Food Hygiene Training for Food Handlers
Food Hygiene Regulations require that food business operators must ensure that food handlers are supervised and instructed and/ or trained in food hygiene matters in accordance with their work activity
Meeting this requirement is about having the necessary skills to do the job. There is no legal requirement to attend a formal training course or to obtain a qualification, although many businesses may want their staff to do so. The necessary skills may be obtained in other ways, such as through on-the-job training, self study or relevant prior experience.
Where food business operators want their staff to attend a training course or to obtain a qualification the
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has introduced the Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering.Gosport Borough Council Environmental Health Services provides this training course.
Dates of Course
The course will be run over one day at the Town Hall, High Street, Gosport on
Thursday 10th May 2007 from 09:30am and finishing at 4:30pm.
Thursday 12th July 2007 from 09:30am and finishing at 4:30pm.
Thursday 18th October 2007 from 09:30am and finishing at 4:30pm.
The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority accredit this course as a Level Two qualification.
Employers within the hotel and catering industry recognise the Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering as a professional Certificate of Competence in the subject of Food Hygiene.
What do you learn?
The syllabus for the certificate covers:
(a) Bacteriology, causes and symptoms of food poisoning; control of food poisoning bacteria; temperature control; cross contamination, and Assured Safe Catering principles.
(b) Personal hygiene, construction and design of premises and equipment, cleaning methods and good hygiene.
(c) Food hygiene and the law, Health and Safety at Work on food premises.
(d) A short multi-choice examination on the above subjects
Should any of the students have special needs, they may sit the examination orally, or in any other appropriate form that the
CIEH may approve.
How much is it?
The fee for the course is £47.25 per student from 1st April 2007, including the examination fee and the course booklet and refreshments (but not lunch). The fee is payable in advance. Please make cheques payable to "Gosport Borough Council".
How do I book?
Please contact Environmental Health Services on: (023) 9254 5500. Fees must be paid prior to the start of the course and are non-returnable if bookings are cancelled less than 14 days before the commencement of the course. Fees are non-returnable in the event of non-attendance.
For further information please call (023) 9254 5500 during office hours or call at the Town Hall, High Street, Gosport, Hampshire PO12 1EB.
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