Level 2 Award in Food Safety

The Level 2 Award in Food Safety focuses expressly on the needs of food handlers in the catering and hospitality sectors.

The food handlers' role within the context of a food safety management system is emphasised. Hazard identification and controls, record keeping and reporting procedures are integral to the programme.

Benefits

The syllabus has the flexibility to enable training to be tailored to meet specific needs. Overall, it enables employees to:

• take personal responsibility for following food safety procedures
• keep themselves clean and hygienic
• receive and store food safely

Subjects covered

• legislation
• food safety hazards
• temperature control
• refrigeration, chilling and cold holding
• cooking, hot holding and reheating
• food handling
• principles of safe food storage
• cleaning
• food premises and equipment

Outcomes

Employees who handle food will gain a firm grasp of the importance of food safety and knowledge of the systems involved. They will have the confidence and expertise to deliver quality food safely to customers.

Refreshment of this qualification is recommended at least every 3 years.

Course duration and assessment

The course is of 6 hours duration is followed by a thirty question multi-choice examination paper, which may be conducted orally.

Candidates must achieve twenty or more correct answers will be awarded the certificate.

In-house courses are available throughout the UK.

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