This course provides the training necessary to test for the Suffolk County Food Manager’s Certificate.

A person with a valid Suffolk County Food Manager’s Certificate posted is required to be in each food service establishment during all hours of operation.

The course is designed to fit into your busy schedule by allowing you to start and stop the class at your convenience and allowing 45 days for completion of the class. The course is divided into 19 lessons, each of which will take you about 1/2 hour to finish. There is a short quiz at the end of each section. You must spend a minimum of 15 minutes reviewing a lesson before you can take a quiz. You must answer all of the quiz questions in each section correctly before you can move on to the next section. If you fail to answer all quiz questions correctly, you are required to spend an additional 15 minutes reviewing the lesson before taking the quiz again.

After you register, you will receive an email confirming your user id (your email address) and password. You will need your user ID and password each time you login to the website.

After you have successfully completed all 19 lessons, you must register to come and take the final exam at our office in Yaphank. You'll receive a confirmation number that you must bring with you to the exam, along with a driver's license or other official photo identification.

The final exam consists of 55 written questions and lasts one hour. You must answer 75% or more of the questions correctly to qualify for the Food Manager’s Certificate. If you fail to achieve the minimum passing score, you can register for the oral exam, retake the online course or take the 3-day course at our office in Yaphank.

After you pass the final exam, your certificate will be mailed to you within 2 to 4 weeks. If you have any questions contact our main office at (631) 852-5997.