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

This Food Hygiene training pack satisfies a learners legal requirement for working in a food environment and fire safety training and extends to manager and supervisor responsibilities. This First Aid training course was to give learners the knowledge on how to act safely and effectively in the event of an incident.

Anyone who works in the food industry needs to be aware of the latest food hygiene standards and how they can impact both staff and consumers. Knowing how to clean and disinfect equipment, safely store and prepare food to avoid cross-contamination, and control common pests will allow you to handle food safely and ensure that you’re complying with all of the relevant health and safety standards.

Understanding the common food allergies and what businesses should do to inform consumers helps you to meet obligations around the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation. They can also benefit from peripheral courses which bolster their skills in areas such as first aid and fire safety to educate staff on the proper fire emergency procedures.

The Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering certificate is a great way to boost staff development, give confidence to customers and demonstrate the compliance of your organisation.

The Level 3 Food Hygiene certificate is aimed at any business striving to achieve a 5* rating under the national hygiene rating system. Boost knowledge, confidence and understanding and receive a high quality certificate to demonstrate training has taken place.

The first aid course teaches learners to follow the Resuscitation Council (UK) Guidelines for basic to advanced life support training. Learners will know what to do if they are first on the scene of an incident, how to assess the situation as a potential danger zone and understand the importance of the recovery position and how they may apply it.

Employers are legally required by Fire Safety Regulations (The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005) to provide information, instruction and training to employees about fire precautions in the workplace. This Virtual College online fire safety course helps you to fulfil this obligation by providing your staff with the knowledge and understanding required to act safely in the event of a fire in the workplace. This course will help learners understand the legal requirements for fire safety, gain knowledge of fire prevention and understand warning systems and what to do.

The material is provided in an interactive format that is designed to be engaging and accessible. A basic knowledge of food hygiene will mean learners progress quickly, but the course is designed for anyone working in the service or hospitality sectors and should be suitable for any staff member to give them the knowledge needed to work effectively and safely.

Training outcomes

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering Course:

• Understand common food hygiene terminology
• Understand the impact of foodborne illness
• Know about food law and legislation
• Know how contamination can be prevented and controlled
• Understand food storage and preservation
• Know the importance of personal hygiene
• Understand how to keep premises and equipment clean
• Understand HACCP principles

Level 3 Food Hygiene

• Understand their role in the supervision of food handlers when it comes to food safety and hygiene
• Be able to define food safety hazards, hygiene risks and understand how they may be prevented and controlled
• Recognise the importance of thorough preparation and cooking of food to eliminate dangerous viruses and bacteria
• Understand how to prevent foodborne illness, and the impact of this from a personal and a legal responsibility
• Know how to develop and maintain an effective HACCP system
• Know how to preserve food safely and hygienically
• Understand how to keep premises and equipment clean
• Know how to control contamination through safe temperatures and storage
• Know how to ensure that staff keep a good standard of personal hygiene
• Understand how to keep the workplace hygienic and safe for food preparation, cooking and storage

First Aid Course:

• Know what to do if you are first on the scene of an accident
• Be able to assess the situation as a potential danger zone
• Understand Danger, Response, Airways, Breathing and Circulation
• Understand the importance of the recovery position and how to apply it

Fire Safety Course:

• Learners will understand the key legislation involving fire safety
• Learners will understand the legal requirements for workplace safety
• Learners will understand the "Fire Triangle" and how it may be used
• Learners will know how to react in a fire and understand the different warning systems
• Learners will understand the importance of an evacuation plan and key evacuation legislation
• Learners will understand the different types of fire and what the causes may be
• Learners will understand which type of fire extinguishers to use
• Learners will be able to take steps to minimise the risk of a fire occurring

Accreditation

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene and Level 3 Food Hygiene are both RoSPA Assured online courses. First Aid Course and Fire Safety Course are accredited by Continuous Professional Development (CPD). The certificates, awarded upon successful completion, can be used to log your hours against.

Duration

All courses usually take between one to two hours each to complete (except Level 3 Food Hygiene, which could take up to eight hours), depending on the speed of learning. Learners do not have to complete all the training in one session as progress is recorded throughout and the training can be paused and resumed in our learning management system at any time.

Target audience

Level 2 and 3 Food Hygiene are aimed at anyone working in catering or hospitality whether employed or self-employed, working in restaurants, hotels, fast food outlets, takeaways, cafes, bars, kitchens, catering in hospitals, schools and colleges.

The First Aid course is suitable for people and businesses looking to learn new first aid skills or refresh their existing first aid knowledge.

The Fire Safety course is targeted at businesses needing to train their staff in fire safety procedures.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Test and certificate

Each end of course test consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and, if necessary, may attempt the test three times at no extra cost.

If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.

Learners will be able to download a digital certificate on completion of each course. This can be printed, and we suggest you keep it for your records.

This course is not a formal RQF food safety & hygiene qualification, the levels only indicate the type of course so that businesses can choose whom it is suitable for.