Foodservice Management

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This certificate examines the issues and challenges of the food service industry. Courses will focus on a systems approach to food service management that drives profitability through improved human resource management, and superior service. Learn how to manage the major areas of menu planning, purchasing, receiving, storage, production, control and management.

This program teaches you how to set priorities and take control of events, so events do not control you. You shall learn how to transform your priorities into concrete and measurable goal statements. You shall learn how to distinguish between urgent and important crises. You shall learn how to diagnose stress in employees and how to offer employees effective counseling.

After completing this course, student will be able to:

• Implement effective strategies to solve time management problems that you control
• Implement effective strategies to solve time management problems with others
• Diagnose stress-related symptoms
• Implement strategies to treat stress-related symptoms
• Identify the signs and symptoms of employee problems that require counseling
• Implement appropriate and effective counseling strategies
• Identify the point at which it is time to refer the employee to professional help

• Strategies for solving time-management problems
• Identifying and managing personal stress
• Signs and symptoms of employee problems
• Appropriate and effective counseling strategies

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