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Education, Care & Workforce

California statewide coverage directory

Food Safety and Hospitality Workforce: qualification, exams, and education

Food-handler and manager preparation, responsible operations, allergen awareness, and hospitality development.

Review the learning pathways

Regulated credentials

Who this California guide covers

Licenses and credentials

  • - Food Handler Card
  • - Food Protection Manager Certification
  • - Allergen and workplace food-safety training

What 101PD may provide

  • - California food-handler training
  • - Accredited manager exam preparation
  • - Allergen, sanitation, and hospitality development

Provider qualification route

How 101PD can become authorized

Use a California-recognized training and assessment program for food-handler cards and an accredited organization for manager credentials; verify local rules.

Non-substitution boundary

What online training cannot replace

A training certificate is not a health or facility permit. County and city rules may add obligations.

Possible learning formats

California-focused learning options

Required education

California Food Handler Training

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Exam prep

Food Protection Manager Exam Prep

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Professional development

California Allergen and Sanitation Update

This is a researched pathway, not a promise that 101PD currently offers this course. Any future product page must show its exact price, enrollment status, and credit eligibility.

Research guide only

Official sources

Verify before acting

The regulator controls eligibility, fees, applications, examinations, and credit. These are the sources used for this page.

Sources checked July 22, 2026. Confirm current regulator requirements before acting.