CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering

The CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering will provide candidates with a good understanding and knowledge of food safety. The qualification provides an introduction to food safety and focuses on eight key areas, including the law, principles of safe food storage and food handling. Study aids will focus on catering practice and guide candidates in applying knowledge of food safety, to ensure that hazards are controlled and good food hygiene standards are maintained.

Who Needs This Qualification?

All those who handle food in catering environments.

Course duration: One day programme.

Assessment: Multiple choice exam

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CIEH Level 3 Award in Food Safety Management Procedures

The Level 3 Award in Food Safety Management Systems will help candidates to implement a food management system, based on the Codex principles of HACCP. Each of the seven principles of HACCP are detailed in the context of a catering enterprise. The controls required to ensure food safety are examined and the use of management tools - such as the FSA's Safer Food Better Business pack - are explored. The assessment will be based on a case study (scenario and a set of questions) that most closely relates to the candidate's own area of work. Study aids will focus on catering practice and guide candidates in implementing a food safety management system, to ensure that hazards are identified and controlled and good food hygiene standards are maintained.

Who Needs This Qualification?

This qualification is primarily aimed at proprietors and site managers of small and medium businesses in catering and hospitality.

Course duration: One day programme.

Assessment: Assignment under exam conditions

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Source: CIEH - The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health