Food
Handling

Short Courses

Course code:

SITXFSA001 USE HYGIENIC PRACTICES FOR FOOD SAFETY

This course is useful for anyone wanting to work in any place that does food preparation, including but not limited to restaurants, cafes, clubs, hotels, and bars.

Learn the skills you need to use personal hygiene practices to prevent contamination of food that might cause food-borne illnesses. This course requires the ability to follow pre-determined organisational procedures and to identify and control food hazards.

This short course

This course applies to food handlers who directly handle food or food contact surfaces such as cutlery, plates and bowls during the course of their daily work activities. This includes cooks, chefs, caterers, kitchen stewards, kitchen hands, bar, and food and beverage attendants, and sometimes room attendants and front office staff.

Food handlers must comply with the requirements contained within the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.

CERTIFICATE

The successful achievement of this skill set will result in a Statement of Attainment in SITXFSA001 Use hygienic practices for food safety and requires you to complete the units listed below:

SITHFAB001

Use hygienic practices for food safety

Why complete an employability skills course?

Refresh your skills or learn new ones to keep your workplace skills and certifications up to date or re-enter the workforce.
Accredited short courses, units, and skill sets are a great option if you’re a qualified professional who wants to diversify your professional portfolio and boost your resume. An accredited short course or skill set will earn you official credits for the units you complete. These unit credits may even be applied to a related qualification at a later date if you choose to study a full certificate or diploma.
When you complete your accredited unit/s you will earn a Statement of Attainment.