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Level 3 Award in HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) provides an effective and practicable management tool for identifying food safety hazards and ensuring that adequate controls are in place.

This course is ideal for supervisors/managers/team leaders working within the food manufacturing industry, but will also be of benefit to caterers and retailers.

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. The course is certificated by OCN.

See below for further information.

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Description

Course Overview

Holders of this accreditation will have the appropriate knowledge and understanding to be an integral part of a HACCP team and to supervise the implementation of a HACCP-based system in the work environment.

The accreditation is firmly based on the National Occupational Standards developed by Improve, the Sector Skills Council for the food and drink manufacturing industry, and conforms to the qualification template developed by Improve.

Course Content

During this Level 3 Award in HACCP online course the following topics will be looked at;

  • The Importance of Food Safety Management
  • Benefits of HACCP
  • Legal Obligations
  • Pre Requisite Programmes
  • The Practical Application of HACCP Principles
  • Hazard Analysis
  • Identification of Critical Control Points
  • Identification of Critical Limits
  • Monitoring Procedures
  • Corrective Action
  • Verification & Review
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, discussions, chats and assignments.

Course Support 

Full tutor (food safety/HACCP specialist) and IT support available if required during the course via e-mail & discussion boards

Suggested Progression on Completion

Level 4 Award in HACCP

Course Testimonials

‘Excellent course. Full of information’ Chris

‘Great course! The training and questions were tricky but very strategic. Very much enjoyed it and learned quite a bit’ Andy

Entry requirements

Level 2 Award in Food Safety or relevant experience

Course assessment and certification

Course Assessment

Testing is continuous throughout the learning by self assessment and final multiple-choice exam.

Certification

This course is certificated by OCN.

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.

This course is externally certificated by OCN.  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.

Full tutor (HACCP specialist) and IT Support is available during the course via email.

If you run a food business, it is law in Europe that you must have a food management plan based on HACCP principles.  The level required depends on your job role and responsibilities;

  • Level 2 Award in HACCP provides the basic understanding required by any food handlers
  • Level 3 Award in HACCP provides more detailed information and is suitable for supervisors and managers
  • Level 4 Award in HACCP provides all the knowledge required to design, develop, manage, implement and verify a HACCP based food management system in the workplace, and is suitable for managers.

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.

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.

On successful completion of the course your certificcate will be applied for from OCN, the accredited awarding organisation.  The certificate will be delivered to you by post and the timescale for this can be between 2 and 4 weeks.

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