Thanks for inquiring about Illini Training’s ANSI/IDPH approved CFPM/Certified Food Protection Manager Course (formerly FSSMC-Food Sanitation Manager Certification).

The course is available in English, Spanish, and Simplified Chinese. Enrollment is open 24/7/365.

There are two steps to getting Illinois Certification through Illini Training:

1) Complete online delivery of the course ($85).

2) Take an ANSI/IDPH approved national certification exam *at* an approved testing site (minimum of $75).

The course itself is done online and requires a DSL, Cable, Wireless, or other Broadband (high-speed) connection. This course does NOT support dial-up modem connections.

Course fee is $85.00 paid by credit/debit card via Paypal. You do not need to have a Paypal Account to pay with Paypal.

A personal or business email is required for course communication. Upon registration and receipt of payment for the course you will receive an automated email; within 24 business hours of that email you will receive a personal e-mail from me to confirm your access to a high-speed internet connection AND to confirm that your email system will accept correspondence from me …please configure your spam filter to accept messages from my email address.

Within 24 hours of replying to my personal email I will email you directions on how to launch and complete the course online.

The course consists of 14 lessons + Sample Test; each lesson has a quiz, scores downloading to a database housed on the Internet. You have access to the course 24/7…enabling you to work at your own pace, whenever time is available.

A maximum of 6 months is given to complete the course. The deadline date for course completion will be based on the day your course is processed and will be noted in your access email.

Upon completion of the course, and return of course completion certificate, I will provide options for taking a fee-based ANSI/IDPH approved national certification exam near you.