Apply Basic Food Safety Practices

This qualification ensures learners acquire essential food safety skills, helping maintain hygiene standards and compliance within the agricultural sector.

Career Pathways:

  • Food Safety Assistant.
  • Agricultural Quality Control Worker.
  • Packhouse and Processing Worker.
  • Agricultural Compliance and Safety Officer.

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Apply Basic Food Safety Practices

Course duration

1 Day

Course language

English

NQF level

1

Credits

1

Entry level

Minimum Grade 10

Course ID

116166
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Completing this course will enable you to:

  • Apply good personal hygiene practices.
  • Understand and identify risk factors in food contamination.
  • Implement preventative measures to ensure food safety.
  • Recognize and adhere to warning signs regarding product safety.

Course Outcomes

Fundamental Competencies:

  • Demonstrate effective personal hygiene practices.
  • Assess and report health conditions that may affect food safety.
  • Identify and explain risk factors in food contamination.
  • Implement preventative measures to minimize contamination risks.
  • Understand and follow warning signs regarding food safety hazards.

Food Safety Practices:

  • Recognize physical, chemical, and microbiological contamination risks.
  • Apply proper handwashing and hygiene protocols.
  • Follow workplace sanitation and cleaning procedures.
  • Implement safe food handling and storage practices.
  • Maintain compliance with food safety regulations.

Risk Management and Compliance:

  • Identify and mitigate risks related to improper hygiene and contamination.
  • Ensure proper waste disposal and clean working areas.
  • ‘Understand the impact of food safety on exports and marketability.
  • Adhere to legal and industry-specific food safety standards.

Course Conditions

Pricing is exclusive of Travel Accommodation, Meals and PPE
Pricing is Inclusive of Training Material, Facilitation, Assessment and Certification
Pricing is based on training implemented at KT Academy in Mbombela
Pricing is based on group sizes of 5 + learners in a group
Discounts apply for large groups
Accommodation and meals available on request at additional rate
Special Pricing may apply for Public Training Dates

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Course Curriculum

Core Modules:

  • Personal hygiene and sanitation in food production.
  • Risk assessment in food contamination.
  • Preventative measures and food safety protocols.
  • Recognizing and adhering to food safety warnings.
  • Compliance with legal and industry food safety requirements.

Fundamental Modules:

  • The role of hygiene in agricultural food safety.
  • Common contaminants and their effects.
  • Workplace safety measures and best practices.

Assessment and Certification:

  • Practical and theoretical assessments.
  • Internal and external moderation.
  • Recognition of prior learning (RPL) available for experienced individuals.
  • Certification awarded upon successful completion, accredited by AgriSETA.

Why choose our Courses?

  • Low-pressure lesson environment.
  • Extensive 20′ years experience..
  • Structured modular lessons.
  • We focus on both theory and practical knowledge.
  • Fully-accredited, experienced instructors.

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