Introductory Certificate in Food Safety

Course Description

The course will help you understand more about the importance of good food preparation. You’ll learn about training and cooking practices such as keeping yourself and your work area clean and hygienic, how food becomes contaminated and steps to reduce this. You will also learn how foodborne, pest and physical contamination pose serious health risks and the controls to reduce these risks.

Target Audience

• Anyone new to food safety
• Ideal for use in schools
• New employees working in low-risk environments
• Anyone with an interest in safe food preparation at home

Course Outline

The course will cover the following topics:

• Introduces the concept of safe food
• Improves your food preparation and handling knowledge
• Starter point for further study as a food handler