ANFP Dialogue - News & Notes for ANFP Training Program Faculty

Happy Spring! Please see below for important updates from ANFP regarding new products, processes, and initiatives related to our ANFP Approved Training programs.

New Exam Content Outline – March 1, 2021

ANFP has successfully launched the new 3^rd Edition textbooks, the 2020 Instructor Curriculum and the updated ANFP CDM Credentialing Exam Prep materials, all aligning with the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers new Exam Content Outline, which became effective March 1, 2021. Be sure to review the changes!

Requirements

Updates to the ANFP Approved Training Program Requirements have also been completed. Please remember to use the newest version of the application when submitting your renewals.

ANFP will also now require an annual report which will be sent out to approved programs each spring. Reports will be due to ANFP by 8/31 and will incorporate the Instructional Staff Update. Look for this e-mail in the coming month.

CDM Credentialing Exam Application Process

To provide for a more secure method of registration for the CDM Credentialing Exam, the Certifying Board for Dietary Managers (CBDM) has moved to a solely online registration system. Paper applications will no longer be accepted. Access the updated Exam Candidate Handbook to review the new process.

Field Experience and Task Force

A task force was convened to discuss the ANFP Approved Training Program field experience requirements due to the changing healthcare industry landscape. Recommendations have been finalized and will be presented to the ANFP Board of Directors next month. ANFP will provide details on the outcome in May.

Additional Updates

As we move to offer more digital content, beginning with the July/August issue, instructors will receive a digital version of Nutrition & Foodservice Edge magazine and Program Directors will continue to receive the hard copy magazine.

As a reminder, starting April 1, 2021, ANFP will no longer accept checks as a form of payment. Payment by credit card is encouraged for more secure and expedited payment processing.