Free ServSafe Food Handler Online Courses & Exam

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Interested in working in a restaurant? Read this!

Through May 31st only, ServSafe is offering their food handlers online course and exam for free to help support restaurant workers during this coronavirus pandemic.

These courses include essential training every restaurant and foodservice worker needs to keep guests and themselves safe including topics like cooking temperatures, safe storage, and cross-contamination, as well as hygiene, sanitation, and other risk mitigation activities.

There are five different courses available depending on where you live and work. And each course is even available in multiple languages.

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Follow these Steps to find your Free Food Handler Online Course:

  • Head here and click on “Get Food Handler Now”
  • Check out the 5 different free courses to see which you need, based on where you work (limit one course per person)
  • If you do not see a course for your state or county, you should choose the first product “ServSafe Food Handler Course and Assessment Bundle”.
  • Click “Add to Profile”
  • Create a new profile to add your course or log into your existing account
  • Click on “ServSafe Food Handler” at the top left
  • Click on “Take Online Course” at the top left in the orange bar
  • You will then see the course under “My Online Courses”
  • Click “Launch/Abrir” to start your course!

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These free courses are great for teens or college students or for anyone looking to get into the food service industry!

In addition, ServSafe is also offering two FREE on-demand training videos that address COVID-19 precautions for takeout and delivery. These brief 10-minute videos address Coronavirus transmission information, cleaning and sanitizing considerations for takeout and delivery, as well as other helpful info to you safe.


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Comments 21

  1. Jenny Blevins

    I keep getting the message; The service is unavailable!

    • Amber (Hip Sidekick)

      Oh darn! Maybe wait a bit and try again. If still having issues, be sure to switch over to a different browser. Hoping this might help!

  2. Candace

    Thank you!!!!! I have 6 people in my store due to re certify, and it’s awesome that they can save some money on it right now. My certificate doesn’t expire until July, but I went ahead and added the course to my profile anyway. Every little bit helps.

    • Amber (Hip Sidekick)

      Oh good! You’re welcome, Candace! Glad this is helpful!

  3. Jenny Blevins

    Finally got it! Thank you!

    • Amber (Hip Sidekick)

      Yay! You’re so welcome!

  4. Vane

    Hi Gurls, Is this for Ny State too??

    • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

      I do see New York as an option.

      • Vane

        Great thank you!!

  5. katherinesmith

    service is unavailable

    • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

      The site is just really slow right now. I am able to get it to work using a desktop computer.

  6. Amy F;)

    Can’t get the food handler site to work for us:(

    • Jennifer (Hip Sidekick)

      If you are on a mobile device, try switching to a desktop. It’s working for me, but very slow.

  7. Christina Nelson

    It looks like ServSafe has extended the free offer to May 31st! It also says that as long as you add the course to your account by the new expiration date, you will have up to a year to take it.

    • Amber (Hip Sidekick)

      Oh cool! Thanks for letting us know!

  8. Amy F;)

    404 now

  9. Amy F;)

    SERVSAFE.COM IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.
    WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE. WE ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE YOUR EXPERIENCE.

    Important Update:
    FREE SERVSAFE FOOD HANDLER OFFER HAS BEEN EXTENDED THOUGH MAY 31ST.
    Couple of helpful tips:

    You do not need to complete the free offer by the offer end date, you only need to add it to your ServSafe account by May 31st at 11:59 PDT.
    You will have 1 year to use the course from the date it was added to your profile.
    Once you’ve started, you have 60 days to complete both the online course and assessment.
    Offer limited to 1 per person
    (from servsafe.com)

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  10. Donna

    That explains why my daughter had a tough time getting in, this class was offered to her culinary class online schooling, she was getting so frustrated! After about 5 hours, she got in and completed it with a 100%!

  11. Sara Tulppo

    The link no longer offers the food handler option. Will there be an update?

    • Amber (Hip Sidekick)

      DARN! Thanks for letting us know. We’ll keep an eye out for if that offer pops up again!

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