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Free Continuing Education for Food Service & Hospitality Professionals
Food manager, handler, and alcohol-server requirements are state and county specific.
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A guide to free continuing education for food service & hospitality professionals
Choosing the right course for food service & hospitality professionals
Are the course and certificate both free?
No individually verified current courses have been published for this collection yet. Every included course has $0 learning, assessment and certificate costs. A provider may also sell other courses; the whole external catalog is not assumed to be free.
Will these credits count for food service & hospitality professionals?
Food manager, handler, and alcohol-server requirements are state and county specific. Credit counts here include only the recorded tracks for this profession. A listed accrediting body or provider does not establish acceptance by every state board. Review the course approval notes and your board’s rules.
Should I choose an upcoming session or an older recording?
0 scheduled sessions are coming up; 0 courses are currently on demand. Choose an upcoming session if its date and time zone suit you, or on-demand learning for flexibility. A recording’s age alone does not determine credit eligibility. Expired and withdrawn listings are kept in Past & unavailable.
Source guidance for this profession
Use these original resources alongside the approval and eligibility notes on each course.
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- ACF Certified Pastry Culinarian (CPC)
- ACF Certified Sous Chef (CSC)
- ACF Certified Working Pastry Chef (CWPC)
- Advanced Cicerone
- AHLEI Certified Guest Service Professional (CGSP)
- AHLEI Certified Hospitality Housekeeping Executive (CHHE)
- AHLEI Certified Hospitality Manager (CHM)
- AHLEI Certified Hospitality Revenue Manager (CHRM)
- AHLEI Certified Hospitality Sales Professional (CHSP)
- AHLEI Certified Hospitality Supervisor (CHS)
- AHLEI Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA)
- AHLEI Certified Rooms Division Executive (CRDE)
- Alcohol Server
- CDM
- Certified Cicerone
- Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM)
- CGSP Certified Guest Service Professional
- CHAE — Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (HFTP)
- CHIA — Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics (STR/AHLEI)
- CHTP — Certified Hospitality Technology Professional (HFTP)
- Cicerone Certified Beer Server
- Court of Master Sommeliers Advanced Sommelier
- Court of Master Sommeliers Certified Sommelier
- Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory
- Court of Master Sommeliers Master Sommelier
- Food Handler
- FSMA Preventive Controls Qualified Individual
- HACCP Certification
- IFT Certified Food Scientist (CFS)
- IICCT Chocolate Taster Certification (Levels 1-3)
- ISG Sommelier Certification (Levels 1-5)
- Master of Wine (MW) — Institute of Masters of Wine
- NEHA Certified Professional Food Manager
- NEHA CP-FS Certified Professional - Food Safety
- NRFSP Certified Grocery Store Food Safety Manager
- NRFSP Food Safety Manager Certification
- NRFSP International Certified Food Safety Manager (ICFSM)
- SCA / CQI Q Grader Certification (Coffee)
- SCA Barista Skills (Foundation / Intermediate / Professional)
- SCA Brewing (Foundation / Intermediate / Professional)
- SCA Coffee Skills Diploma
- SCA Green Coffee (Foundation / Intermediate / Professional)
- SCA Introduction to Coffee
- SCA Roasting (Foundation / Intermediate / Professional)
- SCA Sensory Skills (Foundation / Intermediate / Professional)
- ServSafe Alcohol
- ServSafe Allergens
- ServSafe Food Handler
- ServSafe Manager
- SSI Kikisake-shi (Sake Sommelier)
- SWE Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS)
- SWE Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)
- SWE Certified Spirits Educator (CSE)
- SWE Certified Wine Educator (CWE)
- SWE Hospitality/Beverage Specialist Certificate (HBSC)
- TIPS Alcohol Service
- Wine Scholar Guild French Wine Scholar
- Wine Scholar Guild German Wine Scholar
- Wine Scholar Guild Italian Wine Scholar
- Wine Scholar Guild Spanish Wine Scholar
- WSET Level 1 Award in Sake (Foundation)
- WSET Level 1 Award in Spirits
- WSET Level 1 Award in Wines
- WSET Level 2 Award in Sake
- WSET Level 2 Award in Spirits
- WSET Level 2 Award in Wines
- WSET Level 3 Award in Sake (Advanced)
- WSET Level 3 Award in Spirits
- WSET Level 3 Award in Wines
- WSET Level 4 Diploma in Wines
- Alaska Alcohol Server
- Arizona Alcohol Server
- California Alcohol Server
- California Responsible Beverage Service (RBS)
- Delaware Alcohol Server
- District of Columbia Alcohol Server
- Florida Alcohol Server
- Hawaii Alcohol Server
- Illinois Alcohol Server
- Indiana Alcohol Server
- Louisiana Alcohol Server
- Maine Alcohol Server
- Michigan Alcohol Server
- Montana Alcohol Server
- Nebraska Alcohol Server
- Nevada Alcohol Server
- New Hampshire Alcohol Server
- New Mexico Alcohol Server
- New York Alcohol Server
- North Carolina Alcohol Server
- Ohio Alcohol Server
- Oklahoma Alcohol Server
- Oregon Alcohol Server
- Pennsylvania Alcohol Server
- Rhode Island Alcohol Server
- South Carolina Alcohol Server
- South Dakota Alcohol Server
- TABC Seller-Server Certification
- Tennessee Alcohol Server
- Texas Alcohol Server
- Utah Alcohol Server
- Vermont Alcohol Server
- Washington Alcohol Server
- West Virginia Alcohol Server
- Wisconsin Alcohol Server
These are exam-preparation resources, separate from continuing education credit. Exam registration fees and eligibility are set by the exam sponsor.
Provider resources for food service & hospitality professionals
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