9/8/2025 Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) course with proctored exam

Description

Need to get food safety certified in Illinois or Chicago as the person-in-charge (PIC)? This one day course & exam certifies food safety managers. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has approved it for the Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) requirement. The City of Chicago has approved it for their Food Service Sanitation Manager Certificate (FSSMC) license. And, the federal Food & Drug Administration approves the ANSI-CFP exams from we use – from ServSafe or AFS. Certified Food Safety Programs will guide you through the process and proctor your test for the states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.

The course meets at School House Kitchen Studios at 4410 W Montrose Avenue in the Portage Park neighborhood of Chicago. The address is 2 miles west of the CTA Blue Line and I-90 expressway. We begin at 7:30 a.m., and end with the proctored licensing examination at 3:30 p.m.

Getting Prepared
We send you a study guide once you register for your course. The guide contains the facts and figures you’ll need to know for the test, and multiple choice questions to practice. In the class, we discuss the hazards and regulations of food safety. Ask questions and practice more multiple choice questions. You will get a thorough review of food safety before taking the examination.

Licensing Examination
Choose a in-person proctored exam using paper/pencil or a laptop computer. State and local health departments require an ANSI-CFP (American National Standards Institute – Council on Food Protection). We provide these tests from ServSafe, and AFS.

Certified Food Safety Programs

If for any reason, you miss the class and have to reschedule – the registration is valid for a full year. Transfer the registration to another employee if needed. Audit the class for free if re-testing is needed.
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Course Requirement
The food code in Illinois mandates the completion of an approved eight-hour program including the proctored licensing exam. This licensing course can be taken in-person or on-line. Many managers find it easier to attend a class in person to get ready for the licensing test. Taking the course and test in person costs less with Certified Food Safety Programs as well.