Food Advocacy Essentials

Food Advocacy Essentials badge

Program Information

  • Location: Downtown Milwaukee Campus
  • Pathway: Creative Arts, Design & Media
  • Program Code: 05-316-4
  • Offering: In-Person
  • Degree Type: Badge
  • Start Dates: August/January

About the Badge

Earners of this badge will have gained experience with hands-on problem-solving activities. Activities include creating food production efficiencies reliant on local food recovery utilization, creating quantity cooking recipes that incorporate effective food safety practices, and sustainability capabilities, as well as applying nutritional guidelines for producing healthy meals for the local community.


HOW TO EARN A BADGE

MATC’s digital badges are an easy way for earners to share their verifiable knowledge and skills both socially and professionally.  

All MATC’s digital badges are earned when the identified course(s) within the badge are all completed with a grade of C or better. This more immediate method of delivering credentials allows our students to showcase their hard-earned skills faster and stand out to employers sooner.

Earning Criteria

Course Course Name Credits
CULART-114 Food Advocacy 4-credit college-level course
CULART-117 Nutrition for Culinary Arts 1-credit college-level course
CULART-118 Sustainable Food Communities 1-credit college-level course
CULMGT-112 Food Service Sanitation 2-credit college-level course
TOTAL CREDITS 8

The cost of earning a digital badge is paid through tuition. If you are applying for the badge only, options include paying in full, a payment plan, or third-party sponsorship, however you will not be eligible for Financial Aid. If you earn the badge as part of a larger technical diploma or associate degree program, tuition also may be covered through Financial Aid.



Related Programs

Culinary Arts photo of person working in kitchen

Culinary Arts

This program fuses the art and science of cooking with an introduction to business management. You will learn how to run a food-service operation by participating in the on-campus Cuisine restaurant, International Foods lunch service, and business and industry kitchens.

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Last updated: 05/23/2025