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Food Hygiene

Delivery: eLearning Level: 2, 3 & 4 Accreditation: This course is CPD certified.

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About this course

Health and social care workers may be involved in preparing and cooking food for someone or may support them to make their own food and drink.

Food hygiene is a mandatory training course that should be completed before supporting any vulnerable individual with food and drink, in a professional capacity. This training meets requirements for Food Hygiene Levels 1 and 2.

This training applies to all health and social care workers that work in settings such as Care Homes, Hospital Wards, Day Centres, or supporting an individual in their own home.

It is designed to give social care workers the underpinning knowledge and requirements needed when working professionally with food and drink.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course learners should know and understand the following:

  • The importance of food safety measures when providing food and drink for individuals.

  • Rules and regulations that govern food hygiene.

  • Basic food hygiene techniques.

  • Preparing, cooking and presenting food safely.

  • Meeting safety requirements when clearing away food and drink.

  • Storing food and drink safely.

  • How to access additional advice or support about food safety.

Course Syllabus Includes

  • Legislation and Regulation
  • Food hygiene Ratings
  • Safe Food Handling Techniques
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Preparing Food Safely
  • Food Presentation
  • Cooking Food Safely
  • Managing Food Hazards
  • Chilling Food Safely
  • Storing Food Safely
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Clearing Food Away Safely
  • Cross Contamination
  • Food Allergies
  • Accessing Advice and Support About Food Safety

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