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SUMMARY:ServSafe Food Handler Certification
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DESCRIPTION:Earn your ServSafe Food Handler certification at no cost in th
 is free course covering topics such as food safety and contamination preve
 ntion. Your path to food service employment starts here!.\nhttps://hplct.l
 ibnet.info/event/17350431
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>About this course</strong></p>\n<p
 >The ServSafe Food Handler certification is one of the most widely recogni
 zed credentials in the food service industry. This free 4-session course p
 repares Hartford residents for the national ServSafe exam\, covering every
 thing you need to work safely and confidently in a professional kitchen or
  food service setting.</p>\n<p><br /><strong>What you will learn</strong><
 /p>\n<ul>\n<li>Food safety principles and best practices</li>\n<li>How to 
 prevent contamination and foodborne illness</li>\n<li>Safe food handling\,
  storage\, and temperature control</li>\n<li>Personal hygiene standards fo
 r food service workers</li>\n<li>Financial literacy basics for food servic
 e workers</li>\n<li>Digital tools and skills for the modern food service w
 orkplace</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>What you will earn</strong></p>\n<p style
 ="padding-left: 30px\;">Participants who complete all sessions are prepare
 d to sit for the ServSafe Food Handler exam. Earning this credential opens
  doors to employment across Connecticut's food service industry.</p>\n<p><
 strong>Session format</strong></p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;">This c
 ourse meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings\, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM\, for a tota
 l of four course sessions\, at Hartford Public Library's Central Branch (5
 00 Main Street).&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>This program is free and open to:<
 /strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hartford residents</li>\n<li>Those working in Hart
 ford</li>\n<li>Anyone opening a Hartford food service-related business</li
 >\n<li>Participants must be authorized to work in the United States</li>\n
 </ul>\n<p><strong>Pre-registration is required.</strong></p>\n<p style="pa
 dding-left: 30px\;">To get started\, please complete the online interest f
 orm:</p>\n<p style="padding-left: 30px\;"><a href="https://tap.hplct.org/s
 ervesafeinterest/">https://tap.hplct.org/servesafeinterest/</a></p>\n<p><b
 r /><strong>For additional information contact:</strong></p>\n<p style="pa
 dding-left: 30px\;">Wanda Dunaway\, Career Navigator</p>\n<p style="paddin
 g-left: 30px\;">(860) 748-4205 | wdunaway@hplct.org</p>\n<p style="padding
 -left: 30px\;"><br />Touria Ghaffari\, ServSafe Instructor</p>\n<p style="
 padding-left: 30px\;">(860) 490-7188 | tghaffari@hplct.org<br />&nbsp\;</p
 >\nhttps://hplct.libnet.info/event/17350431
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