Part time Level 4 Managing Food Safety In Catering Award

Level 4 Managing Food Safety In Catering Award
As an employer or manager with responsibility for food safety issues you will appreciate the need to have confidence that food safety issues are being managed efficiently within your organisation. This course has been designed to meet the food industrys need for a high level practical training course with external accreditation, and will provide an in-depth analysis of all factors involved in food safety. The course is ideal for:

• Owners or managers of catering businesses
• Trainers
• Supervisors with level 3 food safety knowledge
• Managers, supervisors and senior hygiene personnel who monitor and audit food safety systems

• guide and advise on the management of food safety in a catering business
;
• contribute to the management of food safety in a catering business
;
• identify further technical knowledge necessary in food safety management procedures
;
• determine further training requirements
;
• identify areas for legal compliance
;
• determine good practice
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• design an improvement plan
;
• outline a HACCP-type plan
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• promote and encourage good standards of food safety
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• liaise with enforcement officers
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• deliver level 1 and 2 food safety training (with appropriate training skills)
. Candidates with aspirations to register as a trainer with CIEH should note that the College also offers the CIEH Professional Trainer Certificate as a separate course. This course provides the appropriate training skills needed to deliver CIEH qualifications. When combined with the Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering, it allows candidates to register as a trainer of CIEH Level 1 and 2 Food Safety qualifications (subject to fulfilling CIEH's work experience, knowledge and/or skills development requirements).

Course Content:
The qualification covers the following topics:
• Bacteriology
• Food-borne illnesses
• Physical contamination of food
• Food storage, temperature control and preservation
• Design and construction of food premises and equipment
• Cleaning and disinfection
• Pest control
• Personal hygiene
• Training strategies
• Legislation
• Management control techniques

Awarding body:
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).

Entry Process:
There is no interview required.

Assessment:
Candidates will be required to submit two work-based assignments of 1,500 2,500 words and sit a written examination of 2 hours. There are eight assignment topics set by CIEH one is compulsory and the other must be selected by the candidate from the remaining seven. The list of topics will be given to candidates during the first week of the course. The two assignments must be completed and passed before a candidate can sit the examination. To achieve the qualification candidates must pass both the two assignments and the written examination. Candidates recording an overall mark of 6074% will achieve a pass grade, 7589% will achieve a merit grade and 90% and above will achieve a distinction grade.

Progression Routes:
The CIEH Professional Trainer Certificate is also offered by the College as a separate course for those considering registering as trainers with the CIEH.

Related Courses:
In addition to this CIEH qualification, the College also offers:

• CIEH Level 2 Award in Healthier Food
& Special Diets
• CIEH Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
• CIEH Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering
• CIEH Professional Trainer Certificate


Fees

Year : Description : Under 19 : Over 19 & on benefits : Over 19 : Overseas
09/10 : Tuition : £411.00 : £411.00 : £411.00 : £411.00
09/10 : Material : £39.00 : £39.00 : £39.00 : £39.00
09/10 : Exams : £47.00 : £47.00 : £47.00 : £47.00
09/10 : Trips : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00
09/10 : Kit : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00 : £0.00
Fees subject to change please enquire on application. For courses lasting more than one year, please note that the fees given above are for the first year only. Similar fees will be due for each subsequent year of the course and will be subject to an inflationary increase on the first year fees.

Sessions

Year : Full or Part-time : Level : Start date : End date : Day : Start time : End time
09/10 : PT : Further Education : : : Wednesday : 09:00 : 16:00