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Food Safety Courses

First Response Training provides essential training for anyone working in food preparation.

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Delivery Methods

Our food safety courses can be completed through classroom training, webinars, distance learning and eLearning.

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Food Safety Level 2

Food Safety Level 2 is a more in-depth training course than Food Safety Principles Level 2. The course aims to provide learners with a thorough understanding of food safety practices and the skills required to prepare and handle food safely in various food-related industries, such as catering, retail, and hospitality.

The course covers a range of topics, including the importance of personal hygiene, food contamination and prevention, food storage, temperature control, pest control, and food safety legislation.

The Food Safety Level 2 course is typically delivered over 6 hours and includes assessments to ensure that learners have a thorough understanding of the course content. Successful candidates will be issued with a certificate valid for 3 years, which demonstrates their competence in food safety practices.

Learning Objectives

  • List the legislation for food hygiene and food safety
  • Describe the hazards associated with food safety
  • Explain how to store food safely
  • Describe the role of food handlers in maintaining safety & hygiene in the food premises
  • Explain the stages of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

Food Safety Courses

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of food safety legislation
  • Describe the hazards associated with food safety
  • Explain how to store food safely
  • Understand how control measures and monitoring can prevent food poisoning
  • Describe the role of food handlers in maintaining safety and hygiene in the food premises
  • Explain the stages of ‘Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points’ – ‘HACCP’

Classroom training

Learning Objectives:

  • Introduction to food safety
  • Legislation
  • Contamination, hazards and control
  • Microbiology
  • Food poisoning
  • Temperature control
  • Preservation methods and storage of food
  • Workplace equipment and design
  • Waste disposal, cleaning and disinfection
  • Pests
  • Personal hygiene
  • Supervision of food safety
  • Staff training
  • Food Safety Management Tools
  • Revision, assessment and review

Classroom training

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of food safety legislation
  • Describe the hazards associated with food safety
  • Explain how to store food safely
  • Understand how control measures and monitoring can prevent food poisoning
  • Describe the role of food handlers in maintaining safety and hygiene in the food premises
  • Explain the stages of ‘Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points’ – ‘HACCP’

Classroom or webinar training

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of food safety legislation
  • List the hazards associated with food hygiene
  • Explain how control measures and monitoring can prevent food poisoning
  • List the type of pests linked to food hygiene
  • Explain the stages of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

Classroom or webinar training
eLearning course

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the importance of food safety legislation
  • List the hazards associated with food hygiene
  • Explain how control measures and monitoring can prevent food poisoning
  • List the type of pests linked to food hygiene
  • Explain the stages of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

Classroom training

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the legislation relating to food hygiene and food safety
  • Describe the role of food handlers in maintaining safety and hygiene in the food premises
  • Describe the hazards associated with food safety
  • Know how to store food safely
  • Explain how control measures and monitoring can prevent food poisoning
  • To understand what is a balanced diet, including hydration and the effects of not having those essential requirements
  • State the importance of preparation and presentation
  • To be able to use a person-centred approach to nutrition and healthy eating within a care setting
  • To list the factors that may affect dietary requirements

Classroom or webinar training
Distance Learning

Learning Objectives:

  •  Introduction to food safety
  • Legislation
  •  Contamination, hazards and control
  • Microbiology
  •  Food poisoning
  • Temperature control
  • Preservation methods and storage of food
  • Workplace equipment and design
  • Waste disposal, cleaning and disinfection
  • Pests
  • Personal hygiene
  • Supervision of food safety
  • Staff training
  • Food Safety Management Tools
  • Revision, assessment and review

Classroom training