Highfield Level 2 Food Safety Training in Catering
What’s It About?
This Level 2 Food Safety Training in Catering course will provide you with knowledge of basic food hygiene practices that are essential in the catering industry. It will give you a thorough understanding of how to control common food safety risks.
As a result, you will gain confidence and expertise to deliver quality food to your customers.
What Will You Gain?
By attending this Level 2 Food Safety Training in Catering course, you will know how to identify and report key food safety issues.
In addition, you will also understand how to control food safety risks; particularly in the areas of personal hygiene, food storage, cooking and handling.
On returning to the workplace, you will understand the principles of a food safety management system. You will also have the expertise and confidence to ensure that safe food is delivered to all customers.
Who Should Attend?
This one day Level 2 Food Safety Training in Catering course is ideal for anyone who handles, prepares or cooks food. It is especially designed for those working in a catering environment; in establishments such as hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars, cafes, takeaways, schools and colleges, residential care homes and hospitals.
It is also suitable for those providing services to catering premises such as maintenance engineers, cleaners, pest-control operators and delivery staff.
If you work in food manufacturing, the Highfield Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Manufacturing would be more suitable.
Why’s It Important?
If your staff are involved in food handling or work in a food handling environment; you have a legal obligation to ensure they receive food safety training appropriate to their job role.
Your employees must have a clear understanding of food safety law and the powers of enforcement. They also need to know what to do to prevent the risk of prosecution. Furthermore, it is your responsibility to ensure they gain the knowledge and the skills required.
Failing to comply with these regulations, can carry heavy penalties in the way of fines, poor staff morale, loss of business, a bad reputation and possibly even imprisonment.
Key Topics
- Introduction to food safety
- Basic microbiology
- Contamination and controls
- Temperature controls
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Personal hygiene
- Food premises and equipment
- Pest control
- Legislation and enforcement
- HACCP and food safety management system
Other Languages Available
Please note that exam papers are available in Welsh, Polish and Arabic.
Course Delivery Options and Prices
We aim to help you make your training budget go further, and we offer a range of cost-effective training options, for example: