Highfield Level 2 International Award in Food Safety

The objective of this qualification is to ensure that persons who are or will be employed in a food business, are provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to produce safe food.
Learners gaining this qualification will know that food safety is the responsibility of everyone involved in the storage, preparation, cooking service and handling of food. Learners will understand the importance of maintaining good practice in the production of safe food.

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Description

The objective of this qualification is to ensure that persons who are or will be employed in a food business, are provided with the knowledge and skills necessary to produce safe food.

This international qualification would be typically delivered through a 1-day training course (6 hours).

Learners gaining this qualification will know that food safety is the responsibility of everyone involved in the storage, preparation, cooking service and handling of food. Learners will understand the importance of maintaining good practice in the production of safe food.

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Learning Outcomes

1. Understand how individuals can take personal responsibility for food safety
1.1 Identify the importance of food safety procedures, safe food handling and avoiding unsafe behaviour
1.2 Identify how to report food safety hazards
1.3 Recognise key legal responsibilities of food handlers
2. Understand the importance of food handlers keeping themselves clean and hygienic
2.1 Recognise the importance of personal hygiene in food safety including the role of food handlers in reducing the risk of contamination
2.2 Identify effective personal hygiene practices relating to protective clothing, hand washing, personal illness, cuts, wounds, food handling practices
3. Understand the importance of keeping work areas clean and hygienic
3.1 Know how to keep the work area and equipment clean and tidy, by following satisfactory procedures relating to cleaning methods, safe use of chemicals and safe storage of cleaning chemicals
3.2 Know the importance of safe waste disposal
3.3 Identify the importance of pest control
4. Identify the importance of keeping food products safe
4.1 Identify main risks to food safety from contamination and cross-contamination from microbial, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards
4.2 Identify safe food handling and temperature control practices for delivery, storage, date marking and stock rotation
4.3 Identify safe food handling and temperature control practices for preparing, cooking,chilling, reheating, holding, serving and transporting food
4.4 Know how to deal with food spoilage including recognition and reporting

Learning Hours

6 Hours

Assessment Method

This qualification is assessed by a mulitple-choice examination.

Language

This qualification available in Arabic, English, Urdu, and Hindi.
Assessment: available in English.