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Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing

This online course leads to the level 2 Award in Food Safety in Manufacturing. It has been developed and written by a food safety specialist, taking into account the requirements of Improve – the Sector Skills Council for the food and drink manufacturing industry, to ensure that qualifications meet the needs of employers.

Although this course is an OCN Credit4Learning accredited course it can be purchased with or without the OCN certificate:

Training Academy certificate and course = £12.00

OCN Credit4Learning (Ofqual regulated Awarding Body) certificate = £20.00. Course and certificate = £32.00

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Description

Course Overview 

This Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing online course will encourage all food handlers to be aware of the hazards to food safety within their workplace. The course will look at how food safety can be controlled and how to ensure good hygiene practices.

Course Content 

This online Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing course covers the following topics:

  • Food Poisoning
  • Bacteriology
  • Prevention of Contamination
  • Personal Hygiene
  • Premises & Pest Control
  • Cleaning & Disinfection
  • The Law
Course Structure

The course content is available online, learners are supplied with a unique username and password to access the course.  Learners work through the learning material at their own pace and speed, completing the online activities, quizzes and tests.  The online course is fully animated with very high quality graphics/animation and it also has a full audio voice over.

Course Audience

All staff working in food manufacturing.  This online course gives learners a basic awareness of good hygiene and safety issues and meets food industry recommendations, with reference to employees preparing, cooking and handling food in manufacturing settings and satisfies legal requirements for training.

Course Support

Full tutor (food safety specialist) and IT support available during the course via e-mail and discussion boards.

Suggested Progression on Completion
Level 3 Award in Food Safety
Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements.

Course assessment and certification

Testing is continuous throughout the learning. In the event that questions are answered incorrectly online, the course will take the learner back to the relevant section and then asks the question again.

Immediate downloadable certificate indicating successful completion of the course, which can be used to provide evidence for compliance and audit.

If the OCN (Awarding Body) certificate is required please contact us and we will arrange for this to be issued following successful completion of the course. There is a £12 charge for the OCN certificate.

OCN Credit4Learning (OCNOTC) is a nationally recognised external awarding body and charity and is an Access Validating Agency (AVA) licensed by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education. OCN Credit4Learning is regulated by the Qualification and Curriculum Authority (QCA) and credits awarded by them are accepted as a means of entry to further education and university education.

There is no legal requirement to renew training at a specified time. However, there is a requirement for staff to have up to date food safety knowledge in line with their work activities.

As best practice for renewing a premises food hygiene certificate is 3 years, and this involves an environmental health inspector checking that staff are appropriately trained, it has become industry practice to renew training every 3 years. However, if an employees responsibilities for handling food change or the organisation adopts a new procedure then training should be delivered at that time.

Yes, by law anyone handling food needs to receive training in food hygiene which enables them to handle food in the safest way appropriate to the area they work in.  The level required depends on the job role and responsibilities;

  1. Level 1 in Food Safety – provides the basic understanding required by any food handlers to meet legal requirements for food safety. Suitable for anyone working in a food production or retail business.
  2. Level 2 in Food Safety – provides an understanding of the importance of food safety and the knowledge of safe practices and procedures. Suitable for anyone working in a catering, manufacturing or retail setting.
  3. Level 3 in Food Safety – builds on the basic knowledge of food safety best practice to provide an in-depth understanding. Suitable for supervisors and managers
  4. Level 4 in Food Safety – comprehensive understanding of the management of food safety. Suitable for quality assurance managers, food production managers, owners of food businesses and food hygiene auditors.

The level required depends on your job role and responsibilities;

  1. Level 1 in Food Safety – provides the basic understanding required by any food handlers to meet legal requirements for food safety. Suitable for anyone working in a food production or retail business.
  2. Level 2 in Food Safety – provides an understanding of the importance of food safety and the knowledge of safe practices and procedures. Suitable for anyone working in a catering, manufacturing or retail setting.
  3. Level 3 in Food Safety – builds on the basic knowledge of food safety best practice to provide an in-depth understanding. Suitable for supervisors and managers
  4. Level 4 in Food Safety – comprehensive understanding of the management of food safety. Suitable for quality assurance managers, food production managers, owners of food businesses and food hygiene auditors.

This course is certificated by OCN, although it can be purchased with or without the OCN certificate.

This award will enable the holder to demonstrate to the regulators that they have been properly trained in accordance with the national occupational standards and legal requirements.

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