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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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Understanding HACCP

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
2-3 Hours

Current Price: £25.00+ VAT

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Customer Service in Hospitality

CPD Certified

Duration
1-2 Hours

Current Price: £20.00+ VAT

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Level 2 Food Hygiene, First Aid and Fire Safety Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
4-7 Hours

Previous Price: £61.00

Current Price: £50.00+ VAT

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Level 2 & 3 Food Hygiene, First Aid and Fire Safety Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
12-16 Hours

Previous Price: £140.00

Current Price: £128.00+ VAT

Level 1, 2 and 3 Food Hygiene Training Package

Level 1, 2 and 3 Food Hygiene Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
11-14 Hours

Previous Price: £107.00

Current Price: £100.00+ VAT

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Awareness of Health and Safety at Work, Fire Safety and Level 2 Food Hygiene Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
3-4 Hours

Previous Price: £66.00

Current Price: £50.00+ VAT

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Achieving a Five Star Food Hygiene Rating

CPD Certified

Duration
30 Minutes

Current Price: £25.00+ VAT

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Level 3 Food Hygiene, Food Allergy and Barista Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
10-11 Hours

Previous Price: £112.00

Current Price: £110.00+ VAT

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Level 3 Food Hygiene, Food Allergy and Fire Safety Training Package

RoSPA Assured

CPD Certified

Duration
10-13 Hours

Previous Price: £120.00

Current Price: £110.00+ VAT

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 25+ years since Virtual College was founded, we've helped over 750,000 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:

Food Hygiene FAQs

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The learning was very easy to follow and make sense of. very good resources and materials

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Virtual college experience

Thé information is very well presented. I liked the shirt videoed in particular ànd thé short practice questions.

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21st January 2026

Excellent Value for Money

Excellent Value for Money - Certificate optional Easy to follow - learned a lot My third time on this course - has to be taken every few years

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20th January 2026

This was very easy to follow

This was very easy to follow

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20th January 2026

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene…

This course gave the information and knowledge I needed. It was varied in content and gave little quizzes at the end of some modules which was helpful for my learning.

5 star rating on Trustpilot

19th January 2026

Very wide range of courses

Everything was well explained, it was easy to create an account, and to find the correct course.

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19th January 2026

excellent online training packadges

All the training packadges we have used with our staff team have been great! Easy to use and the information very relevent. We are a small charity so finding well priced/free training is really important to us . We have also been able to take advantage of the sales too !

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19th January 2026

easy to follow instuctions to access…

easy to follow instuctions to access the next stage of the course, as well as the extra information given on certain pages. being able to take your time to absorb the information before the quiz to finish the course.

4 star rating on Trustpilot

19th January 2026

Really clear and informative course

Really clear and informative course

5 star rating on Trustpilot

19th January 2026

Informative, clear course

Straight forward to use, clear, well presented online course. Very informative and well structured.

Excellent

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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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