Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene

Designed for those working with or handling food our online City and Guilds accredited course is perfect for people in a wide range of roles.

Includes an instant digital certificate on completion.

The Level 2 certificate is a great way to boost staff development, give confidence to customers and demonstrate the compliance of your organisation.

If you’re working in the hospitality or service industry, you will need to comply with the latest Food and Hygiene regulations. This food hygiene level 2 course is designed to help you comply with EU Regulation 852/2004, which requires food businesses to ensure that any employee who handles food is fully trained in food hygiene safety.

Upon completion of this course learners will know

• The correct temperatures needed for storage and food handling
• Safely prepare and handle food
• Food hygiene safety from delivery through to sale
• Food hygiene safety best practices
• Aware of common food pests and how to control them
• The principles of cleaning and disinfection
• Compliance with all of the relevant health and safety standards
• How they apply to the workplace

Compliance with Food Hygiene Safety Regulation

EU Regulation 852/2004 requires food businesses to ensure any staff who handles food are supervised, instructed and trained in food hygiene in a way that is appropriate for the work they do. The contents of this course is also maps to the Industry Standards set by People 1st and the Sector Skills Council for the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism industries.

City and Guilds Accredited

This City and Guilds accredited Level 2 Food Hygiene course is designed to provide you or your staff with the very latest food safety and hygiene training. Alongside information dedicated to explaining the basics of food hygiene it contains lessons dedicated to:

• Food safety hazards and contamination
• Food preservation, storage and temperature control
• The legislation that governs food handling
• Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Environmental Health Officer accepted

Environmental Health Officers look for well-trained staff with a good understanding of food hygiene and safety. This course shows that staff are taking appropriate training to ensure they can handle food safely, and demonstrates your commitment to good hygiene.

E-learning content

The content of this e-learning course includes:

• An introduction to food safety and hygiene
• The impact of foodborne illness
• Understanding food law
• Food safety hazards and contamination
• Food preservation, storage and temperature control
• Personal hygiene
• Hygienic premises and equipment
• Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

Training outcomes

By the end of the course learners will:

• Understand common food hygiene terminology
• Understand the impact of foodborne illness
• Know about food law and legislation
• Know how contamination can be prevented and controlled
• Understand food storage and preservation
• Know the importance of personal hygiene
• Understand how to keep premises and equipment clean
• Understand HACCP principles

Accreditation

This course is accredited by City and Guilds and the certificate, awarded upon successful completion of this course, includes their logo and the posted version of the certificate features an authorisation seal.

Course duration

Approximately 2-3 hours to complete. As an e-learning course you can complete this training in convenient stages. The system will record your progress throughout.

Target Audience

This food safety and hygiene course is aimed at anyone working in a role that involves contact with food, or the management of such people. The course can be used either as Induction, Awareness, Refresher or Foundation Training.

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Test and certificate

The end of course test consists of 30 multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the test three times at no extra cost.

If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

Learners will be able to download a digital certificate on completion.

Anyone working with or handling food in any workplace or home setting

There are no entry requirements for this course.

This will allow the completer to work with or handle food in a variety of workplaces and can be helpful when attempting to complete the Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene for Supervisors course.

Currently there are no Q&As for this course. Be the first to ask a question.

Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included