Certified Food Manager Training Schedule
South Dakota food service establishments are required to have at least one person on staff who has passed an 8-hour food service training and certification program. Certified Food Manager courses to meet that requirement are listed below by agency; any questions should be directed to those agencies.
- Restaurant Division of South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA): class schedule. Cost is $125 for SDRA members, $175 for non-members. Pre-registration required. Contact SDRA at 1-800-658-5545 for registration information. SDRA also offers the 8 hour ServSafe® training online; the testing must be proctored by a certified proctor or instructor. Contact SDRA for details.
- Cash-Wa Distributing. Pre-registration required. Contact Heidi Wietjes, Cash-Wa Distribution at 1-800-652-0010, Ext: 7123
- Professional Server Certification Corporation. Online manager certification and re-certification courses. Initial certification: train online for $59.95, then take proctored final exam for $40. Re-certification: train online for $49.95; no proctor required. Call 1- 800-247-7737 or see www.Rserving.com/sdfoodmanager.
- Prometric. Combination of online and classroom training partners; pricing varies by training partner. https://www.prometric.com/en-us/clients/foodsafety/Pages/landing.aspx.
- Reinhart FoodService. Cost is $136 Contact Reinhart FoodService at 1-800-756-5256 Ext. 503202
- SuperSafeMark. A retail food safety training and certification program developed by the Food Marketing Institute. For more information call 1-877-399-4925 or see www.fmi.org/food-safety/safemark.
- US Foods - North Dakota. Contact Claudia Rolph at 701-840-7908 or 1-800-831-7318.
- Sysco North Dakota. Call 1-866-327-4699, Ext 6307, for information.
- Above Training/State Food Safety. https://www.statefoodsafety.com/
- AAA Food Handler Training School. http://www.aaafoodhandler.com/
January 2020
January 15 - Sioux Falls - Recertification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
January 21 - Rapid City - Recertification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
February 2020
February 4 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
February 5 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
February 29 - Yankton - Certification or Renewal, Yankton County Extension Service Office
March 2020
March 3 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
March 4 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
March 20 - Huron - Certification or Renewal, Dept. of Health by the Extension Office on the Fair Grounds
April 2020
April 8 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
April 14 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
April 14 - Pierre - Recertification, Governor's Inn, South Dakota Retailers Association
April 15 - Pierre - Certification, Governor's Inn, South Dakota Retailers Association
April 21 - Rapid City - Recertification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
May 2020
May 6 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
May 12 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
May 12 - Watertown - Recertification, Watertown Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
May 13 - Watertown - Certification, Watertown Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
May 20 - Sioux Falls - Recertification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
June 2020
June 2 - Aberdeen - Recertification, Dakota Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
June 3 - Aberdeen - Certification, Dakota Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
June 9 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
June 10 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
July 2020
July 8 - Sioux Falls - Recertification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
July 14 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
July 15 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
August 2020
August 5 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
August 18 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
August 18 - Pierre - Recertification, Governor's Inn, South Dakota Retailers Association
August 19 - Pierre - Certification, Governor's Inn, South Dakota Retailers Association
September 2020
September 8 - Watertown - Recertification, Watertown Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
September 9 - Watertown - Certification, Watertown Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
September 15 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
September 16 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
October 2020
October 7 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
October 13 - Aberdeen - Recertification, Dakota Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
October 13 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
October 14 - Aberdeen - Certification, Dakota Event Center, South Dakota Retailers Association
October 21 - Sioux Falls - Recertification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
October 27 - Rapid City - Recertification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
November 2020
November 4 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
November 17 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association
December 2020
December 2 - Sioux Falls - Certification, Homewood Suites by Hilton, South Dakota Retailers Association
December 15 - Rapid City - Certification, Best Western Ramkota, South Dakota Retailers Association