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Online Training Accreditation & Verification Service

Course duration: Between 1 ½ and 2 ½ hrs depending on learning speed.

Course format: Three video training modules, with a multiple-choice section at the end of each module.

Entry Requirements: Anyone can complete this course, whether they have previous experience or not.

This course suits you If you do not directly handle high-risk foods, such as shellfish, prawns, crabs, cooked meat, and poultry, or any unwrapped food except for fruit and vegetables.

For instance, employees who work in bars, food banks, front-of-house employees, retail stores, and food delivery drivers and riders.

Suppose you work in a cafe, chip shop, restaurant, fast food outlet, mobile catering unit, hotel kitchen, hospital kitchen, school kitchen, college kitchen, or outdoor cooking event. In that case, you must complete a Level 2 Food Safety Course.

Upon completing your course, your food safety certificate will be valid for three years. Local authorities and environmental health officers recognise it and count towards your food hygiene rating.

The food safety certificates of all successful candidates are entered on the national training register, and employers or others can verify certificates to prove they are genuine by clicking Validate a Certificate and typing in the certificate number.