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Course Description
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All about this Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering Level 1 Course
This course is suitable for workers who are not directly involved with preparing or handling high-risk open (unwrapped) food. For example, bar staff, front-of-house employees, food delivery drivers and riders, retail workers, e.g., shops and newsagents.
One of the legal requirements food business officers (FBOs) have is to ensure that food handlers are supervised and instructed and/or trained in food hygiene matters commensurate with their work activity. This course will include an overview of the legal requirements, key food safety hazards and personal hygiene. The course will also cover some of the controls you must follow to help ensure food is safe during handling.
In order to complete the course, you must achieve 80% or more in the final multiple choice quiz.
You will earn 2 CPD points on completion of the course, this course will take around 2 hours to complete and the certificate will last for two years.
Institute of Hospitality approved
This course has been independently reviewed and accredited by the Institute of Hospitality. The IoH is the world’s largest body for people working in hospitality professions and globally recognised as a mark of quality. As an Institute of Hospitality accredited course, you can be sure that the materials covered are detailed and highly useful for anyone working in the hospitality and leisure industries.
- Fully CPD registered
- Completed online with instant downloadable certificate
- Fully printed certificate posted next day
- Complete the online multiple choice assessment as many times as you need to pass
Please note – If you directly prepare, cook or handle high-risk foods you must undertake a Food Safety and Hygiene Level 2 course (either catering, retail or manufacturing) to comply with the law. If you are a supervisor or manager, you should complete our Food Safety for Catering Level 3 course.
Units covered
- Unit 1 – Introduction to Food Hygiene – In the first unit of the food safety and hygiene for catering level 1 course you will be introduced to food hygiene and look at an overview of the legal requirements, including allergen laws.
- Unit 2 – Personal Hygiene – In the second unit of the course you will explore personal hygiene and its importance when handling food. You will consider the potential impacts of poor personal hygiene in a food environment.
- Unit 3 – Key Hazards – This unit will cover the four types of food hazards, which are, microbiological, chemical, physical and allergenic. You will also look at food born illnesses, food poisoning, spoilage and pests.
- Unit 4 – Control Measures – In the final unit of the food safety and hygiene for catering level 1 course you will look at some control measures that you should follow to help keep food safe and free from contamination.
Food Hygiene training for our friends at Midlothian Council.
“I have found the website very useful and easy to navigate. Very easy to enrol users. Very helpful staff if you have any issues. I would highly recommend them.”
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Midlothian Council
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about this course and others that we offer. If you still have any questions, simply contact our course advisors on 0800 077 3063 or email hello@cpdonline.co.uk.
How long does the course take to complete?
This course takes a few hours to complete and you can do this without any restrictions. This means you can buy the course and start at any time. You can also begin your learning, stop and come back to the course to pick up where you left off.
Is this Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering Level 1 course accredited?
Yes the course is fully accredited through the CPD Certification Service. They review all of our content to check for quality, depth and that the material is fully up-to-date. Each year our membership with the service is renewed and all courses are thoroughly checked prior to being accredited.
Will I get a certificate when I finish?
Yes, as soon as you finish this course you can immediately download a PDF version of your personalised certificate. We also then send a fully printed copy to you by first class post.
How long does the certificate last?
The certificate after finishing this course lasts for 2 years until expiry which is when we recommend completing the training again. Some industries may require an update to CPD more frequently than this and others may not but, as a standard rule, we recommend completing the Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering Level 1 course every 2 years to ensure it is fresh in your mind and you understanding the latest regulations.
What are the benefits of completing this Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering Level 1 course online?
By completing this course online you can study in your own time and at your own pace. Having the ability to complete the units at a time to suit you engages your learning much more and enables you to interact and soak up the information easier.
RoSPA assured training course
This course has been checked and assured for quality and accuracy by RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, to ensure it meets their exacting standards and is up-to-date. Formed over 100 years ago, RoSPA are committed to increasing safety measures and reducing accidents throughout numerous industries as well as campaigning for better standards in health and safety worldwide.
Institute of Hospitality approved
This course has been independently reviewed and accredited by the Institute of Hospitality. The IoH is the world’s largest body for people working in hospitality professions and globally recognised as a mark of quality. As an Institute of Hospitality accredited course, you can be sure that the materials covered are detailed and highly useful for anyone working in the hospitality and leisure industries.
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