Description
Online food safety and hygiene training
Public confidence in terms of food safety is a major concern for any business in the food sector. With increasing public, media and legislative scrutiny, food businesses need to get it right first time, every time.
Ensure your staff understand their role in maintaining food safety with a course written by one of the world’s leading food safety experts, Richard Sprenger, and accredited by the UK’s leading organisation for regulated food safety qualifications.
This online food safety and hygiene training course is ideal for those who work in a catering environment including restaurants, cafes, hotels, bars, fast-food outlets, takeaways, mobile food trucks, kitchens, hospitals, schools and colleges.
What does the course cover?
- Introduction to food safety
- Microbiological hazards
- Food poisoning and its control
- Contamination hazards and controls
- HACCP from delivery to service
- Personal hygiene
- Food premises and equipment
- Food pests and pest control
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Food safety enforcement
Why take this course?
The course is accredited by GTS Qualifications, the market-leader in regulated food safety qualifications.
The course has been written by Richard Sprenger, one of the world’s leading food safety experts and author of the UK’s best-selling food safety and hygiene books.
This course isn’t just a box-ticking exercise. We’re committed to improving standards of food safety and moving from a certificate on the wall to genuine competence in the workplace.
How is the course assessed?
The course is assessed by multiple-choice question at the end of the course. Learners must score 100% in order to pass.
Please note: this course does not provide a qualification itself but does meet mandatory training requirements. If you wish to achieve a recognised level 2 food safety qualification you must sit an exam with a recognised training provider (you can still use the e-learning as the knowledge element of the training). Find a training provider here.
How long will it take to complete?
The course will take, typically, 4 to 5 hours to complete. But because it’s an e-learning course that is studied online, learners can complete the training in stages at a pace to suit them.
Our LMS will track progress and we encourage all learners to work at a pace that suits them.
What devices can I use to study the course?
The GTS Food Safety Level 2 e-learning course is compatible with most devices. You can take the course on desktop, laptop and tablet devices that meet the minimum technical requirements.
We do not support use of our courses on a mobile phone.
Accreditation
The food safety level 2 e-learning course is accredited by GTS Qualifications.
The course is also accredited by the CPD Accreditation Service as meeting the standards of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
