ICTQual Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering
This qualification develops essential knowledge of food safety practices in catering environments, including contamination control, hygiene procedures, legal responsibilities, and safe food handling, preparation, storage, and temperature management.
Course Features
This qualification provides learners with essential food safety knowledge required to work safely in catering and hospitality environments in line with ICTQual AB standards.
- Recognised Level 2 food safety qualification for catering environments
- Covers hygiene, contamination, and HACCP principles
- Suitable for catering, hospitality, and food service roles
- Supports compliance with food safety legislation
- Develops practical safe food handling skills
- Assessed through structured knowledge evaluation and/or assessment methods
About This Course
The ICTQual Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering is designed to provide learners with essential knowledge and understanding of safe food handling practices in catering and hospitality environments. It focuses on maintaining hygiene standards, preventing contamination, and ensuring food safety throughout preparation, cooking, storage, and service.
Understanding food safety terminology and principles
Identifying food hazards and contamination risks
Applying personal hygiene standards in catering environments
Maintaining safe food storage and temperature control
Understanding legal responsibilities of food handlers
Introduction to HACCP-based food safety systems
What You'll Learn
This course equips learners with the essential knowledge needed to maintain safe and hygienic food handling practices in catering operations.
Understand food safety terminology including hazard, risk, and contamination
Identify causes and prevention of food poisoning and food-borne illness
Apply personal hygiene standards in food handling environments
Maintain safe storage, chilling, cooking, and reheating practices
Recognise physical, chemical, and allergen hazards
Understand basic HACCP principles in catering operations
Who Should Attend?
This qualification is intended for individuals working in or entering food handling roles within catering, hospitality, or food service environments.
Catering assistants and kitchen staff
Chefs and food preparation workers
Restaurant and hospitality employees
School, hospital, and institutional food handlers
Food service supervisors and trainees
Individuals seeking employment in the food industry
Course Content
Explore the comprehensive ICTQual Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering course content designed to help you master the material through structured modules and lessons.
Food Safety Hazards
Personal Hygiene and Food Handlers
Food Storage, Temperature Control and Preservation
Cooking, Reheating and Food Safety Control
Cleaning, Pest Control and Food Environment Safety
Legal Requirements and Food Safety Management
Course Requirements
This is an entry-level qualification with no formal prerequisites required; however, learners should have basic literacy and understanding to complete assessments.
Minimum recommended age as per centre requirements
Basic English language and communication skills required
Assessments
Assessment methods are designed to evaluate knowledge and understanding of food safety principles in catering environments.
Multiple-choice questions (MCQ) assessment
Written or short-answer knowledge assessment
Tutor or centre-based internal assessment (where applicable)
Online or paper-based examination (depending on provider)
Progression
Successful completion of this qualification supports progression into further study and employment within the food and hospitality sector.
ICTQual Level 3 Award in Food Safety in Catering
Advanced catering and hospitality qualifications
Supervisory roles in food service environments
HACCP and food safety management training
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