Potential exam takers should go to www.fdrp.com, go to the STORE ribbon and click on the DRA exam only, or click on the link below to pay $39 for the DRA exam:

http://estore.fdrp.com/certified-dining-room-associate-dra-certification-examination-required-qualification-applies/

Once you pay for the exam, you will receive an email with the site code. Then please go to the www.fdrp.com homepage, sign in as a new user and give the site code given to you in the email to validate your exam portal.

The workshop will run from 9am – 4pm on both days. The exam will be administered on-line at the site at the end of the workshop. Please bring your computer or iPad. If you do not have a computer, one will be provided for you.

The next time you log on to www.fdrp.com will be at the end of the 2-day workshop. You will login using your username and password given when you filled out the information (write it down and remember it!) At the end of the workshop should be able to go directly to the exam.

Do not take the exam until you have completed the 2-day workshop on August 26-27th or it will not be valid. Ms. Thomas, as an accredited trainer must proctor the exam on site for validity.

The DRA certification on-line exam can only be completed after 16 hours of instruction by the accredited trainer, Ms. Thomas.

The multiple-choice online exam takes 30-45 minutes. The exam can be retaken until a passing grade is achieved.  Upon passing, you will download and print the certification certificate. Ms. Thomas will sign it to validate the certification.

You must sign the pledge to uphold the standards of hospitality and conduct, presented in this course, and agree to place the interest of the client above your own. ©FDRP

This workshop provides the training and instruction that will assist you in sharpening your skills and/or studying to be a Certified Dining Room Associate ®. Whether you are a dining room professional, restaurateur, caterer, country club professional with a history of dining room service or management, or just wish to take your passion to the next level, this workshop will sharpen your skills as well as provide the career path to higher levels of achievement in the food and beverage arena.

To complete the workshop and qualify for the exam, you must attend all 16 hours of the program. Professor Thomas, who will be vouching for you as an expert to the licensing association.

• A multiple page handout (often used as a future service manual)
• 16 HOURS OF TRAINING AND VALIDATION OF SKILLS
• A signed certificate with a dated seal stating you have completed the workshop and have contributed to the non-profit organization. (Proof of a tax deduction for a non-profit cause)

And, if you successfully pass the online exam, an additional certification certificate from the licensing body the Federation of Dining Room Professionals™ stating that you are now a Dining Room Associate™ (DRA) for life with:

• The ability to put DRA after your name on business cards and all email signatures.
• Fabulous networking with other industry experts
• A career path connection to School for the Service Arts.

Dress for the workshop is business casual. Please wear comfortable clothes suitable for a classroom setting.

From Northern Virginia (West):

• Take I-495 E/I-95 N to Harborview Avenue/MGM National Avenue in Fort Washington
• Take exit 2A-2B for National Harbor from I-495 E/I-95 N
• Merge onto Harborview Avenue/MGM National Avenue
• Use the right lane to continue MGM National Avenue
• Turn right onto Oxon Hill Road
• 7100 Oxon Hill Road is .25 miles on left (3rd exit, right turn off roundabout)
• NOTE: Tanger Outlets National Harbor will be on left side of Oxon Hill Road. The Employment Center is just past the Outlets through the traffic light and roundabout.

PARKING AND BUILDING ENTRANCE IN REAR. (Main entrance in front of building near flagpole always remains locked.)

Public Transportation: Metrobus NH2 departs from Huntington Metro Station (WMATA Yellow Line) in Alexandria and stops at Oxon Hill Park & Ride Lot (about .75 miles walk to Employment Center)
NH2 Bus Schedule – https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/nh2_190623.pdf

From Maryland (East):

• Take I-495 S/I-95 S to Forest Heights
• Merge onto I-495 S/I-95 S
• Use the right lane to keep right at the fork and stay on I-495 S/I-95 S
• Use the right lane to take exit 3 for MD-210 toward Forest Heights/Indian Head
• Take Bald Eagle Road; use any lane to turn slightly left toward Bald Eagle Road/Oxon Hill Farm Road
• Continue to follow Bald Eagle Road
• Turn right onto Oxon Hill Road
• 7100 Oxon Hill Road is .25 miles on left (3rd exit, right turn off roundabout)
• NOTE: Tanger Outlets National Harbor will be on left side of Oxon Hill Road. The Employment Center is just past the Outlets through the traffic light and roundabout.

PARKING AND BUILDING ENTRANCE IN REAR. (Main entrance in front of building near flagpole always remains locked.)

Public Transportation: Metrobus NH1 picks up from Southern Avenue Metro Station (WMATA Green Line) in Temple Hills and stops at Oxon Hill Park & Ride Lot (about .75 miles walk to Employment Center)
NH1 Bus Schedule – https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/NH1_180909.pdf

From Washington DC (North):

• Take State Highway 295
• Continue onto Anacostia Freeway/Kenilworth Avenue Freeway
• Continue onto I-295/Anacostia Freeway S entering Maryland
• Use the 2nd from the right lane to take exit 1A-1B for I-95/I-495 N/MD-210/National Harbor toward Baltimore
• Keep right to continue Exit 1B, follow signs for National Harbor Boulevard and merge onto MGM National Avenue
• Use the right lane to stay on MGM National Avenue
• Turn right onto Oxon Hill Road
• 7100 Oxon Hill Road is .25 miles on left (3rd exit, right turn off roundabout)
• NOTE: Tanger Outlets National Harbor will be on left side of Oxon Hill Road. The Employment Center is just past the Outlets through the traffic light and roundabout.

PARKING AND BUILDING ENTRANCE IN REAR. (Main entrance in front of building near flagpole always remains locked.)

Public Transportation: Metrobus P18 picks up from Southern Avenue Metro Station (WMATA Green Line) in Temple Hills and stops at Oxon Hill Park & Ride Lot (about .75 miles to Employment Center)
P18 Bus Schedule – https://www.wmata.com/schedules/timetables/upload/p18,19_170924.pdf