Food Service Worker
The Food Service Worker micro-credential pathway provides students with the knowledge and skills required to be an effective member of a food service team in a commercial, institutional, or long-term care facility. The pathway covers food preparation, service, nutrition and sanitation practices, customer service, communication, and business skills. As part of this pathway, students are required to take a field placement at an institutional food service operation.
The program is made up of 23 micro-credential learning units and six micro-certificates. Students have the choice to take individual learning units or to complete a number of learning units as required for each micro-certificate. If a student completes all 23 micro-credential learning units they do meet the requirements for a Food Service Worker Ontario College Certificate.
Prior Learning
Students with previous education or related experience can apply for Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR) to accelerate their path to completion by receiving credit for what they already know - this includes the field placement component. Students can meet this component by either completing the field placement or by having their current employer complete a workplace attestation outlining how their work experience meets the learning outcomes for the field placement component.
- 23 micro-credential learning units
- 6 micro-certificates
- 1 Ontario College Certificate - Upon successful completion of all 23 learning units students are eligible to apply to graduate from the Food Service Worker Ontario College Certificate program - admission requirements must be met
Admission Requirements
O.S.S.D. or equivalent with:
- Grade 12 English C or U
Mature Student Assessment for this program is available in the subject of English for the purpose of demonstrating proficiency in this required admission subject. For all other admission requirements, applicants must complete the required course(s) as listed above. For more information, please contact counselling@lambtoncollege.ca. Review the Mature Student Admission process.
Academic admission requirements can be obtained through Academic Upgrading and the Pre-Programs at Lambton College.
When Admission Requirements Apply
The admission requirements only apply to students planning on completing the Ontario College Certificate. Students can complete the micro-credential learning units and micro-certificates without meeting the admission requirements.
Technology Requirements
In order to keep pace with the requirements of each and every course in your program, Lambton College requires that each student have access to a laptop while studying at our college.
Earn a Micro-Certificate
Below is a list of Micro-Certificates that are part of the Food Service Worker Pathway. You can complete a micro-certificate by completing the courses included in that grouping.
You can also take individual courses without committing to an entire micro-certificate.
List of Micro-Certificates
Learning Units
You aren't required to take a full grouping of courses if you don't intend to complete a Micro-Certificate.
If you are just interested in completing individual courses that are part of the Food Service Worker Pathway this is definitely an option.
Students wishing to complete the Food Service Worker Ontario College Certificate
If your overall goal is to complete the Food Service Worker Ontario College Certificate, you will need to complete all FSWMC micro-credential courses and you will also need to complete:
- 1 General Education Elective course
- Field Placement or Work Attestation