Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety for Catering
Duration: 3 Days
Accreditation: Highfield
Assessment: 45 MCQHighfield Level 3 Food Safety for Catering
What’s It About?
his Level 3 Food Safety for Catering course gives you a deeper understanding of how to manage and maintain good food safety standards in a catering environment.
You’ll look at food safety legislation, food safety management procedures, hygiene, contamination, temperature control and staff responsibilities, as well as how to monitor standards and make sure good practice is followed day to day.
The course will help you feel more confident supporting your team, checking that controls are working and knowing what to do when standards aren’t being met.
What Will You Gain?
By the end of the Level 3 Food Safety for Catering course, you’ll have a stronger understanding of how to manage food safety, monitor standards and support your team in a catering environment.
You’ll learn how to apply food safety procedures, identify and control hazards, monitor hygiene and temperature controls, and make sure staff understand the standards expected of them. The course also looks at induction, ongoing training, record keeping and how to check that food safety controls are working effectively.
Most importantly, you’ll return to work with greater confidence to manage food safety, support your team and take action when standards are not being met.
Who Should Attend?
The Level 3 Food Safety for Catering course is ideal for supervisors, team leaders, managers and small catering business owners who have responsibility for food safety standards and the people who work with food. It is particularly useful if you are involved in monitoring food safety procedures, supervising staff or supporting your HACCP-based food safety system.
The course will help you understand how to manage food safety procedures, monitor controls, maintain good hygiene standards and make sure staff receive the instruction and training they need to work safely. If your business uses the Safer Food Better Business system, the knowledge covered on this course will also help you understand the principles behind managing and monitoring those food safety controls.
If you are responsible for training or developing members of your team, the course gives you the food safety knowledge needed to support that role. If you want to develop your training skills further, our Highfield Level 3 Award in Delivering Training is a useful next step.
If your role is mainly about handling and preparing food rather than supervising others, our Level 2 Food Safety for Catering course may be more appropriate.
Food safety training should also reflect the environment you work in. If you supervise food safety in a manufacturing or retail business, choose our Level 3 Food Safety for Manufacturing or Level 3 Food Safety for Retail course instead.
Why’s It Important?
Supervisors and managers have an important role in making sure food safety procedures are understood, followed and checked in practice. That means knowing what the standards are, making sure staff are working safely and taking action when something isn’t right.
The Level 3 Food Safety for Catering course gives you a deeper understanding of food safety legislation, HACCP-based procedures, monitoring, corrective action and record keeping, so you can help make sure your food safety system works day to day rather than simply existing on paper.
It also helps you understand how to supervise good hygiene practices, support staff training, monitor food safety controls and deal with problems before they become bigger issues.
Good food safety management is not just about meeting a legal requirement. It gives you greater confidence that your team knows what is expected, your controls are working and the food you serve is being managed safely.
Key Topics
- Food safety legislation and your responsibilities
- Food safety management systems and HACCP-based procedures
- Identifying food safety hazards and suitable controls
- Monitoring, verification and corrective action
- Microbiology and food poisoning
- Preventing contamination and cross-contamination
- Allergen controls
- Staff induction, training and competency
- Personal hygiene and fitness to work
- Cleaning, disinfection and waste management
- Pest control
- Food premises, equipment and workflow
- Safe storage, stock rotation and date coding
- Temperature control throughout the catering process
- Audits, inspections, complaints and record keeping
How Long Is The Qualification Valid?
The Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety for Catering does not have a set expiry date. There is no requirement to renew the qualification after a set period.
However, food safety legislation, workplace procedures and good practice can change over time, so it’s important to keep your knowledge up to date.
At Envesca, we recommend refresher training every three years. It’s a good opportunity to revisit the key points, pick up any changes and make sure you still feel confident managing food safety and supporting your team.
If your role, workplace or procedures change significantly before then, it may be worth refreshing your training sooner.
How You'll Be Assessed And Certified
At the end of the Level 3 Food Safety for Catering course, you’ll complete a 45-question multiple-choice examination. You’ll have up to 90 minutes to complete it and will need to answer at least 30 out of 45 questions correctly to pass. If you achieve 36 out of 45 or more, you’ll receive a distinction.
Your completed examination will be sent to Highfield for marking. Once we receive your result and certificate from Highfield, we’ll send them to the person who originally booked the training.
When you successfully complete the assessment, you’ll receive the Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety for Catering (RQF), giving you recognised evidence of your knowledge and understanding of supervising and managing food safety in a catering environment.
Course Delivery Options and Prices
We make it easy to choose a training option that works for your team, your budget and the way your business operates. You can book in-house training at your premises for a group of employees, send one or two employees on one of our virtual public courses delivered via Zoom or choose a flexible online eLearning programme if that suits your team better.
We’ll help you choose the most practical and cost-effective option for the number of people you need to train.
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In House Training
Alternative location of your choice.
Virtually via Zoom or Teams.
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Classroom Public Course
Virtual Public Course
£595.00 + VAT per person
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- Save 10% with our Group Discount when you book 3 or more places.
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The cost of the course is fully inclusive of course materials, online remote invigilated examination fees and a nationally recognised certificate.
eLearning Programme
£197.00 + VAT per person
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- Buy 10 to 49 licences and save 10%.
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Access to the eLearning course. Once you have started the course you have access for 12 months.
Once you have completed the course you will be able to download a Level 3 Food Safety in Catering certificate.
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