Introductory Food Safety Certificate
Completing this basic food safety certificate, food handlers will be able to understand:
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Food safety - food hygiene and its importance
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Food safety hazards and their significance
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Methods used to control food safety hazards and food spoilage
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Cross-contamination and its prevention using good manufacturing practices (GMP)
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Time temperature controls
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Risk-based thinking managing food safety.
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Meet regulatory and food safety certification programmes requirements
What's included?
Easy as one, two, three
e-learning Training
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Learn at your pace anywhere anytime
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18 interactive videos in addition to other lessons exercises and quizzes
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3 to 4 hours total study time.
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3 months access to updated content
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Repeat the training any number of times
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Engaging content delivered using recognised best e-learning practices
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Access the online assessment and printable certificate at the end of the course. No waiting time.
Virtual Classroom
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Delivered in real-time by recognised food safety experts
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Engaging and interactive groups exercises
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Accessible from anywhere in the world
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Accessible from any device
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Save the travel time and cost
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Access the online assessment and printable certificate at the end of the course. No waiting time.
Classroom Training NZ
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Engaging content developed and delivered using recognised best adult teaching practices
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In person interaction with expert trainer & other trainees in NZ Food Safety courses delivered New Zealand wide: Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton, wellington, Dunedin, Tauranga,... etc
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Engaging and interactive exercises
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Access online assessment and printable food safety training certificate at the end of the course. No waiting time.
What other Food Professionals have to say about Food Surety training
Zespri International
Cafe Owner
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Ray Haddad
I am the Trainer & Managing Director at Food Surety Limited, I have worked in the food industry in quality assurance roles, auditing, consulting, training, instructional design, workplace assessment and as an advisor in international food safety projects. This varied experience has given me depth of understanding of the needs and the pain points of the different parties in the food industry.
Since 2007, I've had a proven track record conducting hundreds of audits including external 3rd party certification audits as an auditor/verifier recognised by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). In addition, I have trained thousands of food professionals from government agencies, NGOs, academia and businesses across the whole supply chain from farm to fork and across the different sectors, not only in New Zealand but in Southeast Asia and Middle East.
I am driven by food professionals' experiences of light bulb moments and breakthroughs in their thinking. I enjoy supporting them protecting food for all.
Introductory Food Safety e-learning course
Our clients prefer this option over the live courses as it is super flexible and cost effective. We only occasionally run the live courses now!
What other Food Professionals have to say about Food Surety training
CJ's Hangi Limited
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Introductory Food Safety Virtual Classroom - Dates
Introductory Food Safety certificate NZ Training Dates
(Codex Alimentarius - General Principles of food Hygiene CAC/RCP 1-1969)
Our courses meet requirements of MPI and councils all around New Zealand like Auckland council, Wellington city council...
Food surety training courses (food safety certificate, HACCP workshops, auditing skills training, food defence, food fraud prevention etc) are all developed and delivered by expert trainer who :
- Is a recognised MPI verifier
- ISO9001, ISO22000, BRCGS, and SQF auditor
- Developed tens of food safety courses
- Trained thousands of food handlers, team leaders and supervisors as well as operations, quality assurance, technical and compliance, food supply chain and site managers
- Food Surety Quality guarantee. 100% money back if you are not satisfied for any reason.
Food surety delivers these courses in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton and all around NZ, training options include face-to-face, onsite (Classroom Training NZ), online live (Virtual Classroom Training) and e-learning food safety courses too (coming soon). Talk to us to get group discounted rate.
Food safety is all about protecting consumers of the food and beverage from potential hazards that can be in the food that can harm them, the food consumer).
On the other hand, Health & Safety practices are all about protecting you and your colleagues while doing your job at the workplace. Health and safety hazards identification and hazards management to keep you safe. Some people refer to food and safety training, what they actually means is food safety training or hygiene certificate.
- Food safety and its importance
Food safety hazards and methods used to control these hazards and preserve food - Cross-contamination and practices to prevent this contamination protecting consumers and brand, cutting food waste and improving quality and customer satisfaction, these include:
- Time temperature controls from food product receiving, storing, personal hygiene, preparation, cooking, pasteurisation, bottling and packaging to storing of finished food items, dispatching and food transportation.
- Risk-based thinking with focus on high risk food
- Understanding regulatory requirements like councils like Auckland Council and MPI's National Programmes (NP1, NP2, NP3) Food Control Plan (FCP), Risk Management Programme RMP and Wine Standard Management Plan (WSMP)
- Meeting verifiers and evaluators compliance and audit expectations
- Overview of HACCP principles for food operations.
It allows for lots of discussions, many exercises and culturally safe environment to facilitate comfortable learning.
In addition, competency is expected by regulators like MPI in New Zealand and and FDA in USA.
In many other countries around the world, food auditors, evaluators and verifiers assess food operators and food handler competency as part of their audits against Food Act 2014, Animal Product Act 1999 and Wine Act 2003 verification and evaluations, HACCP audits, GFSI recognised standards like BRCGS, FSSC22000, SQF... and customer standards like Woolworths, Yum, McDonald,...
Food Surety certificate demonstrate competency in food handling and and does satisfy requirements around staff training record keeping.
Food businesses are expected to achieve compliance to applicable regulatory requirements, in New Zealand as an example, the Food Act 2014 has two measure types: Food Control Plan (FCP) and national Programmes, both of which expect team members to have at least internal courses or better a hygiene certificate.
The goal is to understand basic food practices including personal hygiene practices, cleaning sanitation, time temperature controls, prevention of food poisoning and harm to consumers in general.
It is worth mentioning that this food handling training course will get your team members an official Food Surety certificate to demonstrate their skills, knowledge and competency. We will even be able to inform you of your teams level of engagement with the course.
Safe food that is suitable should be the top priority for any food business. If it is not safe then it is not food, as simple as that.
In every country, regulatory authorities apply different food safety methods and measures to ensure public safety. As an example, MPI, has 4 levels of risk based measures applied to domestic producers applied based on the types of process, product and risks associated:
- Food Control Plans
- National Programme Level 1, level 2 and level 3
My food rules is a tool on MPI Website a food business can use to determine applicable risk based measure. Regardless of which one your workplace has to follow, you have to competently and consistently apply appropriate procedures and adhering to requirements. To support them doing so, training on safe food preparation is key. The goal should always be protecting consumers, the food business and brand from food contamination hazards that can cause food poisoning or harm in general.
Our courses are aimed at supporting food professionals doing what is right with confidence, this course is no different and it designed, developed and delivered by food safety professionals with hands on experience both as food operators and as
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The assessment is easy especially if you participate and engage in the activities and exercises. You can get a second chance at the course assessment should you need it.
This means you and your business will meet the workplace requirements in the Food Act 2014 related to basic food safety understanding and you will be able to file the needed staff training record.
Remember, the goal is safe and suitable food, more efficient operation, protecting the brand and higher team satisfaction while following food hygiene control measures needed to mitigate related risks. Safe food, safe customers safe business and team members.
Join us today and become a certified and walk into the job and be a rock star from day one
If you don't like to travel, join us on an instructor-led virtual classroom course.
In case you prefer to take your time, translate and complete the course at your pace, then take our e-learning food safety training course and complete anytime. you can be certified food handler in 4 hours from now!
of course some food businesses prefer to train their team in-hose and that is of course an option, just reach out to us.
