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Yes, Certified On The Fly’s online Texas Food Handler course is licensed and accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Our TX DSHS License Number is 153.
Our online Texas Food Handler’s course is seriously fast. No cheesy videos, quizzes, or final exams. You can proceed through the course material at your own pace, as fast as you want, and your official Texas Food Handler certificate will be emailed to you immediately upon completion.
Per DSHS rules, you must complete the course in 2 hours or less. If you don’t complete the course in 2 hours or less, our website will redirect you back to the beginning of the course. You may log out and return at any time to continue the course exactly where you left off.
If you pay to enroll in the course via an individual student account, you will have at least six months from the time of purchase to complete the course, after which time your course access may be removed.
Nope. You can log in and out of our online Texas Food Handler course at any time. When you log back in, you’ll continue the course exactly where you left off.
Certified On The Fly will periodically update course content to maintain compliance with DSHS rules and legislative changes. When this happens, your course progress may be intentionally reset to ensure that you receive the most up-to-date material.
Absolutely. If you pay to enroll in the course via an individual student account, you will have at least six months from the time of purchase to complete the course, after which time your course access may be removed.
The main topics of our online Texas Food Handlers course include how food becomes unsafe, good personal hygiene, controlling time and temperature/requirements, preventing cross contamination, and cleaning and sanitizing.
Certified On The Fly is licensed and accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). All jurisdictions in Texas are required to accept certificates from either DSHS-accredited or ANSI-accredited providers.
Sí, ofrecemos un curso completo de certificación de Manipulador de Alimentos de Texas en línea en español. El curso cubre los mismos temas esenciales de seguridad alimentaria que nuestra versión en inglés y se puede completar en 2 horas o menos. Una vez finalizado el curso en línea, recibirá inmediatamente por correo electrónico su certificado oficial de Manipulador de Alimentos de Texas, que es válido por 2 años. También puede descargar el certificado en cualquier momento iniciando sesión en su cuenta.
“Texas Food Handlers” refers to the process of taking a food safety course through a program accredited by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). The course curriculum is structured by the DSHS but administered by private companies like Certified On The Fly. Once you pass our course, you will receive an official certificate that proves you have completed an approved Texas Food Handler program.
First, your prospective or current employer probably requires it. Second, it’s good training. As boring as an online course in food safety may seem, you’ll learn a lot of useful and important information that will protect you, your employer, and your customers.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) licenses and accredits online programs like Certified On The Fly to administer the Texas Food Handlers course. If you need your Texas Food Handlers certification online, just click “Enroll Now”. That will take you through enrollment, payment, and then immediately give you access to our online course.
DSHS stands for the Department of State Health Services, the state agency that assists in regulating the food service industry in Texas. Their mission is “to improve the health, safety, and well-being of Texans through good stewardship of public resources, and a focus on core public health functions.”
Your official Texas Food Handlers certificate will be emailed to you immediately after you complete the online course. You can also get more copies yourself at any time by logging in to your account. If you want a hard copy mailed to you, we’re happy to do that too. Just choose that option when you enroll or log in to your account to order hard copies at any time.
Easy. You can order a hardcopy of your certificate at any time by logging in to your account.
No. The Texas Department of State Health Services does not mail certificates or cards. The certificate you receive on our website at the end of our course is your official document. If you need another copy of your certificate, you can get more copies yourself at any time by logging in to your account. You can also email us at support@certifiedonthefly.com. We’re happy to email you another copy.
Your official Texas Food Handlers certificate will be issued as a PDF document. If you have trouble opening the certificate, make sure you have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer/device. You can quickly download Adobe Reader for free here.
No worries. You can get more copies yourself at any time by logging in to your account. We’re also happy to email you another copy. Just send an email to support@certifiedonthefly.com.
Funny you ask! Certified On The Fly offers a free online roster system that allows employers to easily monitor when their employees’ Texas Food Handler certifications expire.
When you add employees to your roster, both you and the employee will receive an email notification the month before their Texas Food Handler certification expires. The goal is to ensure all employees stay Texas Food Handler certified and never have a lapse between certifications. Sign up for a free employer account and start creating your roster today.
When you create a free employer account, you can also buy pre-paid codes in any quantity you want, whenever you want. When one of your employees needs to get Texas Food Handler certified, just give them a code and direct them to our website to sign up for the course. They’ll enter the code on our payment page and be given immediate access to the course. It’s that easy.
If you purchase pre-paid codes via an employer account, the codes will remain active and available for redemption as long as your employer account remains active. To keep your employer account active, you must take at least one of the following actions every 12 months:
Absolutely! It’s easy with our pre-paid code system. When you create a free employer account, you can immediately buy pre-paid codes in any quantity you want, whenever you want. When one of your employees needs to get Texas Food Handler certified, just give them a code and direct them to our website to sign up for the course. They’ll enter the code on our payment page and be given immediate access to the course. It’s that easy.
If you purchase pre-paid codes via an employer account, the codes will remain active and available for redemption as long as your employer account remains active. To keep your employer account active, you must take at least one of the following actions every 12 months:
No. Certified On The Fly is only accredited to teach the Texas Food Handlers course online.
We accept all major credit and debit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. We do not accept PayPal or ACH transactions.
We’re happy to check it out. Please email us at support@certifiedonthefly.com and include the following information:
When your credit/debit card declines online or in-store, your account will usually still show a pending charge. This is standard procedure among banks that is completely out of our control. The pending charge(s) should not post to your account, but rather disappear or be reversed within a few business days.
Sure, assuming you have their permission. Just make sure you enter the billing information correctly, otherwise the transaction will decline. Please give the cardholder a copy of the receipt and tell them the charge will appear on their statement as CERTIFIED ON THE FLY LLC.
Nope! No quizzes, tests, or final exams. All you have to do is click through the course material. When you finish clicking through the course, your official Texas Food Handlers certificate will immediately appear in your account. A PDF copy of your certificate will also be emailed to you.
Purchases made on the Certified On The Fly website are final, nonrefundable, and nontransferable. By proceeding with payment, you accept full responsibility for the purchase and agree to pay in accordance with the issuing bank cardholder agreement.
If you experience technical issues on our website, we’re happy to help. Please email us at support@certifiedonthefly.com.
The Texas Department of State Health Services does not require us to obtain sensitive personal information like your Social Security Number, so we don’t ask for it. Our site just asks for basic information like your name, date of birth, email address, mailing address, and phone number. This information helps us communicate with you and identify you from our other students.
Yes, our online Texas Food Handlers course is compatible with internet-ready devices like mobile phones and tablets.
Yes, unless you’re using some prehistoric computer in the basement of your local public library. Otherwise you should be fine. But seriously, public computers often lack updated software and user permissions. Just a heads up.
Our website and online Texas Food Handler’s course is also fully compatible with tablets and mobile devices.
Most of the time this is due to a typo in the email address. To confirm the email address we have on file as your username, email us at support@certifiedonthefly.com.
You might also try clearing the cache in your web browser’s internet history.
No worries, it happens. Just click the “Forgot Password” link near the login area on our homepage to reset your password via email.
Sorry about that. A few troubleshooting recommendations:
1. Log out and log back in.
2. Log out. Clear the cache in your web browser’s internet history, then log back in.
3. Try a different web browser or check your existing browser for updates. Our online Texas Food Handler course is compatible with all major web browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari (Mac).
4. Try a different device if you have one available. Our online Texas Food Handler’s course is fully compatible with desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices.
Don’t hesitate to email Support at support@certifiedonthefly.com.
Our online Texas Food Handlers course is compatible with all major web browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari (Mac). Google Chrome is the most widely-used browser.
To quickly and easily download any of these browsers for free, check out our System Requirements page.
The online TABC certification course can be taken online through our sister website TABC On The Fly. You’ll get the same fast, user-friendly, online certification course for only $10.99.
TABC On The Fly is approved by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC).
Yes we do! When you purchase the Food Handler + TABC courses, you’ll immediately be granted access to the online Food Handler certification course through our website, Certified On The Fly. A code and instructions for accessing the TABC course through our sister website, TABC On The Fly, will be displayed on your screen at the time of purchase and also emailed to you.
You’ll complete the online TABC course through our sister website, TABC On The Fly.
To get started, please look for an email from TABC On The Fly with the subject line “TABC Instructions”, that contains a code and instructions. If the email is not in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder and all other folders it may have gone to by mistake.
Once you have the code:
No. Texas Food Handler certificates are valid for 2 years, at which time they permanently expire. When your Texas Food Handler certificate expires, you must complete an accredited course again and be issued a new certificate.
As one of the largest and most-trusted providers of online Texas Food Handler certification, we take matters of privacy and security very seriously.
One of the many steps we take to secure our website and protect your information is to use an SSL certificate to create a secure connection for our customers and encrypt information transmitted via the website. This allows sensitive data like your personal information and credit card information to be transmitted securely.
We do. You can check it out here.