Highfield Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering

By law, food business operators must ensure that food handlers receive the appropriate supervision and training in food hygiene. Highfield Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering ensures that managers are aware of the procedures and standards required to ensure safe food is served at all times and that the proper due diligence is taken.

This qualification covers the subject of food hygiene at a suitable depth to ensure learners have a thorough knowledge of hazards and controls; its focus is on the importance of developing, implementing and monitoring food safety procedures.

Who is the Course For?

Managers and business owners in a food catering environment

Executive chefs

Anyone with an interest in managing food safety practices

Syllabus

Ensuring food safety businesses operate in compliance with the law
Understanding operational requirements, including managing good hygiene and safe working practices, supplier and stock control and premises maintenance
Implementing food safety management procedures, allocating roles and responsibilities
Analysing and controlling the risks of microbiological, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards
Communicating food safety management information to staff, visitors and suppliers
Managing staff training and the maintenance of training records
Maintaining food safety management procedures
Maintaining a food safety culture

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

40 contact hours

Good Skills Training normally deliver this course over 5-days, 09:00 – 17:00

Awarding Body

Highfield Qualifications

Qualification Code

500/7327/8

Delivery Type

Face-to-Face

Maximum Learners Per Tutor

The Highfield Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering Course has a maximum learner to tutor ratio of 20:1

Assessment Method

The Highfield Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering 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