Accredited food safety training in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng.
Food safety training in Ekurhuleni: accredited R638 and HACCP courses, online, with a certificate the City of Ekurhuleni inspector can verify.
For restaurants, manufacturers, caterers, spaza shops and franchise groups in Ekurhuleni and Germiston, Kempton Park, Boksburg, Benoni, Springs, Alberton, Edenvale, Brakpan, Nigel, Tembisa, Katlehong, Vosloorus, Daveyton and Thokoza. Persons in Charge and Food Handlers courses for the Certificate of Acceptability from R420, HACCP and GMP for the technical team, and on-site training through the ASC Johannesburg branch. SAATCA registered, FoodBev SETA accredited, certificate the day you pass.
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Which course do I need in Ekurhuleni?
Pick your situation. Each one goes straight to the right course and price.
A Certificate of Acceptability for my premisesPersons in Charge · R1 699 · 8h A food handler certificate for workFood Handlers · R899 · 6h A spaza shop, tuck shop or market stallInformal Traders and Spaza Shops · R999 · 6h HACCP or GMP training for my teamThree HACCP levels from R1 195 · group pricing FSSC 22000, ISO 22000 or BRCGS certificationIntroduction, transition and implementation On-site or group training in EkurhuleniBulk enrolment, one invoice, manager dashboardCertificate of Acceptability in Ekurhuleni
Who issues it, what the inspector checks, and the training you must show.
Read the full Certificate of Acceptability guide and the city by city R638 guide.
In Ekurhuleni the Certificate of Acceptability is issued by the City of Ekurhuleni, through its Environmental Health division of the Health Department. An environmental health practitioner inspects the premises and recommends the certificate in the name of the person in charge, as Regulation 3 of R638 requires. Official page: City of Ekurhuleni: food safety notice.
Whoever issues it, the inspection follows the same regulation. R638 requires the person in charge to be trained (regulation 10(1)(d)) and to keep a record that every food handler has been trained, and the inspector can ask for those records at any visit. Certificates from ASC show the accreditation details and a QR code, so the record is verifiable on the spot.
Ekurhuleni is the manufacturing and logistics heart of Gauteng: O.R. Tambo International Airport and its special economic zone, which includes agro-processing, the Isando, Jet Park and Wadeville industrial belts, and the City-owned Ekurhuleni Fresh Produce Market in Springs, the third largest municipal market in the province. Industrial and food-manufacturing areas we train in include Isando, Jet Park, Spartan, Wadeville, Germiston South, Alrode, Elandsfontein, Chloorkop, Pomona and Meadowdale.
- Persons in Charge for the owner or manager named on the certificate
- Food Handlers for every person who touches food, drink or packaging
- Records: training register, illness reports, cleaning, temperature and pest control (regulation 10)
- Documents: the R638 toolkit gives you the policies, forms and registers, 15% off with a course
Where to apply in Ekurhuleni
Where and how to apply for a Certificate of Acceptability in Ekurhuleni.
City of Ekurhuleni Health and Social Development Department, Environmental Health Division, through the environmental health office for your customer care area. Contact details below were checked against the municipality’s own website on 6 September 2026; phone before you travel, because offices, hours and numbers change.
Offices and contacts
| Office | Phone |
|---|---|
| Environmental Health Services, Alberton head office | 011 999 2968 (enquiries) and 011 999 2970 (inspection requests) |
| Kempton Park | 011 999 6461 |
| Boksburg and Vosloorus | 011 999 5407 |
| Benoni and Daveyton | 011 999 6431 |
| Brakpan | 011 999 8148 |
| Springs and KwaThema | 011 999 9001 |
| Nigel | 011 999 6663 |
| Edenvale | 011 999 3335 |
| Tsakane and Duduza | 011 999 8200 |
| Alberton and Germiston | 011 999 0347, 011 999 5737, 011 999 0530 |
| Katlehong and Thokoza | 011 999 2347, 011 999 2466 |
Applications are handed in at any of the City’s customer care centres, open Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30; the environmental health office then arranges the inspection.
Official pages and forms
- City of Ekurhuleni: registering spaza shops and food premises (customer care centre list)
- City of Ekurhuleni business licence application form and checklist (PDF)
- City of Ekurhuleni: know the safety of the food you buy and eat (office numbers)
- Certificate of Acceptability fee notice
- Environmental Health Tariffs 2025/26 (Schedule 22, PDF)
- Certificate of Acceptability scam warning
How to apply
- Phone 011 999 2970 or visit your customer care centre to request an inspection and the forms.
- An environmental health practitioner inspects the premises against R638.
- Pay the administration fee at a City pay point once the premises is approved.
- Display the certificate; the City’s spaza shop policy provides for re-inspection so keep the records current.
Documents to prepare
- ID or work permit of the person in charge, and CIPC registration for a company
- Zoning certificate or landlord consent, title deed or landlord letter
- Building plan and occupancy certificate, and a municipal account statement
- SARS tax clearance for the business licence
- The Certificate of Acceptability itself is requested through the environmental health office and attached to the licence application
Fee and turnaround
R969 administration fee for issuing a Certificate of Acceptability and R485 for a re-issue, paid only at City pay points after the inspection (Schedule 22, Environmental Health Tariffs 2025/26). Environmental health practitioners never collect cash. Not published.
What the inspector checks
Date marking and expired or damaged stock, storage temperatures, general hygiene, pest control, hand-wash facilities and the training record for every handler (City food safety notice, 13 March 2025).
The City has warned of people posing as inspectors and collecting cash for certificates: the fee is paid at City pay points only.
Courses Ekurhuleni businesses buy most
Six courses cover almost every food premises in Ekurhuleni.
- Food Safety Practices for Persons in Charge of Food Premises ★ 4.77 (101) R1 699 Enrol
- Basic Food Safety Practices for Food Handlers ★ 4.76 (58) R899 Enrol
- Basic Food Hygiene Awareness for Food Handlers ★ 4.86 (21) R420 Enrol
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Food Safety Practices for Informal Traders and Spaza Shops
★ 4.88 (8)
R1 195R999 Enrol - Implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices ★ 5.00 (3) R1 950 Enrol
- Introduction to HACCP ★ 4.90 (10) R1 195 Enrol
- Basic Food Safety Document Templates Toolkit Templates Documents R699 View toolkit
Prices are the price you pay; no VAT is charged. The Basic Food Safety Bundle covers Persons in Charge, Food Handlers and Hygiene Awareness together at R2 360. HACCP for Supervisors and Advanced HACCP, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, BRCGS and GLOBALG.A.P. are on the Enrol page.
Who trains with ASC in Ekurhuleni
Written for the food businesses that operate in Ekurhuleni.
Isando, Jet Park, Wadeville, Alrode and Chloorkop hold a large share of South Africa’s food manufacturing and distribution. GMP, HACCP and FSSC 22000 training for the technical team, R638 training for every handler.
Flight caterers, airport concessions and hotel kitchens around O.R. Tambo run around the clock and need a training record for every shift, which the manager dashboard keeps for you.
From Bedfordview and Kempton Park to Boksburg and Benoni, franchise managers take Persons in Charge and their crews take Food Handlers, both online in a day.
Tembisa, Katlehong, Vosloorus and Daveyton traders, and agents at the Springs market, need the Certificate of Acceptability for their premises. The Informal Traders and Spaza Shops course was built for it.
On-site and in-house training
Train a Ekurhuleni kitchen, plant or franchise group on one dashboard.
The ASC Johannesburg branch in Randburg covers Ekurhuleni for on-site sessions, from Germiston and Kempton Park out to Springs and Nigel.
- Send the learner countWhatsApp or the contact form. Quote within one working day, one invoice, no VAT.
- Learners train online or on sitePhone, tablet or laptop, in a day for the R638 courses. On-site sessions through the Johannesburg branch.
- Manager dashboardSee who has finished, download certificates, and hand the inspector a training record for every site.
Add the documents. The Basic Food Safety Document Templates Toolkit (R699, 40+ editable Word and Excel policies, procedures, forms and checklists aligned to R638) is 15% off when you buy it with any R638 course. Tell us on WhatsApp +27 61 483 0381 or the contact form which course you are enrolling in, and we invoice both with the discount applied.
Questions from Ekurhuleni
What Ekurhuleni food businesses ask before they enrol.
Anything else, message us on WhatsApp during office hours or use the support page.
Who issues the Certificate of Acceptability in Ekurhuleni?
City of Ekurhuleni. Under Regulation R638 an environmental health practitioner from the municipality inspects the food premises and the certificate is issued in the name of the person in charge. Apply before you start trading, and again when the person in charge or the nature of the business changes.
Does the inspector in Ekurhuleni accept an online food safety certificate?
R638 does not prescribe classroom or online training. It requires the person in charge to be trained and to make sure every food handler is trained (regulation 10(1)(d)), and to produce the records on request. ASC certificates carry the SAATCA (TC 065) and FoodBev SETA (587/00337/1900) accreditation details and a QR code that an inspector can scan to verify the learner and the course, which is what inspectors in Ekurhuleni and across South Africa check.
Which course do I need for a Certificate of Acceptability in Ekurhuleni?
The owner or manager takes Food Safety Practices for Persons in Charge of Food Premises (R1 699, 8h). Every person who handles food takes Food Safety Practices for Food Handlers (R899, 6h) or, for a first job in food, Basic Food Hygiene Awareness (R420, 4h). Spaza shops and informal traders have their own course. All of them are online and self-paced, and the certificate downloads the day you pass.
Where do I apply for a Certificate of Acceptability in Ekurhuleni?
Through City of Ekurhuleni Health and Social Development Department. Offices: Environmental Health Services, Alberton head office (011 999 2968 (enquiries) and 011 999 2970 (inspection requests)); Kempton Park (011 999 6461); Boksburg and Vosloorus (011 999 5407); Benoni and Daveyton (011 999 6431). Applications are handed in at any of the City’s customer care centres, open Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30; the environmental health office then arranges the inspection. The full office list, documents and fees are in the ‘Where to apply’ section of this page.
How quickly can my Ekurhuleni staff be certified?
The same day. The Persons in Charge course takes about eight hours and Food Handlers about six; most learners finish in one sitting on a phone or laptop. Certificates are QR-verified and download the moment the final assessment is passed, so a new hire can be trained before their first shift.
Can ASC train my team on site in Ekurhuleni?
Yes. The ASC Johannesburg branch in Randburg covers Ekurhuleni for on-site sessions, from Germiston and Kempton Park out to Springs and Nigel. Groups of any size also train online with one invoice and a manager dashboard that shows who has finished, with certificates ready for the inspector. Franchise groups including KFC and Spur outlets train their managers with ASC.
Do you cover the rest of Gauteng, not only Ekurhuleni?
Yes. This page covers Ekurhuleni and Germiston, Kempton Park, Boksburg, Benoni, Springs, Alberton, Edenvale, Brakpan, Nigel, Tembisa, Katlehong, Vosloorus, Daveyton and Thokoza. Online courses are available anywhere with a connection, and on-site training is quoted for the whole province. See the city and province index for the other areas ASC serves.
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