The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established minimum professional standard requirements for hiring of new food service directors and annual training hours for all school nutrition staff.

Professional Standards-Training Standards - 3/4/16
The USDA has established minimum annual training requirements for staff of school nutrition programs. This video focuses on the specifics of these requirements, which are based on three levels of job duties with increasing hours of training needed for positions with greater responsibility. Key Area: Administration, Learning Code: 3400. Key Area: Administration, Learning Code: 3400.
 

• School Nutrition Program - New Director Qualifications - 1/14/21
  New Food Service Directors for the School Nutrition Program must meet hiring standards, set by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Complete this form when a new director is hired to document that standards were met.
• Hiring Standards for New School Nutrition Directors - 12/31/20
  This video focuses on requirements for hiring new directors, which are based on sponsor enrollment. The hiring requirements aim to establish minimum education for new school nutrition directors to ensure school nutrition personnel have the knowledge they need to operate School Nutrition Programs (SNP) effectively. Key Area: Administration, Learning Code: 3400. (16 minutes)
• Professional Standards Training Tracker - Excel - 10/1/19
  This tool can be used to document employee annual training requirements.
• Suggested Training for Student Workers, Volunteers, Substitutes and Temporary Workers - 9/23/19
  All student workers, volunteers, substitutes and temporary workers are required to complete two hours of training on an annual basis. This document provides a list of suggested training topics that can be used to train these individuals.
• Professional Standards Training Tracker - Short Form - 9/19/19
  This tool can be used to document annual training attendance requirements for an individual employee.
• Hiring Standards for New School Nutrition Directors - 9/9/19
  Education and experience requirements for new school nutrition directors are outlined in this document.
• Food Safety Training Requirements for Food Service Directors - 8/6/18
  This document clarifies food safety training requirements for current and new food service directors.