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Improve food hygiene and safety compliance with our new and improved Level 2 Food Safety course

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Protect consumers, build confidence, and stay compliant with our multi-device-ready Level 2 Food Safety online course. With high expectations from the public, media and regulators, mastering food safety and hygiene has never been more important!

Covering hygiene regulations, foodborne illness prevention and safe food handling, this course consists of 10 interactive modules. Upon successful completion, learners receive a Highfield completion certificate.

To achieve the Level 2 Food Safety (RQF) qualification learners must sit an exam with a recognised training provider following completion of the e-learning. Please contact a recognised training provider to learn more.

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What's this food safety course all about?

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Food safety training: protect your staff, company, and customers

Food safety is a constant concern for the public. It’s important your employees understand their roles and responsibilities.

Introduction to food safety and food safety hazards

Understand the importance of food safety and the types of hazards that can impact food

Microbiological multiplication and survival hazards

Discover how bacteria grow, survive, and how to minimise the risk they pose

Food safety law

Get familiar with your legal responsibilities under food safety regulations

Pest control

Find out how to prevent, identify, and control pests in food environments

Food types

Learn about different categories of food and their specific safety considerations

Contamination hazards and controls

Identify sources of contamination and explore methods to prevent and control them

Spoilage and preservation

Understand how food spoils and the preservation methods that help extend shelf life

Cleaning and disinfection

Improve your knowledge of effective cleaning, disinfecting, and waste disposal

Food safety management systems (HACCP)

Learn how to apply food safety procedures through a HACCP-based approach

Personal hygiene

Learn about the vital role of hygiene in preventing foodborne illness

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Who should take this course?

This course is ideal for those who work in a catering environment. This may include restaurants, cafes, hotels, bars, fast-food outlets, takeaways, mobile food trucks, kitchens, hospitals, schools and colleges.

The ideal course for...

kitchen staff

learn essential food safety practices for kitchen staff to prepare food safely and meet regulatory standards

food servers

training for food servers to ensure food is served safely and meets hygiene requirements

Extend your knowledge...

anyone in the food industry

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supervisors and managers

advanced food hygiene training for supervisors and managers with our Food Safety Level 3 course

Training that makes a difference

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A learning experience that will be remembered

Highfield Online Training courses are more than just a tick-box exercise. We believe that training should really make a difference and result in improved behaviour and understanding in the workplace.

Interactive exercises

Keep your learners and employees engaged with interactive exercises

Compelling imagery

Visual references to help learners understand the information

Quizzes / assessments

Knowledge checks throughout enable learners to stay on track

Additional resources

Includes a digital copy of the Food Safety Handbook

Written with experts

Content created with our industry and subject matter experts

Simple to follow

Course delivered in bite sized chunks to suit all learners

Multi-device compatible

This course is compatible with most popular desktops, tablets and mobiles

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Why choose a HOT course?

Convenient online training

Get the knowledge you need without losing productivity.

Self paced

Learn at your own pace anytime using our online platform.

Accessible

Available on a wide range of devices, includes audio, video and transcripts.

4 - 5 hours

Get up to speed in just a few hours (average completion time).

Don't just take our word for it.

Here are just a few of the customers we work with to provide them with everything they need to remain compliant in the workplace.

This was a very good course, which enabled me to stop, save and pick back up where I left the course. The customer support staff at Highfield were also very helpful. The course was informative, clear and concise. I found it very interesting.

Gain a regulated qualification

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Upskill and qualify your workforce and increase productivity!

Benefit from higher staff retention rates by improving the confidence, skills and performance of your staff. Employees can benefit from improved morale and job satisfaction creating a positive workplace culture.

Highfield Qualifications - Level 2 Food safety for catering - example certificate

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Schedule e-assessment with remote invigilation

Our innovative remote invigilation solution enables your learners to sit exams from the comfort of their own home or isolated workspace.

Get your learners qualified!

Meet the mandatory training requirements for a recognised qualification. Learn, be assessed, qualify and receive an e-certificate in 24 hours.

You must sit an exam with a recognised training provider.

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Inside our Food Safety Level 2 Online Course

Take a closer look at how our Food Safety Level 2 online training brings essential food hygiene knowledge to life. Each module is designed to help learners understand the key principles that keep food safe.

Whether you’re new to the industry or refreshing your knowledge, this online course provides the foundation every food handler needs to protect customers and meet legal requirements.

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Interactive learning cards showing examples of food hazards: microbiological and allergenic.
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True or false question on food hygiene and pathogen transfer.

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