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Before you submit your application

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    There are two options to take the Food Protection Course:

    1. In-person at the NYC Health Academy (registration can be done online or in person): there is a $114 fee to take this course and take the final exam. To register click here. (Check the box next Health Academy Training Courses, hit Continue at the bottom of the page. When prompted, select the "Food Protection Course".)
    2. Online: the online course is free and there is $24 fee to take the final exam which must be taken in person. 

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      A valid e-mail address is required to take the online food protection course or register online for the in-person class. 

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        List of accepted payment methods. More info

          • Certified Check (made payable to NYC DOHMHM (accepted only when registering in person))
          • Money Order (made payable to NYC DOHMH) (accepted only when registering in person))
          • American Express
          • Discover
          • MasterCard
          • Visa
          • E-Check ( (Accepted only when registering online; must have bank routing number and account number))

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        Steps to apply online:

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        For assistance with the online course or registration, call 311 and ask for Health Academy Registration.

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          To register for the in-person class at the NYC Health Academy, click here. 

          • Then, check the box next "Health Academy Training Courses".
          • Scroll down and click on Continue at the bottom of the page.
          • Register your information. When prompted, select the "Food Protection Course".
          • Continue and pay by credit or debit card, or by e-check.

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            Take the self-paced online course here. It is free to take take the course, and there is $24 fee to take the final exam which must be taken in person. 

              • Steps to apply in person:

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              In-person registration is available for the classroom course is by appointment only.

              You must call or email the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) to schedule an appointment at their Manhattan or Queens locations.  After you apply for the course DCWP will issue you a receipt that will include the date and time of the class for which you registered.

                Schedule an Appointment. (PDF )

                NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP)

                Address
                Licensing Center


                42 Broadway, Lobby




                New York NY 10004
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