Highfield Level 2 Award in Food Safety for Catering (RQF)

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Overview

This qualification provides essential knowledge and skills for people working in catering environments, helping them maintain safe and hygienic food preparation and service.

It covers food-safety procedures, personal hygiene, workplace cleanliness, contamination risks, temperature control, and safe food-handling practices.

Target Audience

People who are new to catering or work in entry-level food-handling roles, including frontline food handlers, waiting staff, kitchen assistants, catering staff, quick-service employees, hospitality workers, cafeteria staff, and temporary or seasonal workers.

Entry Requirements

There are no prerequisites. The source recommends a minimum of Level 1 English and mathematics, or equivalent.

Assessment

A 20-question multiple-choice examination completed within 45 minutes. The pass mark is 12 out of 20 (60%); 16 out of 20 (80%) earns a distinction.

Course Details

Course Duration
6 Hours (1 Day)
Language
English
Delivery
Face-to-Face, Online or Blended
Tutor-to-Student Ratio
1:20 Maximum

Certification

Certification: Highfield. Certificate validity: no expiry.


The qualification covers the following food-safety topics:

Food Safety and Personal Hygiene

Importance of safe food handling and food-safety procedures
Legal responsibilities of food handlers
Identifying and reporting food-safety hazards
Personal hygiene and contamination prevention
Protective clothing, handwashing, and illness-management protocols
Safe handling where cuts, wounds, or illness are present

Workplace Hygiene and Risk Control

Cleaning work areas and equipment
Safe cleaning methods and chemical use
Storage of cleaning chemicals and disposal of waste
Importance of pest control
Microbial, chemical, physical, and allergenic contamination risks
Safe preparation, cooking, delivery, storage, date marking, and stock rotation
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