Food Safety and Quality Culture for Food Handlers

The food safety course your staff will finish, and still remember on the floor.

Most food safety training is a slideshow people click through to get the certificate. This one was built the other way round. Twenty short lessons, five short animated videos, twelve timed games and quizzes, real South African factory, packhouse, kitchen and shop situations, and honest answers to the questions staff really ask: “What happens if I say something?”, “Why does the auditor talk to me?”, “Does what I do at my station really matter?”

By the end, each learner can name the four hazards at their own workstation, explain food safety, quality, QA and QC in their own words, answer an auditor with confidence, and speak up when something is wrong. That is what food safety culture looks like on the floor, and it is exactly what FSSC 22000, BRCGS and your customers now ask you to prove.

For employers and QA managers

• Audit evidence, per person. FSSC 22000 Version 7 (additional requirement 2.5.8, which now asks for a demonstrable commitment from all personnel) and BRCGS Food Issue 9 (clause 1.1.2, inside fundamental section 1.1) require a food safety and quality culture plan and proof that staff understand their role in it. Every learner gets a Certificate of Achievement with QR verification and a workplace observation form their supervisor signs off. File both in your culture plan.
• No lost production day. About four hours in total, done in short pieces on any phone. Staff can do it during quiet time, on the bus or at home.
• Staff who speak up. Module 3 is built around the near miss, the honest record and the worker who says something before the auditor or the customer finds it.
• Written by an auditor. Mthokozisi Nkosi, ASC’s founder and an FSSC 22000 and BRCGS lead auditor, built this course around the questions auditors actually put to your staff.
• Teams of five or more: contact us for a team rate and one invoice.

For learners

No prior training needed. Plain English, short lessons, videos, a workbook you can print, and a Certificate of Achievement with your name on it that goes on your file and your CV.

Special offer: R450 instead of R799. Enrol today and start your first lesson in two minutes.

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Questions people ask before they enrol

Who is this food safety culture course for?
Food handlers, machine operators, packers, cleaners, storemen, drivers and new starters in South African food factories, packhouses, kitchens, restaurants and shops. No prior training is needed.

How long does it take?
About four hours in total, including the timed quizzes and the proctored final assessment. It works on any phone and you can stop and continue later.

Is there a certificate?
Yes. Each learner who passes every quiz and the final assessment at 70 percent receives a Certificate of Achievement with a QR code and verification ID that anyone can check online, plus a workplace observation form the supervisor signs.

Does it count as food safety culture evidence for FSSC 22000 or BRCGS?
Yes. FSSC 22000 Version 7 additional requirement 2.5.8 and BRCGS Food Issue 9 clause 1.1.2 both ask for a food safety and quality culture plan with evidence of staff training and understanding. The certificate and the signed observation form go straight into that file.

Can I enrol a whole team?
Yes. Enrol five or more and contact ASC for a team rate, one invoice and a completion report per learner.

What does it cost?
R450 per learner on the current special (normally R799). Payment is by card or EFT through PayFast.

Related courses

Supervisors, team leaders and QA writing the site’s culture plan: Food Safety and Quality Culture for Management and Supervisors. New to food safety altogether? Start with Basic Food Hygiene Awareness for Food Handlers. Read the guide: What food safety culture training do food handlers need in South Africa? See all food safety culture courses.

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