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Professional Standards

Overview

The Professional Standards for school nutrition professionals became effective on July 1, 2015 and is a key provision of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). The rule, published March 2, 2015, requires a minimum amount of annual training hours for school nutrition program directors, managers, and staff. Required training topic areas will vary according to position and job requirements. There are, also, minimum hiring standards for school nutrition program directors.

Professional Standards Training Requirements

Professional Standards Training Requirements – This document addresses training requirements and includes links to a number of continuing education resources.

Training Resources

NDE, Nutrition Services School Meals Training

Workshops and online training offered by NDE, Nutrition Services.

USDA Professional Standards Training Database

This site allows school nutrition staff to search for training that meets their learning needs.

Institute of Child Nutrition – iLearn

Offers online training for school nutrition staff on a variety of topics.

https://School Nutrition Association (SNA): USDA Professional Standards Hub

SNA has created several resources to assist school nutrition staff in understanding the Professional Standards requirement. Free of low-cost training may also be accessed via SNA.

Tools for tracking year to date hours, created by the NDE Nutrition Services

For questions related to the NDE Professional Standards training, please contact Lauren Christensen, Child Nutrition & Wellness Specialist – NDE Nutrition Services at lauren.christensen@nebraska.gov or 402-580-2210.

Updated November 13, 2024 8:15am