CIEH Advanced Certificate in Food Safety

Level: 3

Content

• General introduction
• Bacteriology
• Food-borne illnesses
• Physical contamination of food
• Food storage, temperature control and preservation
• Design and construction of food premises and equipment
• Cleaning and disinfection
• Pest control
• Personal hygiene
• Training strategies
• Legislation
• Management control techniques

Learning Outcomes

On completing this course candidates will be able to:

• Guide and advise on the management of food hygiene in a food business;
• Contribute to the management of hygiene in a wide variety of food businesses;
• Identify further technical knowledge necessary in complex processes;
• Determine further training requirements;
• Identify areas for legal compliance;
• Determine good practice;
• Design an improvement plan;
• Outline a HACCP type study;
• Promote and encourage good standards of food safety;
• Liaise with enforcement officers;
• Deliver level 1 food hygiene training (with appropriate training skills).

Minimum Teaching Time: Minimum 36 hours
Assessment Format: 2 assignments and written exam
Designed for: Managers, supervisors and senior hygiene personnel

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