A 9-Module online course and hands-on workbook program teaching low-income individuals and minority entrepreneurs how a food truck business works, how to meet Alabama's food protection manager certification requirement, how to plan for launch, and how to build financial confidence through real-world entrepreneurship training.
A short look at the Food Truck Entrepreneurship Training Course.
A WASHME TV 501(c)(3) Food Truck Entrepreneurship Training Initiative
WASHME TV (Work and Save Human Minority Entrepreneurs Tomorrow's Vision) is an innovative 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serving the greater Enterprise, Alabama community. This online course delivers the full Food Truck Entrepreneurship Training workbook curriculum in an interactive, self-paced digital format.
You will move through nine modules covering entrepreneur mindset, the food truck business model, menu planning, pricing and profit, Alabama startup requirements and permits, food safety and manager certification, branding, money management, and a complete launch readiness plan — every step designed to move you from idea to opening day.
The permits and food-safety modules are aligned with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) regulatory requirements for mobile food establishments — specifically Chapter 420-3-22, Food Establishment Sanitation, and its mobile-unit rule 420-3-22-.09 — so the path you learn here mirrors what a county health officer actually expects on the road to a permit.
Alabama law, not just local practice, sets the training bar. Under ADPH Chapter 420-3-22, which adopts the FDA Food Code, a retail food operation in Priority Category 3 or 4 — which is where most food trucks that cook, hold, and serve food land — must have a person in charge who holds a valid Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) credential from an ANAB-accredited program on duty during all hours of operation. Many city and county ordinances in our region say nothing about training, which leaves new operators to discover this requirement at inspection. Module 6 is built to close that gap: it teaches the Food Code content the CFPM exam covers and walks you through scheduling and sitting for the exam, so you meet the state requirement before you open rather than after a violation. Confirm your establishment's priority category, and any stricter local rules, with the health department that will issue your permit.
Complete each module alongside the interactive worksheets below — your answers save automatically — then download your printable FoodTruck Workbook to keep for your business records.
Who is eligible. This training is open to the whole community. Our outreach is targeted — we actively recruit Black entrepreneurs in and around Enterprise because that is where the economic barriers we exist to remove are most concentrated — but participation is open to all low-income individuals in the community. Eligibility rests on objective criteria: financial need, residency in our service area, being at least 18, and demonstrated entrepreneurial effort. Race is not a criterion. Any individual who meets those criteria is welcome to enroll and is considered on the same terms as every other applicant.
This curriculum is built to align with the Alabama Administrative Code, Title 420 (State Board of Health), Chapter 420-3-22 — Food Establishment Sanitation, which adopts the federal Food Code by reference and governs how food trucks and pushcarts operate in Alabama. The mobile-unit provisions in Rule 420-3-22-.09 are taught directly in Modules 5 and 6: county-by-county Health Officer approval, the commissary base of operation and daily reporting, on-unit handwashing facilities, unit identification lettering, single-service articles, and servicing-area standards.
Alignment means the training teaches the requirements of Chapter 420-3-22; it does not grant a permit or certify compliance. The rules were repealed and replaced effective February 14, 2025, and a county Health Officer may impose additional requirements. Every participant must confirm current requirements with their local county health department before operating. Official text: Alabama Administrative Code 420-3-22-.09.
Every page of the Food Truck Training Workbook, online. Work through each module's key ideas, worksheets, case study, and self-check — your answers save as you go.
The Food Truck online workbook is now in the Classroom, under Food Truck Entrepreneurship Training. Your saved answers and scores are still there under the email you applied with.
Open the Online Workbook →Essential tools and websites for every Food Truck Entrepreneurship Training Course participant.
Your complete printable course workbook.
Alabama mobile food unit sanitation rules (official text)
Mobile food unit rules and plan review
Free EIN application for your business
Business registration and entity records
Loans, mentoring, and business development
Free mentorship from business professionals
Community updates and announcements
Our companion financial-literacy program
Awarded upon completion of the WASHME TV Food Truck Entrepreneurship Training Program. This certificate records your completion of the training; the Certified Food Protection Manager credential Alabama requires is issued separately by an ANAB-accredited exam provider, and Module 6 prepares you to sit for that exam.
Certificate of Participation
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Food Truck Entrepreneurship Training Program
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