THE LEVEL 2 FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE FOR RETAIL COURSE
The Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for retail course is a basic food hygiene course, which ensures that anyone working in an environment where food in a retail state is handled, complies fully with current UK legislation. This course is ideal for food handlers supermarkets and other food retailing environments.
Food Handlers in roles which involve preparing or handling-risks foods in a Catering environment should take the Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene course. This course is available on our dedicated site Food Safety UK.
COURSE DURATION.
The estimated duration of the Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for retail course is 3.5 hours. Candidates may log in and out of the system and therefore do not need to complete the course in a single sitting. Learner course progress is automatically saved, so that they may return to the course whenever they wish and as a result course completion is entirely in the hands of the learner.
COURSE ACCESS.
Learners receive 90 days of access to the Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for retail course materials from the date of registration, therefore the course can be completed straightaway or at one’s leisure. Learners receive individual login details and can access the course using any device, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This provides learners with the flexibility to train on the go, whenever they wish, providing a more economical training option for small and large businesses.
Candidates who are registered by their manager using the GROUP option will receive 90 days of course access from the date an account is assigned to them, therefore allowing businesses to purchase multiple user accounts, safe in the knowledge that they will not expire until they are assigned to learners.
Course access ceases immediately following a successful final exam submission, thereafter course materials can not be viewed.
WHO REQUIRES THIS COURSE?
The level 2 food hygiene course (formerly known as Foundation Food Hygiene or Basic Food Hygiene) is highly recommended for food handlers working in a food retailing environment.
COURSE CONTENT.
The Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for retail course consists of 8 core units, concluded by a final exam:
UNIT 1 – FOOD SAFETY IN GENERAL.
UNIT 2 – FOOD LAW.
UNIT 3 – FOOD HAZARDS.
UNIT 4 – TEMPERATURE.
UNIT 5 – FOOD HANDLER CONSIDERATIONS.
UNIT 6 – STORING FOOD SAFELY
UNIT 7 – CLEANING CONSIDERATIONS.
UNIT 8 – CONTROL OF PESTS.
Each unit consists of topics and interim quizzes which must be completed before progress. At each stage, learners must click a ‘MARK COMPLETE’ button to progress. This serves as a means by which course progress can be tracked and is particularly useful in situations where learners are enrolled by a manager.
Using clearly defined Units and Topics provides candidates with a structured framework that allows them to set achievement targets as they progress through the course. Each course section is marked with a green check following completion, allowing learners to leave and easily recommence training.
COURSE AIMS.
By the end of the Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for retail course, learners should be able to.
- Understand the consequences of poor food hygiene standards and the benefits of a good food hygiene regime.
- Define the terms food poisoning, food safety, food-borne illness, food allergy, contamination, hazard and HACCP.
- Understand the relationship between hazard, risk and control.
- Explain the use of a documented food safety management system.
- Understand the reasons for food poisoning and recognise those most susceptible to its effects.
Achievement of these course aims will provide learners and their employers with a degree of confidence that safety levels in the particular work environment have been enhanced. Additionally, the receipt of an approved certificate will serve as a recognition of learner achievement and also provide proof if necessary of regulatory compliance.
HOW IT WORKS.
REGISTER ONLINE
Click the BUY NOW button at the bottom of this page or the ADD TO CART button above to begin. We accept Individual or Multiple user registrations. Furthermore, managers can purchase as an individual and then convert to a group at a later stage.
We offer multiple learner enrolment discounts, which are applied straightaway to your purchase.
For details on multiple learner course purchases click here
BEGIN IMMEDIATELY
You may begin training straight away. Following payment, you will receive 90 days of access to the course materials. You will be logged into your course straightaway and login details will also be sent instantly to your email address.
Course access is available 24/7 and 365 days a year. Support services are available via telephone and email, and indeed you may contact us by email 24 hours a day. The system will save your course progress automatically, therefore allowing you to leave and return to the course whenever you wish.
THE FINAL TEST.
The online final exam consists of 30 multiple choice questions and has a pass mark of 80%. The final exam can be accessed straightaway after all of the course units have been completed. It does not have a time limit. During the final exam, course units cannot be accessed and therefore the exam integrity is maintained.
Free resits are available if you make an unsuccessful exam submission. Candidates may return to the course and review the content before resitting the exam. Learners may resit the final exam on as many occasions as necessary to pass, as long as resits are made within the 90-day course access period. There is no additional charge for resits and therefore only a single payment is required to complete this course.
SUCCESS.
The final certificate of the Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for retail course is instantly sent to your email address in PDF format, following a successful exam submission. Thereupon your course access will cease immediately. You will receive an on-screen message confirming your result.
In the case of multiple learner enrolments, Group Leaders will instantly receive a copy of their learner’s certificate. Therefore providing an instant record of learner achievement.
CERTIFICATION.
Following successful completion of the Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene for retail course, a high-quality CPD Certified certificate will be sent to your email address. The CPD Certification Service is a recognised auditor of compliance courses and therefore CPD Approval can be used to provide evidence of your achievement, for compliance and audit.
Additionally, the certificate confirms that the course is recognised by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines.
Our certificates have unique certificate numbers which can be verified.
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
Our cashiers did the course at work. Good course
“Bernard. Verified Customer
5 of us took the course and got certificates on the same day
“Vince. Verified Customer
Worked well on my phone so I could complete it at home
“ Zoe. Verified Customer
Lost my certificate and they sent me a copy within 10 minutes. Good service
“Samuel. Verified Customer
My boss put me on this course. It was easy and really interesting
“ Pam. Verified Customer
I am not really good on the computer but I passed second time
“Emilla. Verified Customer