In this pathway, you learn nutrition principles, safe food preparation, and food security through hands-on laboratory experiences. You study how food impacts health and communities while developing food safety and preparation skills. This pathway prepares you for careers in nutrition, food service, and community health.
This certification covers basic food safety practices for cooks, servers, cashiers, and other food service workers.
This certification prepares students to implement scientific food safety practices and create food safety culture to meet regulatory requirements for restaurants and foodservice operations.
This certification validates preparedness in nutrition, dietetics, food safety, food service, and health and wellness fields.
Career & College Promise Dual Enrollment gives eligible North Carolina high school students the opportunity to get a “jump start” and earn college credit toward a two-year or four-year degree at Central Piedmont while still in high school. Tuition free. Click here to learn more.
Take the Junior Achievement Career Quiz here.
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