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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Course duration

1 Day

Course language

English

On- or off-site training

On- & Off-Site Available

NQF level

1

Credits

1

Entry level

Minimum Grade 10

AgriSETA ID

116166

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.

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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.

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  • 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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