Assignment
Outcomes addressed in this Assignment:
• Identify training methods specific to employees and their duties.
Course outcomes assessed in this Assignment:
NS305-1: Examine the basic principles of food safety, food sanitation, and providing safe food.
NS305-4: Examine management's role in training the food handler.
GEL-1.1: Demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English.
PC-3.2: Interact with others in a professional manner using appropriate communication and presentation skills.
Instructions: This Assignment will be completed in two parts. Part one is an essay and part two is a training tool. Imagine you are a food service manager for a new restaurant. You have just hired new kitchen staff and need to train them on various food safety skills.
Part One:
You will write an essay addressing each of these topics:
• Discuss why training in the food service environment is important.
• Discuss various training methods (OJT, classroom training, technology-based) used in food service.
• Discuss various training tools used in food service.
• Discuss the circumstances under which you may use one training method over another or in combination with another training method (for example: what if your employees cannot read or do not speak English?)
Part Two:
You will design a training tool for your new kitchen staff on the prevention of cross- contamination. The training tool can be in any of the following formats - handout, pamphlet, or PowerPoint presentation. Make sure your training tool includes the following:
• Definition of cross contamination
• Physical and procedural barriers
• Maintaining a hygienic environment
• Best practices in glove usage and hand washing
• How to properly handle raw and ready to eat foods
• Physical, biological and chemical contamination
Requirements:
• Part One - The essay needs to be in an APA formatted 2-3 page paper.
• Part Two - Your training tool can be in any of the following formats: handout, pamphlet or PowerPoint presentation. Make sure your training tool includes graphics and is creative and informative.
• Both parts require you to use at least three references, which can include reliable electronic resources as well as your text (Wikipedia is not considered an authoritative source). Be sure that your grammar, sentence structure, and word usage is good.