Food Safety .
Hospitality & Retail | Valid in all states except NSW
If you work in a restaurant, cafe, hotel, market stall holder, canteen or any food service environment, this course is for you. It covers everything you need to handle food safely and step into a Food Safety Supervisor role with confidence. Valid in all states and territories except New South Wales.
The course is affordable, self-paced and completed entirely online. Most students finish within a day. Once you pass, your Statement of Attainment is ready to download straight away.
Course Features
Units Studied:
SITXFSA005
SITXFSA006
(SITSS00069 Food Safety Supervision Skill Set)
Course Duration: Around 6 hours
Suitable For:
- Individuals aspiring to become, or currently serving as, food safety supervisors in hospitality and retail.
- Professionals in restaurants, cafes, hotels, market stalls, canteens and food service who need the qualification to meet workplace requirements.
Delivery: 100% online. Study and complete in your own time.
eLearning
At the end of each section, you will complete a quiz with mainly multiple choice and a few fill-in-the-blank questions. Once you've scored 100% you can move on to the next section. Don’t worry if you get a question wrong, this is a competency-based assessment and you can attempt the quiz as many times as you need. Our trainers are here to assist if you get stuck.
Workplace assignment
As well as testing your knowledge we also need to test your practical skills. You will download a workplace assignment that you can type directly into. You are required to demonstrate your practical skills in the presence of a suitably qualified 3rd party observer.
Once you have completed the skills you can email the document to us for assessment. This will be your final task.
Once fully assessed as competent we will email your certification.
Prerequisites
You do not have to have any pre-training for this course - you can simply register and get started.
Whilst there are no training prerequisites, there are some requirements around language, literacy and numeracy. In order to complete this course you should be able to perform everyday tasks such as:
• Using the internet
• Using email
• Following work instructions
• Reading and writing English
To complete the Food Safety courses online, you will need to make sure that you have the following:
1. A modern web browser
We use some of the latest eLearning technologies to deliver our courses. This means you’ll need to have a modern web browser to view and complete the course. Please ensure you have Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge installed to use as your browser. Please note Internet Explorer no longer supports websites.
2. An email address
When you first enrol in a course or create a user account, we’ll ask you for your email address.
3. Adobe PDF Reader or Adobe Acrobat
Some of the resources with links in the course are in PDF format, to view these you will need the latest version of Adobe PDF Reader.
You can complete this training on most computers, laptops, tablets and mobile devices.
If you’re having problems accessing your course or any other technical issues, please contact our support team for assistance.
Course .
The Online Food Safety Supervisor course empowers you with the skills and knowledge essential for the critical role of a Food Safety Supervisor (FSS). As an FSS, your primary responsibility is to manage overall food safety within a business. This involves overseeing all food handling tasks to ensure they follow safe procedures and align with the Food Safety Program and records.
In Australia, it is a legal requirement to have at least one Food Safety Supervisor at each premises. This minimises contamination risks during food handling and contributes to the safety of establishments and their customers. The FSS plays a pivotal role in recognising, preventing and mitigating food safety hazards. Each food business premises needs at least one qualified FSS, and if yours leaves, a replacement needs to be in place within 30 days, so it is worth having the qualification ready.
Enrol in our nationally accredited course to meet legal requirements and excel in your role as an FSS.
Course Outline
SITXFSA005 covers food hygiene fundamentals: food poisoning and how it spreads, allergen management and PEAL labelling, controlling bacterial growth, safe food handling at each stage of the process, personal hygiene requirements, cleaning and sanitising procedures, pest control near food storage, and reporting requirements for cleaning and maintenance.
SITXFSA006 covers the supervisory level: monitoring and controlling food safety hazards against your food safety program, recording food safety data, identifying and reporting conditions that risk a breach, taking corrective action, understanding your responsibilities under the program, and reporting on unsafe food identified through monitoring or customer complaints.
Allergen awareness, including PEAL compliance, is covered in the course content as standard.
Who Is This Course For?
This course suits anyone working in hospitality or retail who wants to take on a Food Safety Supervisor role, or who needs the qualification to meet their workplace requirements. That includes people supervising kitchen hands, cooks, catering staff, food and beverage attendants, sandwich hands and canteen workers.
Relevant workplaces include restaurants, cafes, bistros, hotels, motels, fast food outlets, catering operations, retail food businesses, delicatessens, canteens and after-school care centres. Each food business premises needs at least one qualified FSS. If yours leaves, a replacement needs to be in place within 30 days, so it is worth having the qualification ready.
Key .
Tailored Industry Focus
Addressing the unique challenges of food safety supervision in hospitality & retail.
Nationally Accredited Training
A qualification recognised across Australia (except NSW), enhancing your professional credibility.
Flexible Online Learning
Access the course anywhere, anytime, fitting study around your schedule.
Cutting-Edge Content
Up-to-date content aligned with food safety laws, including Standard 3.2.2A.
Easy to Get .
Don’t waste time waiting for applications to be processed. Our simple process will help you get studying in no time at all.
1
Register Online
Find your course and checkout. Create an account and start studying immediately!
2
Complete Your Training
Study online, in your own time. The courses take from as little as a few hours!
3
Print Certificate
Once you finish the course, you will receive your digital Statement of Attainment!
What Our Students Are .
Food Safety Supervisor FAQs
In Australia, it is a legal requirement that Australian food businesses employ at least one Food Safety Supervisor in each premises. This helps minimise contamination when handling food products and helps keep establishments and their customers safe.
Yes, the Food Safety Supervisor course is delivered fully online and accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For most students, the online course component of the Food safety Supervisor takes around 6 hours to complete. This includes online lessons, multiple-choice quizzes, and case studies. The Observer Report can take a couple of hours more. It’s not unusual for students to enrol and complete the course on the same day.
However, everyone learns at a different pace and you don’t have to do the entire course all in one go. You can do as little or as much as you’d like in any one session and log on and log off as many times as you like.
When we’ve assessed you as competent, we’ll send you an email to let you know that you’ve passed, as well as an email copy of your Statement of Attainment.
If you have selected the option for New South Wales, a digital Statement of Attainment will be emailed to you and your hard copy NSW Food Safety Supervisor certificate will be posted to you between 3 and 7 business days from the successful completion of the course and assessment.
Yes the nationally recognised qualification is issued under the registration of RTO 21120 CFT International Pty. Ltd.
Your food safety program will generally specify when a refresher is due, normally 5 years.
If it is a NSW Food Authority certificate there is a renewal date printed on the certificate.
If you don't currently have a workplace or workplace supervisor this practical assignment can be completed in your home kitchen as a simulated environment and observed by someone suitably experienced in food preparation.
If you don't have anyone suitable you can take either images or video of you performing these tasks and submit them to us as evidence that you have these skills.
Please note you do need to complete the Food Safety Program records contained in the assignment. You are welcome to use our template on page 3 or you can submit actual records of your own. This is up to you.
Your 3rd party observer needs to be a person whose qualifications are equal to or above the level being assessed, OR a person who has a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the food industry.
Assessment process
At the end of each section, you will complete a quiz with mainly multiple choice and a few fill-in-the-blank questions. Once you've scored 100% you can move on to the next section. Don’t worry if you get a question wrong, this is a competency-based assessment and you can attempt the quiz as many times as you need. Our trainers are here to assist if you get stuck.
Workplace assignment
As well as testing your knowledge we also need to test your practical skills. You will download a workplace assignment that you can type directly into. You are required to demonstrate your practical skills in the presence of a suitably qualified 3rd party observer.
Once you have completed the skills you can email the document to us for assessment. This will be your final task.
Once fully assessed as competent we will email your certification.
Our workplace assignments do not require verbal or video answers to any questions.
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