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Food Hygiene Courses

Master food safety with our ROSPA assured and CPD approved food hygiene training courses. Whether you are an individual looking to level up your skills or a business training your entire team, our flexible online courses make food safety compliance simple. Get certified at your own pace, with 24/7 instant access and immediate certificates - no classroom required

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Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene for Catering

CPD Certified

RoSPA Assured

Duration
2-3 Hours

Current Price: £16.00+ VAT

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Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
2-3 Hours

Current Price: £16.00+ VAT

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Food Allergy Awareness and Level 2 Food Hygiene Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
3-4 Hours

Previous Price: £32.00

Current Price: £28.00+ VAT

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Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene for Supervisors

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
8-9 Hours

Current Price: £89.00+ VAT

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Level 1 Food Safety and Hygiene

CPD Certified

Duration
1-2 Hours

Current Price: £14.00+ VAT

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Food Allergy Awareness Training

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
1-2 Hours

Current Price: £20.00+ VAT

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Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene for Manufacturing

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
2-3 Hours

Current Price: £16.00+ VAT

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Level 3 Food Safety and Hygiene in Catering

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
8-9 Hours

Current Price: £89.00+ VAT

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Benedict's Law Training: Allergy Awareness in Schools

CPD Certified

Duration
30 - 45 Minutes

Current Price: £10.00+ VAT

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Essential food safety certificates

Build your food safety knowledge with foundational training. These are some of our most popular and recognised courses:

Take your food hygiene expertise further

Ready to enhance your food hygiene knowledge? Our specialist courses are perfect for managers and supervisors looking to develop comprehensive safety systems or brush up on specialised subject knowledge:

Fully online, fully accredited

Earn a food safety certificate on your own terms with our industry-leading online courses. With 24/7 online access and full ROSPA and CPD accreditation, you get the flexibility you need without compromising on standards.

These certifications are recognised nationwide and Environmental Health Officers accept them as proof of your food hygiene knowledge.

In the 30+ years since Virtual College was founded, we've helped over 1 million food professionals earn online certifications - so you can rest easy that you’re in safe hands.

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Manage staff? Train your team online

Looking to buy specific food and hygiene courses? Purchase exactly what you need through our online shop with volume discounts available:

  • 10% off orders of 10+ courses
  • 20% off orders of 20+ courses
  • 30% off orders of 50+ courses
  • 40% off orders of 100+ courses

Who needs food and hygiene courses

Food hygiene training is vital for ensuring safety whenever food is prepared, handled or served. Here's who needs certification across different sectors:

  • Retail workers handling food in supermarkets, delis and bakeries 
  • Care sector staff preparing meals in nursing homes and childcare facilities 
  • School kitchen teams and food manufacturing workers 
  • Food delivery drivers and market vendors 
  • Small food and beverage business owners and mobile vendors like food truck operators 
  • In restaurants and cafés, everyone from chefs, kitchen staff and front-of-house staff need certification
  • In healthcare settings, anyone involved in food service or handling patient meals needs proper training

The key is: if you're handling food that others will consume, you need food hygiene training. But don’t worry, here at Virtual College we make getting the food hygiene accreditation you need simple and affordable.

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Find the right food hygiene certification for you

Whether you’re an individual staff member or you’re bringing your whole team up to speed with food hygiene awareness, we have a course that’s right for you.

Here’s the basic rule of thumb when deciding which level of essential food hygiene course you need:

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Great course. Highly recommend

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Course interesting to follow

Course interesting to follow. Varied content learning styles. Concise.

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GREAT COURSE

learning broken down into modules so if need be can stop and return to course. Exceptional value for money and great course content.

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16th October 2026

Easy to use, comprehensive course.

Not the cheapest course on line for this qualification but I felt the best overall. I don't like on line learning but this course was easy to use. Followed a logical sequence and more importantly there were no crashes or other IT problems. I'd use them again.

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We have used virtual college several times now and find them quick and easy to use with good content in their courses.

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It was great to do the training on our own pace and revisit things we needed to learn properly. Training content was good.

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Over all good experience

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It was a good experience and the course was well structured and taught me everything I needed to know

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Why choose Virtual College?

We stand out by offering:

  • Over 350 accredited and certified courses
  • Bitesize, engaging content
  • Developed with industry experts
  • Instant certification upon completion
  • Flexible, anytime learning, anywhere
  • Always up to date content
  • Experienced and dedicated team
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Interested in learning more about what food hygiene courses and resources we have available for your business? Or want to discuss how we can help you structure a learning plan? Get in touch. The team will be more than happy to help.

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