Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing

By law, food business operators must ensure that food handlers receive the appropriate supervision and training in food hygiene. The Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing ensures that supervisors are aware of the legislation applicable for food safety and how to communicate this to employees.

Topics include ensuring compliance with food safety legislation, the application and monitoring of good hygiene practice, how to implement food safety management procedures and the application and monitoring of good practice regarding contamination, microbiology, and temperature control.

Who is the Course For?

Supervisor in a food manufacturing environment

Anyone with an interest in supervising food safety practices

Syllabus

The importance of food safety management procedures and complying with the law
The role of the supervisor in maintaining food safety
Ensuring that microbiological, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards are controlled
Ensuring good temperature control and stock rotation
The importance of ensuring good personal hygiene and preventing contamination, including handwashing, protective clothing, cuts, training and reporting illness
Ensuring that work areas and equipment are kept clean and safe
Ensuring safe waste disposal and pest management
Implementing food safety management systems

Prerequisites

To register on to this qualification, learners are required to be 14 years of age or above.

It is also advised that learners have a minimum of Level 1 in English and Maths or equivalent.

Course Duration

20 contact hours

Good Skills Training normally deliver this course over 3-days, 09:00 – 17:00

The course can also be delivered blended learning, with two face-to-face days

This course can be delivered and assessed online through the Qualify at Home system, contact us for more information

Awarding Body

Highfield Qualifications

Qualification Code

603/4944/X

Delivery Type

Face-to-Face

This course can be delivered and assessed online through the Qualify at Home system, contact us for more information

Maximum Learners Per Tutor

The Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing Course has a maximum learner to tutor ratio of 20:1

Assessment Method

The Highfield Level 3 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing Course is assessed through multiple choice examination

Re-Qualification

As with all food safety training it is recommended that staff undergo regular refresher training, it is best practice that this is every 3-years.

Booking an onsite course

To enquire about an onsite course for your staff, please either call our head office, 01473 551911, or one of our local offices, or fill in the enquiry form by clicking here