Food Safety Level 2 (VTQ)
Online & Classroom Training Course
Video Playtime
3 hours and 2 minutes
Video Count
58 videos
Audio
English
Captions
English
Proof of Completion
Certificate
This Course Includes:
- Endorsed by Skills for Care
- 4.0 hrs CPD Certificate
- Evidence Based Training Certificate
- Instant printable wall certificate
- 24/7 on-demand video
- Access on mobile
- Weekly refresher video
- Expiration reminder
- Student manual - English, Hindi, Lithuanian, Polish, Spanish, Arabic and Portuguese
Preview the course content:
Section 1
Introduction and Food Hygiene Legislation
- Course introduction 2:31
- Course overview 1:59
- Relevant Legislation 3:00
- and more...
Section 2
Bacteriology and Food Poisoning
- High risk groups of people for food safety 4:08
- Poisons and Food Poisoning 3:59
- Food Poisoning and allergic reactions 3:41
- and more...
Section 3
Food Contamination
- Cross-contamination direct and indirect 2:34
- Example of indirect cross contamination 4:03
- Preventing cross-contamination 2:23
- and more...
Section 4
Personal Hygiene
- Cleaning your hands effectively 3:50
- Waterless hand gels 4:21
- Protective clothing in food production 2:04
- and more...
Section 5
Food Storage and Preservation
- Food area requirements 1:52
- Rules on keeping your water supply safe 2:37
- Date Marks, Damaged Food and Record Keeping 2:09
- and more...
Section 6
Enforcement and Visits
- Food complaints 3:35
- What food inspection visits are for? 3:05
- The Food Inspection visit and what they can do 4:11
- and more...
Section 7
Summary
- Course Summary 2:07
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- Manufacture of food
- Retail sale of food
- Catering
- Kitchens
- Hospital workers
- Hotels and restaurants
- Mobile catering
- Care workers
- Hospital staff
- Mobile food vans
More about this course
We have been recognised as an endorsed provider from Skills for Care, earning the prestigious distinction as a Centre of Excellence within training and health & social care.
Our Food Hygiene level two course is our most popular food safety for those involved in the preparation of food. It covers all the basics of food preparation, regulations, precautions and care when preparing food for others. It is designed to meet the requirements of various regulations in food preparation, HACCP and health and safety. The course covers regulations, preparation, storage, infections, cross-contamination, reporting, PPE, date marks, reporting illness and basic first aid in the kitchen.
The course is ideal for all areas of food preparation including manufacturing, retail and catering.
The certificate is valid for 3 years and can be taken 100% fully online or nationally in the classroom with one of our approved instructors.
This is a level 2 course for general food hygiene training for people working directly with food. We also offer a level 1 course that covers the basics of food safety.
Please note that learners undertaking a ProTrainings Trainings Course have the option to choose to take a regulated qualification.
This course comes with 4.0 hrs (5.0 class) of CPD, although the time to complete the course online may be less than this. Total course time includes 3 hours and 2 minutes of video training as well as knowledge reviews, final test, remedial help and reviewing downloaded material.
The content of this and all our courses has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines and come with a Certified CPD Statement as well as a ProTrainings Certificate and for online courses an Evidence Based Learning statement.
- Student Manual (V8.4) - Food Hygiene - English
- Catastrophic bleeding and trauma First Aid Guidance From ProTrainings.
- Clean hand techniques leaflet
- Cleaning colour coding in the NHS poster
- Control of legionella bacteria in water systems - Audit checklists
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) - link to the NHS website
- EpiPen patient information sheet
- Essentials of health and safety at work link to HSE website
- Find out what other courses are available as video online, blended and classroom courses nationally - our course finder
- Food Safety Agency document on Controlling E.coli O157
- Food Safety Agency website
- Food Standards Agency - FAQ's on gluten intolerance and food labelling
- Food Standards Agency - Food allergy and intolerance
- Free student first aid program leaflet
- Labelling guidance leaflet
- Legionnaires’ disease - Control of legionella bacteria in water systems
- Legionnaires’ disease A brief guide for duty holders
- Link to the HSE website
- Preventing slips and trips in kitchens and food service.
- Sign up for free Student First Aid - use code SCH-376-61-571
- Stop slips in kitchens - A good practice guide
- Student Manual (V8.2) - Food Hygiene - Lithuanian
- Student Manual (V8.2) - Food Hygiene - Spanish
- Student Manual (V8.3) - Food Hygiene - Hindi
- Student Manual (V8.3) - Food Hygiene - Polish
- Student Manual (V8.3) - Food Hygiene - Portuguese
- Student Manual (V8.3) - Food Hygiene - Romanian
- Student Manual (V8.6) - Anatomy and Physiology Human Body
- Visit the First Aid Show free for first aid and medical videos
- Workplace Emergency Contact Sheet
- Woundclot - haemostatic gauze for all types of bleeding
- Woundclot leaflet with price list - 2025
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I want to complete a short practical module after completing the online course, is this possible?
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Are the food safety student manuals available in different languages?
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