Food Safety and Hygiene Online Training Course
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) requires care and support workers involved in handling, storing, preparation or serving of food to be competent and safe to practice in relation to food safety and hygiene and to meet the requirements of the Food Safety Act.
This online training course is aimed at anyone working in a role that regularly involves contact with food in a social care setting and also anyone responsible for managing people in these roles. It can be used as part of induction, to raise awareness, as a refresher or as a foundation course to meet CQC’s requirements.
Who should take this online Food Safety training course?
This online training course has been designed specifically for Care and Support Workers working in a social care setting. It may also be useful to a wider audience of people who would like to know more about Food Safety and Hygiene.
If you would like to add this course to your LMS as a SCORM file, just let us know.
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Food Safety Online Training Course Content
- Understanding food law
- What is food poisoning?
- The impact of food poisoning
- Managing food poisoning
- Bacteria in food
- Viruses and parasites in food
- Chilling
- Cooking
- Cleaning
- Cross contamination
- Freezing and defrosting
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Personal hygiene
- Food allergies
- Waste control
- Pest control
Online Training Course Duration
On average this training course should take around 60 minutes. Find out more here.
Aims of the Food Safety and Hygiene Training Course
By the end of the training course, you will:
- Understand the basics of food law
- Know what food poisoning is
- Understand the impact of food poisoning
- Know how to manage food poisoning
- List types of bacteria in food
- Have a basic knowledge of viruses and parasites in food
- Understand chilling, cooking and cleaning in relation to food safety
- Describe what cross contamination is
- Know how to freeze and defrost food
- List Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- Understand the impact of personal hygiene on food safety
- Explain the basics of food allergies and their potential danger
- Have a basic understanding of both waste and pest control
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Social Care Unlimited Course and Certificate Package
Price options are per user per month, inclusive
- Most FlexibleMonthly Plan 5 excluding VATUnlimited Access to ALL coursesNo set-up fees or hidden chargesTraining MatrixPrice per person, per month1 month notice period
- Better than Half PriceAnnual Plan 2 excluding VATUnlimited Access to ALL coursesNo set-up fees or hidden chargesTraining MatrixPrice per person, per monthBilled Annually
- For organisationsMultiple Plan POA For multiple staff, contact us for a demo, bespoke pricing and a dedicated account managerUnlimited Access to ALL coursesNo set-up fees or hidden chargesTraining MatrixPOANotice Period: By arrangement
Recycle Licences
Our plans allow organisations to recycle licences instead of always purchasing more credits - no hidden charges for changes in staff! If you would like to purchase more than 50 licences, book a demo and know more please contact us.
If you sign in to your account on Click before you take this training course, you will be able to change the accessibility settings to suit your needs. This includes translation into 100+ languages, some of which can also be read out loud to you.
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