REHIS Diploma in Advanced Food Hygiene

Course description

On this intensive course, the following modules will be covered:

• General Introduction
• Bacteriology
• Bacterial Food Poisoning
• Food Borne Infections
• Non- Bacterial Food Poisoning
• Food contamination and its prevention
• Personal hygiene
• Food storage and temperature control
• Food Preservation
• Design, Construction and maintenance of food premises, equipment and utensils
• Pest control
• Food Safety Management
• Hazard Analysis critical control point
• The training and Education of Food Handlers
• Legislation

This course will be delivered over 5 days.  The final exam will take place on campus - dats to be confirmed. This is an SCQF level 8 course.Course suitable for:

• Senior Managers in food manufacturing and catering businesses
• Quality Managers
• Head Chefs
• Production managers

Overall Objectives of the course

To provide candidates with sufficient knowledge to enable them to:

• improve the standards and safety of their operation
• reduce the risk of food poisoning and food complaints
• identify hazards and instigate suitable controls, monitoring and corrective action
• interpret the requirements of food legislation
• successfully complete the Level 4 Diploma in Advanced Food Hygiene examinations.