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Nutrition

Workshop/Training Schedule and Online Registration

Due to limited space and facility rules, and as a courtesy to the other workshop/training participants and the presenters, please do not bring children to our workshops/trainings.

Workshop/Training Descriptions


CACFP • Food Distribution Program • NSLP • SFSP


Topic CACFP Workshops



bullet CACFP Child Care Centers—New Institution Training

CACFP Orientation for New Institutions provides guidance to new organizations on the Child and Adult Care Food Program application process and required procedures. New institutions are required to attend an entire session prior to having their application for participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program approved.

The work sessions are offered free of charge in Springfield, IL and are six hours in length. Registration is limited to two people per organization and each person must register online. Click on the following link to learn more about the Child and Adult Care Food Program requirements for application. If you meet the program requirements described in the Fact Sheets, visit our workshop/training schedule and online registration.

Workshop Registration

bullet CACFP Child Care Centers—Program Administration

Refresher Training for Institutions Participating in CACFP provides updated information concerning administration of the food program for institutions currently participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Current staff, as well as new staff needing program requirement training, would benefit from this refresher training. Topics include determining eligibility, meal participation, meal pattern requirements, and financial documentation.

The work sessions are offered free of charge and are four hours in length. Visit our workshop/training schedule to select a date and location that works best for you.

Workshop Registration

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Topic Food Distribution Program Workshops



bullet USDA Foods and Illinois Commodity System Training

To better manage USDA foods, please plan on attending one of seven half-day training sessions devoted exclusively to USDA foods. These trainings will focus on the Illinois Commodity System; placing the annual commodity order; diversions to processors; the Department of Defense (DoD) fresh fruit and vegetable program and monthly processes all designed to teach better management of USDA foods.

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Topic NSLP Workshops



bullet Basic Training—A Guide to School-Based Child Nutrition Programs

The Basic Training workshop provides participants an overview of the United States Department of Agriculture’s regulations that govern the school-based programs including processing household applications, verification, completing the annual application process and required reports, menu planning, food commodities, and much more. Topics covered during this workshop are based on information from the Illinois State Board of Education's School-Based Child Nutrition Programs Administrative Handbook PDF File (191 pages—Updated July 2008)

This workshop is ideal for new school food service personnel and administrative staff, and also allows veteran school staff a refresher course on the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs. If you only work with the Illinois Free and/or Special Milk Program, you do not need to attend the Basic Training workshops unless you are interested in enrolling in the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs.

Registration is now open for Basic Training Workshops to be held in June and July 2009.

Workshop Registration

bullet Menu Planning and Dietary Guidelines Training

This workshop will provide tools schools can use to design menus that are in line with the recommendations of the 2005 Dietary Guidelines, Healthier US Challenge, and current research. We will also tie the healthy recommendations together with how to successfully complete your School Meals Initiative (SMI) Reviews. Participants will learn about current nutrition research, trends, and practical tips on how they can implement healthy options in their school menus.


bullet Certification and Verification

Gain a solid understanding of the certification of Household Eligibility Applications, verification, and the mandatory electronic direct certification process in this half-day training.

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bullet Civil Rights Compliance and Enforcement/Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs

This half-day training informs participants of program policies regarding civil rights and accommodating students with special dietary needs.*

bullet Developing a Food Safety Plan, Process Approach to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles (HACCP)

Beginning with the 2005–2006 school year, all schools were required to have a food safety plan in place. The Developing a Food Safety Plan, Process Approach to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Principles (HACCP) workshop will help schools satisfy this requirement. Participants will be introduced to the Process Approach to HACCP Principles which allows for a more practical application of food safety procedures. Participants will receive information and work with hands-on activities they can take back to their schools and immediately use in the development of a food safety plan or revision of a current food safety plan.

Topic SFSP Workshops



bullet Summer Food Service Program—New Sponsor Orientation

This training on how to run a successful Summer Food Service Program is offered to prospective new sponsors and existing sponsors.

The session will cover:

The work sessions are offered free of charge and are six hours in length. New sponsors and current sponsors who have new staff are required to attend an entire session prior to undertaking their responsibilities. Current sponsors can either attend this workshop or the half-day workshop described below.

bullet Summer Food Service Program—Current Sponsor Orientation

This training on how to run a successful Summer Food Service Program is offered to existing sponsors.

This session will cover:

The work sessions are offered free of charge and are three hours in length. Topics will provide more detail on the program and will cover updates in the online applications and regulations.

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