This online food safety and hygiene training course is ideal for those who work with pre-packaged foods or in low-risk catering environments.

  • This online course is suitable for those working in a catering environment who are not directly involved in the preparation or handling of high-risk foods, but work in an environment where food is handled elsewhere or only deal with low-risk foods. It is also ideal for those working with pre-packaged or wrapped food.

    Food businesses must, by law, ensure that all staff have received the appropriate level of safety and hygiene training commensurate with their role and risk.

    It is a useful induction programme for those undertaking work-experience in a food business, and for anyone with a keen interest in learning more about the basic principles of food safety and hygiene.

    This course covers the key syllabus of RQF Level 1 food safety qualifications.

    The course will typically take 2 to 3 hours to complete, however as this food safety training is hosted online, learners can complete each module at a time and pace to suit them.

    • Improve your food safety
    • Combat microbiological hazards
    • Avoid food poisoning
    • Control contamination hazards
    • Address personal hygiene
    • Handle cleaning and disinfection
    • Control pests
    • Safely handle and store food
    • Food safety management systems

  • This e-learning course is a Highfield Qualifications accredited programme. More information is available here.

    This e-learning course is CPD accredited. Completion of this course after 5 February 2019 entitles the learner to 5 CPD points. More information can be found at https://cpduk.co.uk/explained

    There are no prerequisites to study this course, though a basic understanding of principles of food safety will be beneficial.

    The course is assessed by multiple-choice questions at the end of the course. Learners must score 100% in order to pass.

    Please note: this course does not provide a qualification itself but does meet mandatory training requirements. If you wish to achieve a recognised level 1 food safety qualification you must sit an exam with a recognised training provider (you can still use the e-learning as the knowledge element of the training).

    You will receive an electronic copy of your certificate immediately on completion of the course. This certificate, which is the equivalent of the old basic food hygiene certificate, may be printed and used as evidence that you have been trained in food hygiene to the appropriate level.

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