Instructors Proctors

Conference For Food Protection Standards Update

We have decided to extend the Instructor & Proctor Renewal deadline to June 30, 2013.

If you have not renewed by June 30, 2013, you will lose the ability to order and administer ServSafe Food Safety Manager Exams.

All those with Instructor or Dual Role (instructor and proctor) status, who have not done so already, will need to do the following to renew your status before June 30, 2013:

• Have a current ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification;
• Complete an updated tutorial and quiz;
• Update your personal information; and
• Sign a new performance agreement.
• If you are a Registered Proctor (not an instructor), to renew you will need to:
• Complete an updated tutorial and quiz;
• Update your personal information; and
• Sign a new performance agreement.

All instructors and proctors will need to complete the renewal process by June 30, 2013. Please contact the  NRA Service Center with any questions.

About the Change

The Conference for Food Protection recently made changes to the standards that the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Program must meet to remain accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These changes were part of a resolution that improves exam security and allows instructors to still be proctors.

The effectiveness of these security improvements will be measured over the next few years and if they are not sufficiently effective in improving security, then the industry will again be faced with potentially having to separate the instructor and proctor roles. In order to avoid that outcome, we are committed to working with you by providing the necessary tools and information in order to ensure standardized and secure exam administration.

The Conference for Food Protection Standards for Food Protection Manager Certification Programs were amended in April, 2012 and include the following changes that will impact ServSafe Instructors and Proctors:

• Proctor status must be renewed every 3 years. There must be a tutorial and test to assess proctors are knowledgeable in their role and responsibilities.
• Proctors and the National Restaurant Association (NRA) may not have any association with an organization/person that directly or indirectly claims to guarantee passing the exam. Any organization or person that makes such a claim will not be allowed to proctor exams.
• When the role of instructor is relinquished to serve in the role of exam proctor, proctors are acting solely as a representative agent of the National Restaurant Association.
• There are provisions related to what information must be provided in the script that is read prior to exam administration. The new “Read Before Exam” script is now available for your use.
• Exam booklets must be secure on all sides. Additional security features will soon be added to the ServSafe Exam booklets.

The remaining changes to the Standards primarily impact the NRA internally and most of those changes have already been made or are in progress.

We thank you for your assistance in ensuring our full compliance with these new standards. Should you have any questions about the Conference for Food Protection or these changes, please contact the Service Center.

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