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CIEH (New) Level 1 Awards in Food Safety

Introduction to food hygiene

  • Level 1 Award in Food Safety Awareness in Catering
  • Level 1 Award in Induction into Food Safety for Manufacturing
  • Level 1 Award in Food Safety Awareness for Retail

Overview

The new CIEH Level 1 awards in food safety are run as half-day courses, suitable for a variety of candidates, including new employees with minimal or no prior food safety knowledge, employees handling low-risk or wrapped food or those who work front of house, such as waiting or check out staff, as well as back of house such as kitchen porters or warehouse staff.

Outline Programme

The training programme covers the following topics:

  • Food Safety (food hygiene, hazards, responsibilities)
  • Personal Hygiene
  • Cleaning
  • Contamination

Qualification information

The Level 1 awards are sector specific and the training programme has been developed to allow courses to be tailored to meet the needs of staff working in catering, manufacturing or retail environments.

Course duration: Minimum 3 hours, half day course

Assessment method: 15 multiple choice question examination

Suggested progression on completion: