Accredited food safety training in Kimberley, Northern Cape.
Food safety training in Kimberley: accredited R638 and HACCP courses, online, with a certificate the Frances Baard District inspector can verify.
For restaurants, manufacturers, caterers, spaza shops and franchise groups in Kimberley and Galeshewe, Roodepan, Hadison Park, Kimberley CBD, Barkly West, Warrenton, Jan Kempdorp, Hartswater and Douglas. 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 Cape Town branch. SAATCA registered, FoodBev SETA accredited, certificate the day you pass.
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Which course do I need in Kimberley?
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 KimberleyBulk enrolment, one invoice, manager dashboardCertificate of Acceptability in Kimberley
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 Kimberley the Certificate of Acceptability is issued through the district: municipal health services for Galeshewe and the surrounding towns sit with the Frances Baard District Municipality (Municipal Health (a district function; Sol Plaatje is the local municipality)). Environmental health practitioners from the district inspect the premises and recommend the certificate, and some day-to-day functions are delegated to the local municipality. Official page: Frances Baard District Municipality.
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.
Kimberley is the Northern Cape capital and the service centre for the Vaalharts irrigation scheme, one of the largest in the country, whose pecan, grape, maize and lucerne producers and the region’s abattoirs, dairies and game processors sell into retail and export chains that audit food safety training. Industrial and food-manufacturing areas we train in include Fabricia, Kimdustria, Squarehill Park and the N12 corridor.
- 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 Kimberley
Where and how to apply for a Certificate of Acceptability in Kimberley.
Frances Baard District Municipality, Municipal Health Services, for Kimberley (Sol Plaatje), Dikgatlong, Magareng and Phokwane. 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 | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Frances Baard District Municipality head office | 51 Drakensberg Avenue, Carters Glen, Kimberley | 053 838 0911 |
Email info@francesbaard.gov.za; alternative numbers 053 838 0912 and 053 838 0996.
Official pages and forms
How to apply
- Contact Municipal Health Services at the district head office and request the application form; there is no online process.
- Submit the form with the documents; an environmental health practitioner inspects the premises.
- The certificate is issued in the name of the person in charge and must be displayed.
- Milking sheds and dairies in the district also need a certificate under the 2025 by-law.
Documents to prepare
- Identity document of the person in charge and company registration where applicable
- Proof of the premises address and owner or landlord consent
- A layout plan of the premises
- Trading licence documents from Sol Plaatje Municipality where meals are prepared
Fee and turnaround
No fee published at the time of checking; confirm with the district. Not published.
What the inspector checks
Structure, hand-wash facilities, water and waste, temperature control, pest control, personal hygiene and training records under R638 and the district by-law.
The Frances Baard Municipal Health By-law 2025 adopts the R638 definition of the certificate and applies it to food premises and milking sheds across the district.
Courses Kimberley businesses buy most
Six courses cover almost every food premises in Kimberley.
- 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 Kimberley
Written for the food businesses that operate in Kimberley.
Meat, grape, pecan and dairy processors around Kimberley, Hartswater and Jan Kempdorp train to GMP, HACCP and GLOBALG.A.P., with R638 training for every handler.
The Big Hole precinct, the N12 travel corridor and the CBD run hotel, guest house and restaurant kitchens that the district environmental health practitioners inspect.
Mine canteens, hostel kitchens and Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe Hospital catering are food premises under R638, and the manager dashboard keeps a training record per site.
Galeshewe and Roodepan traders need the Certificate of Acceptability for their premises. The Informal Traders and Spaza Shops course fits that application.
On-site and in-house training
Train a Kimberley kitchen, plant or franchise group on one dashboard.
Northern Cape learners train online, and on-site sessions in Kimberley and the Vaalharts area are scheduled through the Johannesburg or Cape Town branch, whichever is closer to your dates.
- 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 Cape Town 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 Kimberley
What Kimberley 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 Kimberley?
Frances Baard District Municipality. 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 Kimberley 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 Kimberley and across South Africa check.
Which course do I need for a Certificate of Acceptability in Kimberley?
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 Kimberley?
Through Frances Baard District Municipality. Offices: Frances Baard District Municipality head office at 51 Drakensberg Avenue, Carters Glen, Kimberley (053 838 0911). Email info@francesbaard.gov.za; alternative numbers 053 838 0912 and 053 838 0996. The full office list, documents and fees are in the ‘Where to apply’ section of this page.
How quickly can my Kimberley 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 Kimberley?
Yes. Northern Cape learners train online, and on-site sessions in Kimberley and the Vaalharts area are scheduled through the Johannesburg or Cape Town branch, whichever is closer to your dates. 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 Northern Cape, not only Kimberley?
Yes. This page covers Kimberley and Galeshewe, Roodepan, Hadison Park, Kimberley CBD, Barkly West, Warrenton, Jan Kempdorp, Hartswater and Douglas. 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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