QA Level 2 Award In Food Safety In Catering (RQF)

Face to Face: Full day course
Virtual Classroom: Spread over 3 sessions of 2½ hr duration
Food business operators are required by law, to ensure that food handlers receive appropriate supervision and instruction/training in food hygiene in line with their work activity and should enable them to handle food safely
Recommended by HSE and Environmental Health Officers (EHO's)

Course Contents:

The Importance of Food Safety
Food Safety Laws
Legal Responsibilities of Food Handlers
Types of Contamination and the Associated Risks
Bacteriology
Food Poisoning
Foodborne Illnesses
An Introduction to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
Personal Hygiene
Work Flow, Work Surfaces and Equipment
Cleaning and Disinfection
Waste Disposal
Pest Control
Safe Food Handling Practices including Time and Temperature Controls
Preparation
Cooking and Reheating
Chilling
Cooling
Thawing
Hot holding
Displaying food
Core temperatures
Food Preservation
Storage
Stock Control Procedures

Benefits of this course:

Businesses have a duty to their customers to produce food that is safe for consumption.
There are one million cases of food poisoning in the UK each year.
More than 6,000 are admitted to hospital.
In 2014/2015, businesses in Chesterfield were issued 344 written enforcement notices. Derby received 1,116.
Doing our Ofqual regulated, nationally accredited course ensures that nothing of importance is left out.
EU and UK regulations state that all food handlers must receive appropriate training in food safety practices relevant to their duties.
The Food Standards Agency says that 'Food business operators are required by law, to ensure that food handlers receive appropriate supervision and instruction/training in food hygiene in line with their work activity and should enable them to handle food safely’.
Our QA Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (RQF) is a nationally accredited qualification especially suitable for people working in, or planning to work in, the food retail industry, and complies with the training regulations.

Accredited, Ofqual regulated qualification

Our Food Safety in Catering training course is a nationally recognised, Ofqual regulated qualification accredited by Qualsafe Awards.

This means that you can be rest assured that your Food safety in Catering certificate fulfils the legal requirements and is a very good way to make sure your employees are trained in Food Safety.

The Ofqual Register number for this course is 603/2594/X

Food Safety in Catering, Level 2

Food Safety in Catering, Level 2