What is it?

This qualification will enable you to gain basic knowledge and understanding of the importance of food hygiene, associated food hazards, good hygiene practice and controls based upon an awareness of food safety management systems. This is important for understanding and maintaining good practice in the handling, processing and preparation of safe food.

This qualification is regulated by Ofqual/CCEA and Qualification Wales.

 

Recommended resource: Essential Food Hygiene 4th Edition.

Who is it for?

This qualification is appropriate for anybody wishing to have an awareness of food hygiene. It has also been designed to help the food and catering industries to provide training to a safe level for those who perform 'low risk' tasks such as clearing tables, maintaining stores, 'meals on wheels' and other such similar duties.

It is also relevant to employees working in food factories but not in 'high risk' sections of the plant and people whose work requires them to enter food premises e.g. equipment maintenance engineers, off-site business owners/managers and delivery personnel.

How do I apply?

For learners: see below for your nearest centre. Centres are listed alphabetically - to find the centre nearest to you, please use the location finder.

For current centres: if you are interested in delivering this qualification, please visit the Centre Area and register your interest. 

How do I become an RSPH-approved centre?
If you’re planning to deliver one of our qualifications, you will need to become a RSPH registered centre.

To become an approved centre and to gain qualification approval, please visit our Become a centre page.

Centres offering this qualification

55 centres offering this qualification

All distance

Health Resource Centre, Adelaide Terrace, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 8BE
Tel: 0191 2724244 , Fax: 0192 724248 , Email: [email protected], Website: http://www.hwn.org.uk

9 Meadowfield Park , Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 9XF
Tel: 07733265724, Email: [email protected]

35 Cawthorne Crescent, Filey, North Yorkshire, YO14 0DA
Tel: 07812967353 , Email: [email protected]

Maden Fold, Gannow Lane, Burnley, BB12 6JJ
Tel: 07823385189, Email: [email protected]

Stockport Continuing Education Services, 1 Daw Bank, Stockport, SK3 0EQ
Tel: 0161 474 2403, Email: [email protected]

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61 centre(s) offering this qualification

Ofqual reference number: 601/4296/0