Qualification code
603/4942/6
Food Safety Training
Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety Supervision for Catering
This Level 3 qualification is designed for supervisors and people moving into responsibility for food safety in a catering business.
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- Maximum learners
- Up to 20 per tutor
About the training
Course Overview
This Level 3 qualification is designed for supervisors and people moving into responsibility for food safety in a catering business. It goes beyond individual food-handling practice and develops the knowledge needed to monitor standards, support staff, understand food safety management procedures and take action when controls are not working.
Who should attend?
Who is this course for?
- Supervisors, team leaders and people moving into supervisory food-safety responsibilities
- Experienced food handlers who need to monitor standards and support their team
- Businesses that need supervisors to understand compliance, controls and food safety management procedures
Course content
What will you learn?
- food safety responsibilities and legislation
- personal hygiene and safe working practices
- contamination, allergens and cross-contamination
- cleaning and disinfection
- safe storage, preparation and handling
- temperature control and microbiological hazards
- pest awareness and reporting
- supervising and monitoring food safety standards
- food safety management procedures and corrective action
- supporting, instructing and monitoring staff
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The details
Course Information
The practical details you may need before arranging or booking this course.
Maximum learners
Maximum 12 learners per tutor. A smaller group may be recommended where the session includes detailed practical assessment or where the venue limits safe practice space.
Prerequisites
Learners must be aged 14 or over to register for this qualification. Highfield advises a minimum of Level 1 English and maths, or equivalent. If you require additional learning or assessment support, please let us know when booking so appropriate support and any reasonable adjustments can be considered before the course.
Course duration
Official qualification duration: 20 guided learning hours (GLH) and 25 hours total qualification time (TQT).
Good Skills Training delivery: We normally schedule this qualification as 3 days. The exact timetable can vary by delivery route while still meeting the qualification requirements.
Qualify at Home: self-paced e-learning. Learners complete the learning at their own pace before completing the required Highfield assessment/invigilation arrangements for the qualification.
Qualify at Home option: Self Paced e-Learning followed by the required formal assessment. The qualification's GLH and TQT remain the governing requirements and have not been replaced by an indicative online completion time.
Assessment
45-question multiple-choice examination completed in 90 minutes. Pass mark: 66% (30/45). If you need additional learning or assessment support, please tell us before the course so we have time to discuss appropriate support and, where applicable, reasonable adjustments in line with Highfield requirements.
Certification
Successful learners receive the relevant Highfield Qualifications regulated qualification certificate, subject to meeting all assessment requirements and Highfield quality assurance processes.
Requalification
There is no fixed universal requalification period stated for every Highfield qualification. Employers should refresh training in line with risk, role, legal requirements and organisational policy. Where a specific refresher qualification exists, we can advise on the most appropriate route.
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