Food safety officer courses in South Africa

Runs day-to-day food safety on site and prepares for inspections and audits.

SAATCA-registered TC 065
FoodBev SETA-accredited 587/00337/1900
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Food Safety Practices for Persons in Charge of Food Premises 16 h HPCSA CPD 680 enrolled · 4.7★ (160) The Regulation R638 of 2018 training the environmental health practitioner inspects against, so you answer for hygiene requirements and the Certificate of Acceptability file. R1 699 Add Food Safety Practices for Persons in Charge of Food Premises to the basket
Implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices 16 h Intermediate HPCSA CPD 25 enrolled · 4.8★ (6) Builds the prerequisite programmes you run every day, so you can write and check the GMP procedures a HACCP plan depends on. R1 950 Add Implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices to the basket
Introduction to HACCP 8 h 76 enrolled · 4.5★ (14) You can read your site's HACCP plan and follow a HACCP team meeting after this, with the seven principles and the hazard analysis vocabulary in hand. R1 195 Add Introduction to HACCP to the basket
HACCP for Supervisors and HACCP Teams 16 h Intermediate HPCSA CPD 149 enrolled · 4.8★ (28) Takes you from reading the plan to running it, so you can sit on the HACCP team, monitor CCPs and keep the records an auditor asks for. R2 730 Add HACCP for Supervisors and HACCP Teams to the basket
Allergen Management in Food Supply Chain 7 h Intermediate Covers allergen control across the supply chain, from supplier declarations to the line, so you can manage one of the two hazards behind most recalls. R1 450 Add Allergen Management in Food Supply Chain to the basket
Food Fraud (VACCP) and Food Defence (TACCP) 6 h Intermediate 45 enrolled · 4★ (8) Auditors read this with the HACCP plan: the VACCP and TACCP assessments FSSC 22000 and BRCGS audit alongside it, covering fraud and tampering risk for your raw materials. R1 450 Add Food Fraud (VACCP) and Food Defence (TACCP) to the basket
Food Safety Inspections and Audit Readiness for QCs and HACCP Teams 9 h Intermediate Prepares you for the inspection and the certification audit, so you can walk an auditor through the site and the file without surprises. R1 699 Add Food Safety Inspections and Audit Readiness for QCs and HACCP Teams to the basket
Internal and Supplier Auditing Practices based on FSMS 24 h 32 enrolled · 4.7★ (9) Comes last so you can audit your own site and your suppliers against the FSMS and find the gaps before a certification body does. R3 650 Add Internal and Supplier Auditing Practices based on FSMS to the basket

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Which courses does a food safety officer need?

A food safety officer in South Africa needs 8 online courses, in this order: Food Safety Practices for Persons in Charge of Food Premises, Implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices, Introduction to HACCP, HACCP for Supervisors and HACCP Teams, then 4 more. It takes about 102 hours of self-paced study. ASC is SAATCA registered (TC 065) and FoodBev SETA accredited (587/00337/1900).

In what order should food safety officers take these courses, and why?

A food safety officer answers for R638 hygiene, the HACCP plan, allergen control, supplier approval and the audit file at once, and the path follows that job. Food Safety Practices for Persons in Charge of Food Premises covers the regulation the inspector uses. Implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices and the two HACCP courses build the system the officer runs every day. Allergen Management in Food Supply Chain and Food Fraud (VACCP) and Food Defence (TACCP) cover the two hazards that most often cause recalls and failed audits. Food Safety Inspections and Audit Readiness and Internal and Supplier Auditing Practices come last, so the officer finds the gaps before a certification body does. 8 courses, 102 hours, all online and self-paced, with a QR verified certificate for each.

How long does the food safety officer path take, and what does it cost?

The 8 core courses take about 102 hours of self-paced study and cost R15 823 bought one by one. At 5 hours a week that is about 21 weeks, on a phone or a laptop.

That is about R1 978 a course. Set it against what it protects: a failed audit, a lost customer or a product recall costs a business far more than any course on this page.

Hours and prices are read from each course page. Last checked 11 October 2026.

What you get on this path

A certificate per course, the day you passEach carries a QR code that an inspector, auditor or employer scans to verify it.
Marked the moment you submitEvery assessment has a 70% pass mark and three attempts, with feedback that names the lesson to go back to.
Access does not expire, so there is no deadline to finish.Start today on a phone or a laptop, stop and resume whenever you like.
Pay online or by invoiceNo VAT is added. Teams get per-learner pricing and a manager dashboard that tracks every certificate.

Questions food safety officers ask before they enrol

Do I need Introduction to HACCP before HACCP for Supervisors?

The path puts Introduction to HACCP first because HACCP for Supervisors and HACCP Teams assumes you know the seven principles and the hazard analysis terms. Introduction to HACCP is 8 hours and R1 195; HACCP for Supervisors and HACCP Teams is 16 hours and R2 730. If you already hold a HACCP certificate and can read your site's plan, you can start at the supervisor level and save 8 hours and R1 195.

Does the Persons in Charge course get me the Certificate of Acceptability?

No. The municipality issues the Certificate of Acceptability after an environmental health practitioner inspects the premises; ASC does not issue it. What Food Safety Practices for Persons in Charge of Food Premises gives you is the training evidence Regulation 10(1)(a) of R638 of 2018 asks of the person in charge, in 16 hours for R1 699, on a certificate with a QR code the inspector can verify. Food handler training under 10(1)(b) is a separate requirement for the staff.

Food safety officer or QA manager: which training path is right?

Take the food safety officer path if you run day-to-day food safety on one site and prepare it for inspections and audits: eight courses, 102 hours, R15 823 bought one by one. Take the QA manager path if you own the certification audit and answer to the customer. It adds Advanced HACCP System Implementation, the scheme courses for FSSC 22000, BRCGS or ISO 22000, Root Cause Analysis One-Day, the culture course and Labelling Claims and Regulatory Framework, and drops Persons in Charge, Introduction to HACCP and Food Safety Inspections and Audit Readiness.

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