Food Hygiene and Safety for Health and Social Care
This Food Hygiene and Safety course has been specifically designed for anyone who has a responsibility for handling foods as part of their role in a Health or Social Care setting.
Multi-User Discounts Online
1-9 | users | £xx.xx each |
10-24 | users | £xx.xx each |
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This Food Hygiene & Safety in Health & Social Care course covers essential good hygiene practices and how to maintain hygienic premises and equipment. This course has been mapped to the Care Certificate standards for Health and Social Care.
This course provides a thorough understanding of the importance of preparing food that is safe to eat, good hygiene practices and dealing with special dietary requirements. On completion of this course you will be able to meet the following objectives:
- recognise the different types of food hazards
- focus on the role that bacteria play in causing illness and spoiling food
- understand the 4C approach to avoiding hazards
- to learn the importance of personal hygiene and maintaining hygienic premises and equipment
- the importance of special dietary requirements and food allergies
- to learn about the different policies and procedures relevant to your organisation.
What are my buying options?
Buying for yourself?
Online
EduCare’s online learning management system is incredibly easy to use with training courses that can be accessed at any time and from any computer with internet access. When you purchase the online version of the course, you will receive:
- A welcome email containing your login details which gives you immediate access to your online course
- One simple and concise learning module containing the essential information on the subject
- One accompanying multiple-choice questionnaire to test your knowledge and understanding
- A downloadable personalised and dated certificate on successful completion of the questionnaires
- A downloadable full set of answer explanations when you achieve the course pass mark enable you to see the correct answer for any questions you may have answered incorrectly
- Easy access to reports on your progress
- Clear and simple course instructions and a User Guide, with additional help available via telephone from our Client Services team
Buying for your organisation?
As part of an EduCare Licence
This ‘Food Hygiene & Safety in Health & Social Care' course can be included alongside other courses as part of an EduCare licence. A licence contains a range of courses relevant to you, and offers a flexible and cost-effective way to deliver training to every member of your organisation.
- EduCare for Health & Social Care
- Contact us to build your own
Course breakdown
- The different types of food hazards.
- What causes foodborne illnesses and symptoms of food poisoning.
- The role that bacteria play in causing illness and spoiling food.
- How to control food hazards using the 4C approach.
- Personal hygiene and correct hand washing technique.
- How to deal with high-risk foods, food allergies and special dietary requirements.
Test & Certificate
The Food Hygiene & Safety in Health & Social Care course concludes with one multiple choice questionnaire with a printable certificate. As well as printable user certificates, your training progress and results are stored on your learning management platform.
Key features and benefits
Max. Duration 1 hour
- Contains essential good hygiene practices and how to maintain hygienic premises and equipment
- Available online only
- Delivers 1 CPD hour
- 70% pass mark
- This courses has been mapped to the Care Certificate standards for Health and Social Care.