This one day course provides six hours of tuition, leading to a qualification to food handlers which is nationally recognised by all sectors of the food industry. It will provide food handlers with a basic understanding of food hygiene. The certificate provides employees with the working knowledge required to ensure hygiene regulations are followed correctly.
The course covers:
- Bacteria and how it affects food
- Food pests and their control
- Cleaning practices
- Hygiene and habits of food handlers
- Hygiene in the preparation, cooking and storage of food
- Current food legislation.
The course is certificated by The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland: you will receive a certificate from REHIS if you successfully complete the muliple choice question paper which you take at the end of the day's training.
It is being held on Tuesday 8th June in Ross House, Grange Road, Dornoch, cost £70 per person. 9.15am - 4.45pm. Refreshments are included; lunch is not available and is not included in the cost of the course. To book your place, contact Admissions on 01847 889250, email info@northhighland.ac.uk
THIS COURSE IS NOW FULL. The dates for the next series have not yet been finalised, but we often run some in late August/early September in Alness. Call Admissions on 01847 889250 to have your name added to the waiting list for these, or the next one in Dornoch, and you will be informed once the dates have been organised.
Note that this course has been approved by ILA Scotland. If you hold a current Individual Learning Account (ILA) it is therefore possible to use your ILA to pay for the course. For more details on ILAs visit www.ilascotland.org.uk. Your ILA must be in place before you enrol on the course, you must let us know that you intend to use an ILA to pay for the course and you must give us your ILA details some time before the course is held so that we can register you on this course with ILA Scotland. They will then send you a token which you must take with you on the day of the course. If you do not then we cannot guarantee that you will be able to use an ILA.