Food Safety Training
Develop essential food safety knowledge and practical skills through professional, face-to-face training designed to promote safe food handling, prevent contamination and protect consumers.
About This Course
Our Food Safety training helps learners understand the importance of preparing, handling, storing and serving food safely.
First, our experienced trainers introduce the principles of food hygiene and explain how poor food handling practices can affect health and wellbeing.
Next, learners explore common food safety hazards, including bacterial contamination, poor temperature control and unsafe storage practices.
Throughout the course, participants examine their responsibilities for maintaining safe and hygienic environments.
In addition, practical workplace examples help learners recognise potential risks and develop safer food handling habits.
As a result, learners gain the confidence to contribute to effective food safety practices within their workplace.
Who Is This Course For?
This course suits anyone who prepares, handles, stores or serves food as part of their role.
● Catering and hospitality staff
● Care home and nursing home employees
● Kitchen assistants and food service workers
● Restaurant, café and takeaway staff
● Early years and childcare employees
● School and workplace catering teams
● Support workers assisting individuals with food preparation
● Employees who need to refresh their food hygiene knowledge
What Will You Learn?
During the course, learners explore the following essential areas:
● Understanding the importance of food safety and hygiene
● Recognising relevant food safety legislation and workplace responsibilities
● Identifying biological, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards
● Understanding food poisoning and common causes of foodborne illness
● Preventing cross-contamination during food preparation
● Maintaining appropriate personal hygiene
● Understanding effective handwashing techniques
● Applying safe food storage practices
● Recognising the importance of temperature control
● Understanding safe cooking, cooling, reheating and chilling
● Recognising food allergens and preventing allergen cross-contact
● Maintaining clean and hygienic food preparation environments
● Understanding cleaning and disinfection procedures
● Recognising pest control and waste management responsibilities
● Understanding the principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
● Following workplace food safety procedures and maintaining appropriate records
How Is This Course Delivered?
Our experienced trainers deliver face-to-face sessions through clear explanations, practical demonstrations and supervised exercises.
Learners explore everyday food handling situations and identify ways to prevent contamination, maintain hygiene and reduce risks.
In addition, group activities encourage participants to apply food safety principles to their own working environments.
We can arrange group training at your workplace or another suitable venue. Before the session, we will confirm the course duration, group size and delivery arrangements.
Assessment and Certification
Throughout the course, our trainers use discussions, practical examples and knowledge-check activities to assess understanding and reinforce safe food handling principles.
Upon successful completion of the training, each learner will receive a certificate issued by Magpie Training Ltd.
Employers can then use these certificates as evidence of completed staff training. They can also support continuing professional development (CPD) records.
Book Food Safety Training
Help your team maintain high standards of food hygiene, prevent contamination and protect the people who consume the food they prepare and serve.
We offer flexible training arrangements for workplace groups. Furthermore, we can tailor the sessions to suit your organisation’s needs.
To discuss available dates, group bookings and course prices, contact Magpie Training today.