Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene

What is Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene?

Food safety and hygiene certification is a fundamental part of any job related to cooking, catering, hospitality or food preparation. RSPH has designed this course to cover the essential information that you need to know to work safely in a food handling environment, including the safe preparation of food, personal hygiene around food and clean, hygienic work areas.

Who is this course for?

Key skills

By completing this course, you will come away with the practical, actionable understanding necessary for a food safety and hygiene certification, including:

• the importance of keeping food safe
• the importance of keeping yourself clean and hygienic
• the importance of keeping the work areas clean and hygienic
• how to take personal responsibility for food safety

How long does it take to complete?

The Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene course consists of 8 hours of online study that you can undertake at your leisure. Your progress will be saved inside the RSPH Learn LMS and you can come back to it at your own pace.

Food safety assessment and certification 

Once you have completed the course, you’ll have the option to take an additional assessment to gain your food safety and hygiene certificate. The assessment costs £30 on top of the price of the course and can be taken online or in person if you prefer. You can also purchase the course with assessment included.
 

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