Online Level 3 Food Safety Course from £4.99

AKA Food Hygiene

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Course last updated:May 2024
Course certificate valid for 3 years
Internationally accredited training

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We often receive inquiries asking how we can offer our Level 3 Food Safety course for just £9.99. The answer is simple—for every Level 3 course sold, our customers typically purchase ten Level 2 Food Safety courses. The high volume of courses we sell enables us to keep our prices low, offering our customers the best possible value for their money.

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Course duration: Between 2 ½ and 3 ½ hrs depending on learning speed.

Course format: Four 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 is highly recommended for you if you manage, supervise or own a kitchen, where you have the responsibility to ensure that your staff members follow the correct food safety guidelines. The course is designed to provide you with the knowledge and skills required to maintain high food safety and hygiene standards in your kitchen. Upon completing the course, you will be able to identify potential hazards and implement control measures to prevent food contamination, ensuring the safety of your customers and staff. The different levels of Food Safety courses are as follows:

Level 1 Food Safety is for people who handle pre-packaged foods including waiting staff, foodbanks and shopkeepers.

Level 2 Food Safety is for people who prepare food in a cafe, chip shop, restaurant, fast food outlet, mobile catering unit, hotel kitchen, hospital kitchen, school kitchen, college kitchen, outdoor cooking event, or similar setting.

Level 3 Food Safety is for, kitchen managers, supervisors, and anyone in charge of kitchen staff.

Upon completing your online food safety course, your certificate is valid for three years. Local Authorities and Environmental Health Officers recognise it and count it towards your food hygiene rating.

All successful candidates are entered on the national training register and certificates can be verified by employers or others to prove that they are genuine, by clicking Validate a Certificate and typing in the certificate number.

Overview of the Level 3 Food Safety Course

Following the national curriculum, the learning topics covered in this course include:

  • Personal and workspace hygiene.
  • Risk assessment and control measures.
  • Temperature control and its importance.
  • Cross-contamination risks.
  • Food hazards and how to avoid them.
  • HACCP.
  • Kitchen Management laws.

Personal and workspace hygiene: Emphasising the significance of hygiene for food safety.

The section on risk assessments explains how to evaluate and control risks in a food environment.

Addressing the importance and relevance of temperature control in storing or cooking food highlights that it is a precise science. It can never be overlooked and must be strictly followed to prevent potential risks.

The risk of food poisoning due to cross-contamination, is high, and we cover all aspects of potential cross-contamination in depth.

The final section deals with avoiding hazards using HACCP (Hazard, Analysis, Critical, Control, Point) to record, monitor, and reduce probable risks.

Our Level 3 Food Safety certificate is recognised by local authority Environmental Health Officers and counts towards your Hygiene Rating, which you can find out more about in our blog - ‘Your Guide To Food Hygiene Ratings.’

  • Instant access and ongoing support throughout your course.
  • Conforms to UK and EU legal requirements.
  • 24/7 online access to course materials.
  • Content is accessible on all devices, including mobiles and tablets.
  • High first-time pass rate.
  • Unlimited access to the training material and free resits if you fail any Level 3 Food Safety module.
  • Certificate of Training available as an instant download upon successful completion of the course.

A Level 3 Food Safety Certificate is essential if you supervise or manage staff in the retail or hospitality industry. This certification demonstrates your knowledge of proper food handling, the food preparation environment, and the planning and documentation of food safety tasks. Level 3 food safety training allows you to supervise correct food safety procedures others follow in your work environment.

This course is designed specifically for kitchen managers and supervisors. It provides the knowledge and skills necessary to ensure the safe and hygienic handling and preparation of food while meeting legal training requirements for employers and employees. The Level 3 Food Safety certificate is the industry standard for supervisors and kitchen managers, fulfilling legal obligations while contributing to the FSE rating.

The amount of food safety training you need will be based on various factors, primarily your job responsibilities and daily duties. This is in line with EC Regulation 852, which specifies that your food safety training should match your job role. To help you determine the level of food safety training required in a work setting, we've created a useful guide.

Food Hygiene Level Guide
Front of House & Wait Staff Level 1
Porter & Assistants Level 1
Line Cooks Level 2
Kitchen Managers & Supervisors Level 3

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