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Food Hygiene and Safety Level 1 Course

Food Hygiene and Safety Level 1 Course

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Description

***All food handlers in the catering and hospitality sector can satisfy their legal requirement***

[Updated 2024]

Those who work in the food industry in any capacity have a serious obligation to ensure that their actions will not bring harm to others. As such, all employees that work within a food handling/cooking business need to be fully aware of the essential principles of food hygiene and safety.

This course is for employees who may not have direct contact with consumables, but still work in an environment where food is handled. Each training module covers the main elements of food hygiene and safety. They also cover the UK legislation, which is in place to protect consumers from food-poisoning and contamination.

Course Contents

  • Module 1: Introduction to Food Hygiene Legislation and Food-borne Illness

  • Module 2: Types of Food Safety Hazards

  • Module 3: Hazard Control Measures and Refrigeration

  • Module 4: Food Handlers Personal Hygiene

  • Module 5: Cleaning and Disinfection

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the UK Food Safety Act.

  • Maintain a food safety management system in the workplace.

  • Promote excellent hygiene standards within their role.

  • Identify the different hazards that can occur at any point of food preparation.

  • Understand the importance of personal hygiene and ensure cleanliness is practised throughout the workplace.

Key Features

  • Accredited by CPD

  • Institute of Hospitality endorsed

  • Instant e-certificate

  • Fully online, interactive course with audio voiceover

  • Developed by qualified food safety professionals

  • Self-paced learning and laptop, tablet, smartphone-friendly

  • 24/7 Learning Assistance

  • Discounts on bulk purchases

Course Contents

Food Hygiene Legislationand Food-borne Illness

We will discuss who will benefit from the course and why food hygiene is so important. We will look at the legislation around food hygiene, understanding food safety, and common health issues caused by contaminants.

Food Safety Hazards

We will look at the main microbiological hazards, allergenic hazards, physical hazards, and chemical hazards. We look at the potential impact of them contaminating foodstuffs and explore various ways to control for them in practice.

Hazard Control Measures and Refrigeration

You will learn about the conditions under which food becomes contaminated with bacterial growth. We will also look at temperature control, the Danger Zone, controlling time, low and high-risk foods, controlling microbiological hazards, food deliveries, refrigeration and pests.

Food Handlers Personal Hygiene

In this module we will look into hand hygiene, hand washing, hair hygiene, body hygiene and bad habits, personal protective equipment (PPE), and reporting illnesses.

Cleaning and Disinfection

We look at why cleaning is important, good practice around waste management, cleaning and disinfection, the concept of clean as you go, keeping dishwashers clean, and the requirement for scheduled cleaning.

Accreditation

This Level 1 Food Hygiene and Safety Certificate is CPD Certification Service (CPD UK) Accredited, providing you with up-to-date skills and knowledge and helping you to become more competent and effective in your chosen field.

Furthermore, this course is endorsed by the Institute of Hospitality ensuring quality content that teaches industry standards and best practices.

This course is also audited and approved by Environmental Health Officers. The course modules have been independently reviewed and are verified as containing the essential knowledge to achieve the level of training described.

Disclaimer: The CPD approved course is owned by E-Learning Solutions Ltd and is distributed under license.

Certification

Once you've successfully completed your course, you will immediately be sent a digital certificate. Also, you can have your printed certificate delivered by post (shipping cost £3.99). Our certifications have no expiry dates, although we do recommend that you renew them every 12 months.

Assessment

At the end of the course, there will be an online MCQ assessment, which you will need to pass to complete the course.

CPD

10 CPD hours / points Accredited by The CPD Certification Service

Requirements

Learners do not require any prior qualifications to enrol on this course.

Career path

This course will lead you to many different career opportunities, here are a few prospects:

  • Restaurant Manager: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum

  • Head Chef - Hunstanton: £31,800 per annum

  • Kitchen Assistant: £8.98 per hour, inc benefits

  • Cook: £12.00 - £15.00 per hour

  • Chef: £10.00 - £12.00 per hour

  • Assistant Nursery Cook: £9.75 per hour

Certificates

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included

Certificate of completion

Hard copy certificate - Included

You will get the hard copy certificates for Free! The delivery charge of the hard copy certificate inside the UK is £3.99 each.

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