The Highfield Level 1 Award in Food Safety in Catering has been developed and is awarded byHighfieldQualifications and sits on the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF). The RQF is aqualification framework regulated by Ofqual.The objective of this qualification is to prepare learners for employment, or to support a currentposition within a low-risk role, where there is an element of food handling. This could include barworkers, waiting staff, health care workers, kitchen porters and stock/store room staff.Learners gaining this qualification will know that food safety is the responsibility of everyoneinvolved in the storage, preparation, processing, packing and handling of food. Its topics areregarded by the Foods Standards Agency as being important to maintaining good practice in theproduction of safe food.