Child Nutrition Training
Professional Standards
Food Service Assistants / Workers
- Guidance from the Institute of Child Nutrition – Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Nutrition Assistants and Technicians (PDF)
- Arkansas Certification Rules require at least 10 hours of documented annual Child Nutrition specific professional development
Managers
- Guidance from the Institute of Child Nutrition - Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for School Nutrition Managers, 2018 (PDF)
- Arkansas Certification Rules and USDA Professional Standards require at least 10 hours of documented annual Child Nutrition specific professional development
Directors
- Guidance from the Institute of Child Nutrition – Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for District Level School Nutrition Personnel in the 21st Century (PDF)
- USDA Professional Standards require at least 12 hours of documented annual Child Nutrition specific professional development
- School Nutrition Specialist (SNS) Credential – Successfully completing the requirements for the School Nutrition Association’s SNS Credential is an alternate method of becoming a Certified Child Nutrition Director in Arkansas. The SNS Credentialing Exam Handbook and Application has more information.
Online Training from DESE, Child Nutrition
This open date yearly planner provides a monthly layout for tracking goals and scheduling tasks. It also highlights ICN’s eLearning Portal features, most popular courses, and frequently asked questions. Order your copy here.
This is a training for teachers to learn principles of healthy eating. Content focuses on the Standard American Diet and how it impacts our health; basic nutrition; label reading; principles of healthy eating; planning and shopping for healthy eating; cooking demos focused on putting principles of healthy eating into practice; and goal setting for healthy eating.