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Earn Your Dual Role Status

Earning your dual role status means that you are both a Certified ServSafe^® Instructor for the ServSafe Food Safety Manager training and a Registered ServSafe Proctor for print and online certification exams. Here is a brief overview of what these roles can do.

Certified Instructor

• Teach ServSafe Food Safety Manager training.
• Access online instructor resources and information.

Registered Proctor

• Responsible for the secure administration of the ServSafe Food Protection Manager Certification Exam.
• Schedule online and print exams.
• Maintain confidentiality of exam content.
• Follow the standards outlined in the ServSafe Examination Administration Handbook and the Performance Agreement.
   

For those who have dual role status, it is important to remember that the instructor role and the proctor role are distinct and separate. While the instructor role focuses on training, a proctor’s only focus is to ensure secure administration of the exam.
 

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DUAL ROLE STATUS REQUIREMENTS

To earn your dual role status, you must:

• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Meet one of the following professional experience or advanced education requirements:
  • Professional experience
    • Have taught or trained for at least six months
    • Are in a training role (e.g., training at a trade school, at a state restaurant association or in a corporate setting)
    • Have worked in a foodservice operations environment for one year
    • Are employed as a health inspector or equivalent by a state or local regulatory authority
    • Work as a Registered Sanitarian, Registered Dietician, or equivalent
  • Advanced education
    • Have earned a Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited university or college in one of the following subjects:
      • Food Science
      • Food Technology
      • Epidemiology
      • Environmental Health
      • Public Health
• Meet your state's food safety training requirements.
  Know your state’s requirements.
• Maintain high testing standards by:
  • Protecting the confidentiality of exam content
  • Excusing yourself in situations that may present a conflict of interest (e.g., proctoring the exam of a relative)
  • Following the standards and ethics outlined in the ServSafe Examination Administration Handbook and the Performance Agreement

Please note: You must provide contact information for a reference. We will verify your current employment status, as well as work and education history.