RSPH Level 1 Award in Food Hygiene Awareness

Level 1 Ref. Q000082

Good food hygiene practice is essential to maintaining food safety management systems. Our accredited level 1 qualification will help you to understand the principles of safe food handling, processing and preparation in line with food safety requirements.

Someone chopping a cucumber on a chopping board in a kitchen

What is Level 1 Food Hygiene Awareness?

The RSPH Level 1 Award in Food Hygiene Awareness enable you to gain basic knowledge and understanding of the importance of food hygiene, associated food hazards, good hygiene practice and controls based upon an awareness of food safety management systems. This is important for understanding and maintaining good practice in the handling, processing and preparation of safe food.

This qualification is regulated by Ofqual and Qualification Wales.

Who is this qualification for? 

This qualification is appropriate for anybody wishing to have an awareness of food hygiene. It has also been designed to help the food and catering industries to provide training to a safe level for those who perform 'low risk' tasks such as clearing tables, maintaining stores, 'meals on wheels' and other such similar duties. 

All employees

Regardless of your role, Level 1 Award in Food Hygiene Awareness will help you to understand good practice when handling food.

New starters

Looking to start strong in a new role where you are handling food? Show your knowledge with this course.

Work experience

Understanding food hygiene will help you to better develop an awareness of food safety management systems.

Key skills 

By completing this qualification, you will come away with a practical, actionable understanding of the facts and procedures of food hygiene, including: 

For full details, read the course specification below.

How long does it take to complete? 

The qualification takes a total of 4 hours to complete, including 4 hours of guided learning time, followed by a 20-minute multiple-choice examination. 

Career progression 

Completing the Level 1 Award in Food Hygiene Awareness qualification is a valuable step on the route to a wide variety of careers, including: 

Downloadable documents 

Specification - RSPH Level 1 Award in Food Hygiene Awareness

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Find out more about the Level 1 Award in Food Hygiene Awareness.

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How do I apply? 

Learners

You can apply for a course by contacting a Learning Centre directly via telephone, email, or in-person. Centres are listed below. You can enter a postcode or location to find the centres nearest to you.

Centres

If you are interested in offering this course or becoming a centre, we will be glad to help. Have a question? Just visit our Qualifications FAQs page for a helpful list of the most commonly asked questions regarding our qualifications.

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