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Food Safety for Catering - Level 2

Course details

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Qualification name Award in Food Safety for Catering (RQF)
Qualification level 2
Awarding organisation Highfield Qualifications
Learning method Classroom based
Course hours Part-time
Course start date Flexible
Cost £60.00
Cost description £60 (fee remissions available)
Attendance pattern Daytime

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This Level 2 course is suitable for those working in a catering environment who are responsible for handling food. It is also the most popular food safety qualification accepted by enforcement officers and auditors.

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English Level 1

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During this one-day course you will look at: The importance of food safety procedures and complying with the law Microbiological, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards and their controls Good temperature control and stock rotation The importance of good personal hygiene and preventing contamination, including handwashing, protective clothing, cuts and reporting illness Keeping work areas and equipment clean and safe Safe waste disposal Pest control

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Classroom based

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Learner will undertake a formal multi choice assessment.

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress to:

Level 3 Food Safety for managers/supervisors
Apply for any employment in the food and hospitality sector that requires this certification

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Name Preston Road Adult Education Centre
Address The Freedom Centre
97 Preston Road
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU9 3QB
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Email prestonroad.adulted@hullcc.gov.uk
Phone 01482 616 580
Website http://www.hcctraining.ac.uk/
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