COURSE OVERVIEW

Who is it for? The Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Retail is a qualification aimed at food handlers working or preparing to work in a retail environment. Delegates gaining this qualification will know that food safety is the responsibility of everyone involved in the storage, preparation and handling of food. Its topics are regarded by the Foods Standards Agency as being important to maintaining good practice in the production of safe food.

Course Objectives By the end of the course the delegates will be able to:

- Understand the importance of food safety

- Understand how micro-organisms pose a hazard to food safety and spoilage of food

- Understand the risks to food safety from food hazards and contamination

- Understand the importance of good personal hygiene

- Understand the importance of effective cleaning and disinfection

TOPICS COVERED

- Food Safety and Hazards

- Microbiological Hazards and Control

- Contamination Hazards and Control

- Personal Hygiene

- Cleaning and Disinfection

ASSESSMENT

Delegates will be assessed at the end of the course by completing a 30-question multiple-choice examination, the duration of which is 1 Hour. Successful delegates must achieve a score of at least 20 out of 30, in order to qualify and receive a certificate.

Progression Progression and further learning routes include:

- Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Retail

- Level 3 food and drink qualifications

- Food Safety competency based qualifications (NVQs/Apprenticeships)

DURATION

1 Day Course - 9 Hours in Total