Level 4 Food Safety in Catering Course Online

Cost£800.00
Duration5 days
LevelLevel 4
DeliveryOnline
StartFlexible
Awarding bodyHighfield Awarding Body awarding body

About this course

Level 4 Managing Food Safety in Catering Course. Study online. The course is designed for people who hold, or are moving into, management responsibilities for food safety in a catering environment. You study at your own pace, so it fits around work and other commitments. Over five days of online study, you'll build a thorough understanding of food hazards, controls, and how to develop, implement, and monitor food safety procedures. This is the managing food safety in catering qualification recognised for supervisory and management roles in food businesses.

Who this course is for

Five day Level 4 Food Safety.The qualification is intended for those whose job requires them to have some responsibility for food safety. Learners are likely to have management responsibilities for an operational team. This qualification covers the subject of food hygiene at a suitable depth to ensure learners have a thorough knowledge of hazards and controls; its focus is on the importance of developing, implementing and monitoring food safety procedures.

What you will learn

  • You'll identify food safety hazards relevant to catering environments.
  • You'll understand the controls needed to manage those hazards effectively.
  • You'll learn how to develop food safety management procedures.
  • You'll learn how to implement and monitor those procedures in an operational setting.
  • You'll understand the legal responsibilities of food safety managers and supervisors.
  • You'll apply food hygiene principles at a depth appropriate for management roles.

How you will learn

You study online through Eglantine Catering's platform, working through course materials at your own pace over five days. Assessment is by a written examination set and marked by Highfield. You must pass the exam to earn the Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering (RQF) certificate.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. Eglantine Catering will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Food Safety Supervisor: oversee food safety compliance in a catering team.
  • Kitchen Manager: manage food hygiene standards across a kitchen operation.
  • Catering Manager: lead food safety procedures for a catering service.
  • Head Chef: hold management responsibility for food safety in a kitchen.
  • Food Safety Officer (in-house): monitor and audit food safety within a business.
  • Restaurant Manager: ensure food hygiene compliance across front and back of house.

What you could study next

If you want to go further in food safety, a Level 4 Award in Food Safety Management for Manufacturing covers production environments. For a broader management qualification, a Level 5 Diploma in Hospitality Management builds on the supervisory skills developed here. Some food safety professionals also pursue HACCP-specific qualifications to deepen their technical knowledge of hazard analysis and critical control points.

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