Level 2 Food Hygiene, First Aid and Food Allergy Training Package

Knowing how to clean and disinfect equipment, safely store and prepare food, 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.

By supplementing the food hygiene and allergy courses with basic first aid principles, you can prepare your staff for potential emergency situations and what the correct actions to take will be.

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 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.

This Food Allergy Awareness Training Course includes clear information and guidance to help learners identify and understand the main food allergens, and the importance of handling food containing allergens carefully in order to keep customers safe.

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.

What courses are included in this training package?

Within this training package are three of our most popular online training courses to help ensure workplace safety and food hygiene standards in Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene, First Aid at Work Course: Primary Survey and Food Allergy Awareness Training.

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

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

Food Allergy Awareness Training Course

• Understand what both a food allergy and intolerance are
• Learn to recognise the symptoms of an allergic reaction
• Know which ingredients could cause allergies
• Understand what allergy information is required on pre-packed food labels
• Understand what to consider to keep consumers’ safe
• Know how to provide allergen information specific to their food business

Accreditation

Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering Course and Food Allergy Awareness are RoSPA Assured.

All three courses 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 three hours each to complete, 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

These courses are aimed at food handlers and anyone working in a role that involves contact with food, or the management of such people.

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

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 six 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.

Legislation covered in this package:

If you’re working in the hospitality or service industry, you will need to comply with the latest food and hygiene regulations. This Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for Catering course is designed to help you comply with EU Regulation 852/2004, which requires food businesses to ensure that any employee who handles food is fully trained in food hygiene.

All of the courses in this package are RoSPA Assured and are accredited by Continuous Professional Development (CPD).