Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene

Online training

Our online Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene Training is specifically designed for staff who handle, prepare, or serve food in your business.

The course provides a robust and highly effective way to ensure your staff are trained to required standards and to evidence training on inspection. Completion will ensure full compliance with statutory requirements.

Perfect for new staff and as a refresher for previously trained staff. So easy to use. Accessible via PC, MAC, Smart Phone or Tablet any time/anywhere.

Fully CPD accredited, authored by Environmental Health Officers and accepted by Local Authorities.


Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene (online training - 12 month licence)
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Cost is calculated according to the number of staff you wish to train. Please enter the number of users required and click on 'calculate price'.


This course covers:

Module 1 - introduction:

  • Food safety
  • Food poisoning
  • Foodborne illness
  • Symptoms
  • Vulnerable groups
  • Contamination
  • Hazard and risk
  • HACCP
  • Why does food safety matter

Module 2 - Legal Obligations:

  • Introduction
  • Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
  • Regulation (EC) N0 852/2004
  • Regulation (EC) No 853/2004
  • Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
  • Food Safety Enforcement Officers
  • The importance of training
  • The due diligence defence
  • A warning

Module 3 - Micro-organisms:

  • Microbiology
  • What are bacteria?
  • Bacterial growth
  • The danger zone
  • Viruses
  • Protozoa
  • Food poisoning and foodborne illness including:
  • Campylobacter
  • Salmonella
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Shigella
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Clostridium botulinum
  • E.coli 0157 (STEC)
  • Bacillus species
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Norovirus

Module 4 - Cross-contamination:

  • Preventing food contamination including E.coli 0157 controls
  • What is cross-contamination?
  • E.coli guidance control measures
  • Separation between raw and ready to eat foods
  • Workflow
  • Food premises including:
  • Food preparation surfaces
  • Walls and ceilings
  • Floors
  • Cupboards
  • Layout and space
  • Lighting
  • Ventilation
  • Hand washing facilities
  • Sinks
  • Waste disposal
  • Pest proofing
  • Pest inspection
  • Pest control

Module 5 - Cleaning and Disinfection:

  • Introduction
  • General cleanliness
  • Cleaning and disinfection
  • Surface cleaning and disinfection procedures
  • Food preparation surfaces
  • Two-stage cleaning (stage 1 and stage 2)
  • Cloths
  • The cleaning schedule
  • Dry stores
  • Cleaning utensils and crockery
  • Refrigerators and freezers

Module 6 – Hygiene:

  • Personal hygiene
  • Hand hygiene
  • Handwashing technique
  • Hand contact surfaces
  • Infectious diseases
  • Skin infections
  • Managers’ actions
  • Clothing
  • Rules for keeping hygienic clothing

Module7 – Hygienic process controls:

  • Measuring temperatures
  • Effective temperature control of food
  • Delivery
  • Storage
  • Refrigeration
  • Common problems
  • Stock rotation
  • Contamination
  • Freezing and defrosting
  • Preparation, cooking and reheating
  • Hot holding
  • Cooling
  • Display for sale and service
  • Transport
  • Allergens

Module 8 - Food Safety Management:

  • HACCP
  • Principles of HACCP
  • ‘Off the shelf’ systems
  • Monitoring records
  • A full HACCP system


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    How it works

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    Our system has been designed to make staff training in your organisation simple, with no complicated setup for administrators or staff.

    Our system is secure (128-bit SSL-encrypted), can be accessed 24/7/365 and works across 2 online websites.

    1. The Admin Dashboard - (https://admin.sssbusiness.co.uk)

      Our system requires no complicated setup. From the Admin Dashboard simply copy and send an invitation email to your staff with the login details for your organisation. Once your staff commence training, all progress, results and CPD certificates are presented in the Admin Dashboard as evidence of training.

      NEW - Document Tracker - Saves you hours chasing staff for signed confirmation they have read key documentation. Easily link to your bespoke policy documents, or any other publications, issue them to your team via the training dashboard and provide evidence that they had been read via the admin dashboard.

    2. The Training Site - (https://training.sssbusiness.co.uk)

      Staff complete a course via any PC, Mac, Smartphone or Tablet. Each course is made up of an engaging multimedia presentation created using 3D animation, comprehensive course notes and a fully tracked multiple-choice assessment. On completion, staff can view and print their CPD accredited certificate.

      All courses are kept up-to-date with any changes in legislation or policy ensuring practice is compliant with current requirements.

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    Who should complete this training

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    Anyone who handles food for a business setting should by law be trained to Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene. This course will ensure full compliance with requirements.

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    Do Local Authority Food Safety Enforcement Officers accept SSS Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene Staff Training?

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    Yes - This course, which is made up of 8 manageable modules has been authored by Environmental Health Officers in line with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and Royal Society of Public Health syllabuses in Level 2 Food Safety and Hygiene. At SSS we specialise in duty of care and have an environmental health officer as part of our management team.

    Completion of this course will full ensure compliance with training requirements. All evidence of staff training, progress and certificates are held in your admin dashboard for easy retrieval on request of a Food Safety Enforcement Officer.

    Our courses are always kept up-to-date with the very latest requirements and we'll advise you of any updates during your 12 month subscription, through our notification system in your admin dashboard.

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    Acclaimed Customer Service

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    With eLearning a clear benefit is the ability to work from home. But what if you or your staff have a technical issue?
    That's where we will always help you.

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    We are very proud of our customer service standards which are unrivalled, with full support for your staff if needed,
    7 days a week 8am until 10pm.

    We offer great live chat support:

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    We have a 5 star LiveChat rating and always respond to support emails (support@ssslearning.co.uk) within minutes.

    What our customers say about our support service:

    Thank you so much for your fantastic service! Please send this to your Manager so that they can see how happy I am with your service today. You've saved the day!
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    The online support provides me with any help, instantly, whenever I need it.
    Mark Ryan

    The SSS Learning staff are delightful and really helpful in supporting all users.
    Julie Conner

    Such a professional and responsible attitude towards the training and support provided for staff.
    Mike Rooke

    The online support is fantastic and regular e-mails advising when there has been an update to a course is vital for me
    Linda Burn

    Help and support are excellent.
    Mrs Kim Williams

    Unique online Safeguarding training system and first-class support
    Jonathan Boyle

    It's clear and the backup team is always willing to help. They even helped me once at 10.30 pm.
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    Additional Benefits

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    • Accessible anytime/anywhere via PC, MAC, Tablet or Smartphone.
    • Eliminates the time and cost of sending staff on courses or bringing in external consultants.
    • Easy-to-use with no complicated account set-up your staff can be using the service in minutes!
    • Provides evidence of training with progress, results and CPD certificates stored in your admin dashboard.
    • Includes any updates during your 12-month licence period.
    • Live Chat support until 10pm 7 days a week.
    • NEW - Document Tracker - Saves you hours chasing staff for signed confirmation they have read key documentation.
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    How long does this course take to complete?

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    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 1 - Introduction:

    This course takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 9 minutes.
    CPD points: 0.0

    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 2 - Legal Obligations:

    This course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 20 minutes.
    CPD points: 0.0

    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 3 - Microorganisms:

    This course takes approximately 40 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 27 minutes.
    CPD points: 0.0

    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 4 - Cross-Contamination:

    This course takes approximately 45 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 38 minutes.
    CPD points: 0.0

    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 5 - Cleaning & Disinfection:

    This course takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 22 minutes.
    CPD points: 0.0

    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 6 - Personal Hygiene:

    This course takes approximately 25 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 16 minutes.
    CPD points: 0.0

    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 7 - Hygienic Process Controls:

    This course takes approximately 50 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 42 minutes.
    CPD points: 0.0

    Food Safety & Hygiene Training Module 8 - Food Safety Management:

    This course takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
    Course Video duration: 13 minutes.
    CPD points: 5.0

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    How long does the accreditation last?

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    There is no expiry date for this course. However, we recommend refreshing this training every 3 years or sooner if there are any significant updates or changes in legislation. A user can access the course as many times as they wish during the 12-month licence period.


Our safeguarding & duty of care training is accredited by CPD

Compliance

  • Provides evidence of training with progress, results and CPD certificates stored, allowing you to demonstrate full compliance with statutory requirements
  • Document tracker - Easily link to your bespoke policy documents, or any other publications, issue them to your team via the training dashboard and provide evidence that they have been read via the admin dashboard
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Cost and Time Saving

  • Hugely cost effective, eliminating the time and cost of sending staff on courses or bringing in external consultants
  • Easy-to-use with no complicated account set-up, your staff can be using the service in minutes!
  • Users can access the training and assessment as and when required; the system will remember where you last were in your training!
Our support team will assist you with your online training when working at home.

Service and Support

  • Our courses are always live and kept current with the very latest requirements
  • Live Chat support until 10pm 7 days a week. Perfect if staff need assistance when working at home
  • Our secure servers have significant capacity ensuring fast access to training for all users at all times.