Description
Gain the knowledge and practical skills required to help provide safe and nutritious food for clients in health care facilities and related industries.
The course includes both the PHIA (Personal Health Information Act) and WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System) workshops. You must successfully complete both workshops to receive a final grade.
Note: You must take the Manitoba Health's Food Handler Training Program prior to attending the first class. Please call Manitoba Health at 204.945.3705 for more information.
Regular Admission Requirements
English Language Proficiency Requirements
English is the language of instruction at the College. As an applicant to the College, you are responsible for a level of English proficiency that is sufficient to participate in all aspects of College study, including lectures, reading, writing and discussion.
Applicants whose first language is not English and who have not successfully completed a Manitoba Grade 12 English will be required to meet one of the following English language proficiency requirements:
a. Canadian Language Benchmark in Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking at Level 8.
b. TOEFL – a minimum of 550 (CBT-213).
c. CanTEST - a minimum band level of 4.5 in Reading and Listening, and 4.0 in Speaking and Writing.
d. IELTS – a minimum overall band of 6.5 in Reading, Listening, and Speaking with a minimum of 6.0 in Writing.
e. MELAB – a minimum final score of 80 with a minimum of 77 in Writing.
f. CAEL – a minimum overall result of 60 with a minimum of 60 in Writing.
g. Successful completion of AEPUCE (Academic English Program for University and College Entrance) offered through the University of Manitoba and Red River College. See Academic Policy C13.
To make an appointment to complete the Canadian Benchmark Assessment, contact Red River College's Language Training Centre at 204-945-6151.
Program Content:
Learn the principles of special diets, safety, sanitation, and general food service operations. Students will become familiar with the classes of nutrients and their functions in the body and how these affect specific chronic diseases. Nutrition needs throughout the lifecycle will be reviewed and discussed. Menu planning, diet adjustments for therapeutic menus, and the principles of quantity food production are also discussed.
PHIA (Personal Health Information Act) and WHIMS workshops are included in the course. Students must successfully complete both workshops to receive a final grade.
Online learning is a critical component of course delivery in all Red River College programs. To ensure each student has the tools they need to achieve their academic goals, all Red River College students require, at minimum:
1. Off-campus access to a current computer with a webcam
2. A high speed internet connection
• Recommended minimum speed: 10 mbps for download, 3 mbps for upload
• Slower internet connection speeds may result in audio and video issues. Please keep in mind that if others in your home are using the same internet connection at the same time as you are, you may also experience audio and video issues.
• Please refer to https://www.rrc.ca/studentcomputing for further information on Computer Requirements for Students.
Please note that any anticipated costs are not included in Books and Supplies estimates.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is a process which documents and compares an individual's prior learning gained from prior education, work and life experiences and personal study to the learning outcomes in College courses/programs. For more information, please visit www.rrc.ca/rpl.
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