Highfield Level 3 Award Supervising Food Safety in Catering

The Highfield Level 3 Award Supervising Food Safety in Catering has been developed to benefit supervisors of food handlers within the catering and hospitality industry. It is relevant to all catering operations – for example, pubs, hotels, restaurants, travel, contract catering, fast-food outlets, in hospitals, care and nursing homes, schools, prisons and the armed forces. Holders will gain a knowledge of food safety and food hygiene, enabling them to identify problem areas and recommend solutions.

Anyone working in a supervisory position in the food business is not only responsible but also accountable for food safety. It is therefore vital they are equipped with both the knowledge and confidence to do their jobs effectively. The knowledge learned from this course will give managers and supervisors the confidence, competence and skills to be able to work within the Food Safety law in a proactive way.

Highfield Level 3 Award Supervising Food Safety in Catering

Course Content

Terminology used in respect to supervising food safety procedures
Supervisor’s role in ensuring compliance with UK and European 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
Function of tools, such as Safer Food, Better Business, in implementing a food safety management system

There will be a formal exam at the end of the course consisting of 40 multiple choice questions –Candidates who achieve 28+ correct answers will pass the examination and receive a certificate. The certificate is valid for 3 years. A copy of Food Safety for Supervisors book is included.