True or False: Individual personnel, except on the occasion of transfer or dismissal, will NOT hold certificates.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Cannot determine

Answer: (A)

In many food service sanitation programs, proof of training is kept as part of the operation’s records rather than something the employee constantly carries. The establishment maintains the certification status of each worker in its records, and updates or transfers that information when an employee moves to a new facility or leaves. So, during everyday work, individual personnel aren’t required to hold or display a certificate themselves; the employer holds the evidence of training. This is why the statement is true.

If someone argues otherwise, it would imply that employees must personally carry and maintain their certificates at all times, which isn’t how certification records are typically managed. Not sure or cannot determine aren’t appropriate here because standard practice supports the employer maintaining certification records and using those records to verify training.