ManageFirst Professional (MFP) credential
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What you'll learn
You pass four core exams, including cost control, restaurant management, HR and supervision, and ServSafe food safety, plus one foundation exam such as purchasing or marketing, and log 800 hours of industry work.
- Controlling foodservice costs
- Hospitality and restaurant management
- Hospitality human resources management and supervision
- ServSafe food safety
- Foundation exam such as customer service or purchasing
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- A certification employers can verify, made for the top of your résumé and your LinkedIn profile.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Put it at the top of your résumé and under Licenses and certifications on LinkedIn, with the verification link so hirers can confirm it in seconds. Name it in every application that uses this skill, and send it straight to recruiters and hiring managers.
- Why it's worth it
- An industry certification hiring managers recognize by name. It instantly sets you apart from applicants who only claim AI skills, and it travels with you to every job you apply for.
What you will payPrice not publishedThe provider does not publish a price. Ask before you commit.
- Time
- Five exams plus 800 work hours
- Before you start
- Pass five ManageFirst exams (four core, one foundation) and document 800 hours of industry work experience; exams given by registered instructors or proctors.
- How you are tested
- Online or paper exams via registered instructor/proctor (often in schools)
- Renewal
- Not stated
- Full cost details
- Not published
- Where it applies
- United States
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Sources and what we verified
ManageFirst student resources: MFP requirements ↗ManageFirst FAQ: exams via instructors/proctors ↗What we verified: The older FAQ calls the credential 'Restaurant Management Professional (RMP)'; the current textbook page uses MFP. Prices not published.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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