1.1 Course Overview

HCCADC-513 COURSE SYLLABUS

Course title: 

Offer Vs Serve:  How to Live It, Love It, and Still be in CACFP Compliance

Course ID: 

HCCADC-513

Length: 

1 hour

Course description: 

OVS or Offer vs Serve can be a challenge to introduce into your CACFP program and even harder to maintain CACFP compliance throughout menu planning and service. In this hour-long session, participants will learn the rules to OVS success, how to plan menus and prepare meals to maintain compliance, and tips for best practice when incorporating it into their centers.

Support: 

This course is self-paced, not instructor led.

Requirements: 

Access to the Internet and a valid email address.

Format: 

This course requires no face-to-face classroom instruction. It will be available via the course web site. You will complete the course whenever it is most convenient for you. You may work on the course at any time of the day or night on any day of the week. This course is estimated to take 1 hour or less to complete. The course web site will track the completion of each lesson and assignment. You will be able to exit the course without completing it and pick up where you left off at any time.

Learning objectives:

• Identify what offer versus serve — or OVS — is, its benefits, and in which CACFP programs it can be used
• Recognize how OVS works breakfast, lunch, and supper
• Understand how to incorporate combination foods into your CACFP menus when implementing OVS
• Answer frequently asked questions about OVS
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Means of developing competencies:

• Online presentations with voice narration and interactivity
• Online resources available through internet links
• Quiz

Course completion requirements:

In order to complete this course successfully, you must complete all of the course assignments and pass the quiz.