REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate Course

The Fraser Centre – Wed – 28th November 2012 – 9am

 

 

Course Programme

This Elementary Food Hygiene Certificate of the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS) will provide food handlers and businesses with the necessary information to control food safety hazards and if applied correctly will reduce food complaints and the risk of food poisoning.

The course covers the following areas:

• Introduction to food hygiene
• Bacteria and their characteristics
• Food poisoning and it’s prevention
• Food pests and their control
• Personal hygiene and working habits
• The working environment and cleaning practices
• Food safety legislation

Hazard analysis, and the implementation of food safety systems based on HACCP principles is incorporated into the course content.

At the end of this course there is a short multiple-choice test.  All successful candidates receive a REHIS Elementary Food Hygiene certificate.  While Main Course offers “open” courses on a regular basis, courses can also be delivered in-house working around production shifts where possible.  Successful candidates may progress to the REHIS Intermediate Certificate in Food Hygiene.  Courses are training room based and interactive in nature.

Is It For Me?

This course is aimed at catering staff, business proprietors and all food handlers. It is also suitable for anyone involved in food retail, food service and food preparation

By the end of the course the participants should be able to:

• understand the essentials of food hygiene and safety
• control hazards and practice good food hygiene
• recognise common food hygiene problems and identify potential solutions
• prepare and store food in a safe, hygienic manner
• know the law that applies to food handlers and what you need to do to comply with the law

Course price – £55.00 (discount for groups of 3 or more)
To reserve a place there is a £25.00 deposit

Tea/coffee & biscuits for breaks – please make own lunch arrangement
Private group rates for in-house courses available
Manual Handling for Caterers, HACCP, REHIS Introduction, Intermediate and REHIS Refresher Certificate courses can also be delivered