelerated format. Centennial
College offers a variety of format for students to graduate with an Ontario College Certificate in
the
Food Service Worker program:
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A full-time semester program: Eleven weeks of on-campus courses, three days a week,
starting in the fall or winter intake at Morningside campus, followed by four weeks of field
placement, occurring twice a week
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Continuous intake model route: This full-time model route of the Food Service Worker
program can be completed faster than the regular full-time program, where students can
save time by getting into the field faster, with the same skills and knowledge obtained at
the college.

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A part-time model route in distance learning: Students can participate and engage in
course learning through the comfort of their own home, done at their own pace, in this
part-time,
online model route.
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A part-time, off-site learning: Students will save their commute time to school, while
learning relevant course materials at home or their choice of place of studies. This offcampus method can be done offline with course materials mailed to students.
Centennial College wants you to have a professional job with growth and career opportunities
ahead. The Food Service Worker program offers a short time of one semester or less of
schooling to obtain a certificate and work in various healthcare settings that can be found in
hospitals, long-term care facilities, and in-home services. The program caters to students’
individual needs with its flexibility in teaching, on campus, off-site, or online, and at different pace
as accelerated, fast-track, or part-time learning.
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