Manage food hygiene correctly with this level 3 food safety course.
This course focuses on correct management of food safety within the catering, hospitality or food production industries. Therefore, the course is recommended for all businesses looking to obtain a 5-star food hygiene rating or companies looking to improve their standing in the supply chain.
On completion, candidates have the knowledge and skill to keep your businesses food handling hygienic and safe.
Course Contents
Candidates will learn a variety of topics. These include the supervisor’s circle of responsibility, key legislation and controlling contamination.
The full course content is:
- An introduction to food safety
- The role of the supervisor
- Microbiology
- Contamination hazards and controls
- Food safety procedures
- Food safety legislation
- Storage and temperature controls
- Foodborne illnesses
- The importance of personal hygiene
- The design and construction of food premises
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Waste disposal
- Pest control
- Supervising food safety
- Food management systems (including HACCP)
- Training staff
Assessment and Certification
Candidates will receive a course booklet to assist them throughout the course.
Candidates will undertake a multiple-choice question paper to test their understanding. Successful candidates will receive their certificate, accredited through Highfield Qualifications, shortly after the training day.
We recommend that candidates retake the course every 3 years to refresh their understanding.
Who needs level 3 food safety training?
The content of the level 3 food safety course is aimed at those who are responsible for managing food safety, which includes managers, team leaders and supervisors.
Businesses that should consider level 3 food safety training include:
- Restaurants
- Cafes
- Schools
- Food & Drink Manufacturing Plants
This course suits both manufacturing and catering as different exams are provided for each industry.
Looking for a course aimed at food handlers? Try our Level 2 food hygiene course.
Looking for a specialised HACCP course? Try our Level 2 HACCP course.
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Emma Mosey –
This course was absolutely excellent – very clearly delivered and so interesting. The course tutor was great – really took the time to explain things properly and I will run our business better as a result. Thank you to Livius Training!
Amelia Clark –
Informative but kept everyone as engaged as possible.
T. Lumb –
Excellent course – brilliantly delivered keeping everyone interested and encouraging discussion.
Daryl Hardy –
Really good, enjoyable course. Good banter throughout. Really makes you think.
Alex Cope –
Very good tutor, made the course engaging.
Claire Swann –
Learnt useful elements, will support with coping at work.
Matt Burley –
There are colleagues with different experience in excel but Nigel handled this well. The pace for myself was a little slow on the day due to this I am closer to intermediate.
Alan Sherwood –
Very good, Nigel is excellent at presenting the course.
CT –
Due to different levels of learning, I would have liked more time spent on my level of knowledge.
Steve Ottley –
This course exceeded my expectations. I enjoyed the fact Nigel made me think and look at things differently.