Certificate Issuance and Usage Policy

Purpose

The purpose of this document is to provide clarity about how the certificates are issued and used by EduClasses^® employees, partnered health department officials, and external entities.

Scope

Food handler certificates are issued to students seeking food handler education upon completion of the food handler course.

Definitions

• "Certificate" – defined as a document issued after academic study of online course material and successful completion of online exam.
• "Certificate issuance" – defined as the act of delivering a certificate via Food Handler Classes online food handler training service.
• "Certificate usage" – understood to mean the intended use of the certificate by the food handler client/student with regards to regulatory health official's requirements.
• "Successful completion" – understood to mean the receipt of a passing score or percentage upon completion of the online exam, the baseline of which is defined by partnered health department officials, state laws or regulations, and/or legislative documents.

Course completion and certificate issuance

Course completion and certificate issuance are based upon several factors:

• Client / Student has properly signed-up and completed their profile
• Client / Student has purchased the course in need or entered codes from a group order made on their behalf
• Client / Student has read and studied all course material.
  • Sections are marked "Studied" when the timer for that section has counted down to "0", zero.
  • When all sections are marked "Studied", then the Client / Student can continue forward with the course.
• Exam Course
  • Client / Student will have 3 opportunities to pass the exam
  • Client / Student must pass the exam with a 70% or greater score
• Once Client / Student has passed the exam, they will then be issued a certificate.
• The Client / Student can access the certificate for viewing / printing any time during the life of the certificate.
• Once the certificate has expired, the Client / Student will have to purchase and pass the course again before accessing their new FoodHandlerClasses.com certificate

Certificate Usage:

• Please Note: Certificate use is defined and dictated by partnered health department officials, state or local laws or regulations, and /or legislative documents.
• EduClasses dba Food Handler Classes, FHC^®, FoodHandlerClasses.com, does not grant credentials or acronyms to any individual successfully completing any of its certificate programs.
• Students must present their certificate to their employer. A copy of the certificate is to be kept at the employee's place of business.
• Students may print their food handler certificates upon completion of the course from their account.
• Students use their food handler certificate to provide proof of satisfactory completion of the food handler safety course to their employer and health department.
• Students may reprint their certificate from FoodHandlerClasses.com at anytime while their certificate is valid. Sample reasons for reprinting their certificate would be: change of employment or lost certificate.

Last updated: 4/7/2024