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Level 2 Food Hygiene Courses
Stay compliant with our Level 2 Food Hygiene course. Fully online, CPD approved and ROSPA assured, it offers flexible learning, round-the-clock access and immediate certification once you finish.
Choose your Level 2 Food Hygiene course
A Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate is the standard requirement for anyone who handles food or prepares unpackaged food, including kitchen, catering, retail and manufacturing staff. It provides recognised proof of training that supports food law compliance and can be presented to Environmental Health Officers during inspections.
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Which Level 2 Food Hygiene course is right for you?
At Virtual College, we offer a wide range of Level 2 Food Hygiene courses tailored to your specific line of work. This is so you and your employers can purchase courses that contain details and training that relate to your role.
The courses on our page include:
- Level 2 Food Hygiene for Catering: The Level 2 Food Hygiene for catering course is designed for anyone who prepares, handles, serves, or sells food in a catering environment, including chefs, kitchen staff, food handlers, waiters, and bar staff.
- Level 2 Food Hygiene for Retail: This course needs to be taken by employees who handles, prepares, packages, stores, or sells food in a retail setting. This can include supermarket staff, bakery assistants, and market employees.
- Level 2 Food Hygiene for Manufacturing: For workers who handle food in a manufacturing setting, this course would be perfect for you. This can include anyone from production operatives to warehouse staff.
- Level 2 Food Hygiene for Drinks Manufacturing: This course is used for workers within the drinks manufacturing industry, and like our other courses, can be completed fully online with an immediate certificate upon passing.
- General Level 2 Food Hygiene course: Workers involved in handling or preparing food should take this general course to form a firm understanding of food safety practices.
- Level 2 HACCP: A Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) course is ideal for food handlers, supervisors, and team leaders working in catering, retail, or manufacturing environments who are responsible for maintaining food safety standards and helping to prevent food safety hazards.
Why choose Virtual College?
Because our courses are RoSPA Assured and CPD Approved, they offer recognised accreditation and trusted training. You can pause your Level 2 Food Hygiene training at any time and return whenever it suits you, without losing your progress or affecting your certification.
Additional benefits of learning with Virtual College include:
- Over 30 years of industry experience.
- Bulk discounts available on course packages.
- Course content delivered in short, easy-to-manage modules.
- Flexible online learning that fits around your schedule.
- A wide range of courses and training packages to choose from.
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Who needs a Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate?
Level 2 Food Hygiene is the most popular food hygiene qualification, covering the essential knowledge needed for anyone who handles food. It’s a popular choice for employers thanks to its affordability and short completion time, with most learners finishing in just two to three hours.
However, if your role requires you to handle prepackaged food or working alongside food without directly handling it, then a Level 1 Food Hygiene course would be sufficient. Also, if you manage or supervise a group of workers who handle food, then a Level 3 Food Hygiene course will be needed to comply with legislation.
Check out what type of employee would need a Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate below:
Catering and hospitality
- Chefs, cooks and kitchen assistants
- Sous chefs and commis chefs
- Baristas and sandwich makers
- Mobile catering and street food vendors
- Pub and restaurant kitchen staff
Retail and food manufacturing
- Butchers, fishmongers and bakers
- Deli, cheese and hot food counter staff
- Food production and packing line operatives
- Drinks manufacturing operatives
Care, education and community
- School and nursery kitchen staff
- Care home and hospital catering staff
- Charity and community kitchen volunteers
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Save money with our food training packages
For those wanting multiple courses packaged into one online bundle, you can take a look at our course packages.
For example, the Level 2 and 3 Food Hygiene package costs £90 plus VAT, compared to paying £105 for each course separately. On top of that, to purchase all three courses in one package (Level 1, 2, and 3 Food Hygiene) would only cost you £100, which represents a significant saving of £29 compared with purchasing all three courses separately.
If you are a business owner or manager and looking to allocate these courses out to your team, you can do so through our Learning Management System. If you need more help with this or have any other questions, make sure to check out our Help Centre or you can contact our Support Team.
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The usual excellent Virtual College Service. Easy to find, book and pay for courses and send a link to the person taking it by email. My 'go to' online training provider.
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