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Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering

at The City of Liverpool College, Liverpool · college

Level 2Vocational and tradeAward1 yearPart time

What the college says

The Level 2 Food Hygiene course is designed for anyone who works with or handles food and wants to meet the UK food hygiene training requirements. In this course you will learn about the impact of food-borne illnesses, food safety hazards and contamination, food preservation, storage and temperature control, as well as HACCP. The Award in Food Safety in Catering can help you meet the minimum requirements laid down by the EU (European Union) to work within a food environment. The Food Safety in Catering qualifications are suitable for anybody, whether in a supervisory position or those working directly with food. You'll cover the following content: -food safety legislation -personal hygiene -keeping work areas clean and tidy -identifying and resolving food safety issues. -catering practices You will complete one core unit to achieve this qualification: Food Safety in Catering. This will include a written exam which will be taken at the end of the training day. The course will be face to face study, the qualification is accredited by City and Guilds The course will be for one full day usually starting at 9am and finishing at 5pm. This course will have three entry points in the year October, January and April. This course will require it to be full to permit it to run at any of these points.

What you need to get on

Please vist: https://www.liv-coll.ac.uk/courses/Food-Safety-in-Catering-Level-2-Award

How you are assessed

Learning a trade with tools and equipment, often in a college workshop or salon.

What this level means

The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

Start dates

  • 27 October 2026 · LIVERPOOL

Who else teaches this exact qualification

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