Introduction to food hygiene

Level 1 Award in Food Safety Awareness in Catering
Level 1 Award in Induction into Food Safety for Manufacturing
Level 1 Award in Food Safety Awareness for Retail

Overview:

The new CIEH Level 1 awards in food safety are run as half-day courses, suitable for a variety of candidates, including new employees with minimal or no prior food safety knowledge, employees handling low-risk or wrapped food or those who work front of house, such as waiting or check out staff, as well as back of house such as kitchen porters or warehouse staff.


Outline Programme:

The training programme covers the following topics:

Food Safety (food hygiene, hazards, responsibilities)
Personal Hygiene
Cleaning
Contamination

Qualification information:

The Level 1 awards are sector specific and the training programme has been developed to allow courses to be tailored to meet the needs of staff working in catering, manufacturing or retail environments.


Course duration: Minimum 3 hours, half day course


Assessment method: 15 multiple choice question examination


Suggested progression on completion:

CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Manufacturing
CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Retail
CIEH Level 2 Award in Healthier Food and Special Diets