Categories: CIEH Courses ,  Food and Drink ,  Food Hygiene & HACCP

Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Refresher

Who Should Attend?
The overall aim of this programme is to remind candidates how to supervise food safety to control contamination and safeguard the health of consumers. The programme will also update candidates on recent changes in food safety legislation.

Course Content
Introduction to food safety and what's in the news
Legislation
Food contamination
Temperature control
Cleaning
Supervisory management

Benefits of the Course
On completing this course candidates will understand the:
Terminology used in respect of supervising food safety procedures
Supervisor’s role in ensuring compliance with UK and EU food safety legislation
Concept of contamination and the risks it imposes on food safety
Role temperature plays in the control of food safety
Importance of good workplace and equipment design to ensure food safety
Importance of supervising high standards of cleanliness in food premises
Importance of good pest control practice
Need for high standards of personal hygiene
Importance of being able to contribute to staff training
Principles of the HACCP system and how a supervisor can contribute to the implementation of a food safety management system
Implementation of a food safety management system, such as the FSA’s Safer Food, Better Business

Duration
The duration of the course is 6 hours. We usually aim to start the course at 9.00am and therefore taking into account time for refreshment and lunch breaks, the course usually finishes around 4.30pm.

Assessment
There is a short multi-choice test at the end of the course. Candidates are required to correctly answer 20 out of 30 questions in order to achieve a Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Refresher.

Entry Qualifications and Progression
A photocopy of your original Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety, dated within the last 3 years, must be provided in order to receive a CIEH Intermediate Certificate in Food Safety Refresher. The original certificate must be issued by one of the following awarding bodies: CIEH, RIPHH, RSPH, SOFHT, REHIS. Following this course you might wish to consider the CIEH Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering or Manufacturing .