Foundation Food Safety Course

Maximising Safety and Minimising Risk

Foundation Food Safety provides the training required by law for anyone who is working in a role relating to food handling, preparation or cooking within the care sector. The e-learning course follows the Level 2 syllabus set by the Food Standards Agency, and is currently the most widely used training for Food Safety in the UK.

• Meets all the legal occupational standards in food safety.
• Delivers cost effective training to a consistent standard.
• Improves staff training which leads to better audits and inspections from officers and a higher level of service.
• Reduces (or eliminates) the risk of food poisoning outbreaks and food complaints in care homes.
• Shows ‘real life’ examples making the training relevant to the learner.
• Fully interactive content helps learners retain information and apply it in practical work situations.
• Overcomes barriers to using e-learning in the workplace by using our tablet PC, the el-box™ which provides a fun and easy platform for learning.

Course Contents

Foundation Food Safety is divided into 15 modules. Course duration is 6-9 hours and requires no prior knowledge of Food Safety or IT Skills.

Course modules:

• Introduction
• Food hygiene
• Bacteria
• Food poisoning
• The prevention of food poisoning
• Contamination hazards
• Purchase to service
• Food spoilage
• Personal hygiene
• Construction and design of premises
• Equipment for handling food
• Pest recognition and control
• Cleaning and disinfection
• HACCP
• The law relating to food safety