FoodBev SETA Accredited Food Safety Practices Skills Programme (09SP001352)

The R638, which is the regulation that pertains to the hygiene requirements for all food handling organisations, requires that all food handlers are trained in food safety practices and hygiene.
This SETA accredited course will teach your food handlers everything that they need to know about food safety and hygiene whilst empowering them with a formal skills
programme qualification.

• Improve the food safety culture in your facility
• Train your food handlers and mitigate food safety incidents from your facility
• Ensure compliance with the R638 food handler training requirements
• Educate and involve your food handlers in your food safety
  system

• Achieve certificate of competence for credit bearing accredited skills programme recognised by the South African Qualifications Authority
  and endorsed by the FoodBev SETA
• Empower your food handlers by providing them with a formal qualification in food safety
• Reduce the risk of food safety incidents in your plant
• Comply with the Food Handler training requirements as per the R638 (Food Hygiene Regulation)
• Entrench a food safety culture in your food plant

Basic numeracy and literacy skills

This comprehensive course covers the following:

• What is food safety and why do we need it?
• Introduction to the R638
• Food Safety hazards: Biological, Chemical, Physical and Allergens
• Importance of Good Manufacturing Practices
• Impact of GMPs on Food Safety
• Personal Health and Hygiene
• Cleaning and Sanitation
• Pest Control
• Facility design and construction
• Maintenance
• Equipment maintenance and calibration
• Storage of raw materials, ingredients, packaging and final product
• Transport and distribution
• Identification and traceability
• Supplier Management
• Internal Audits
• Control of Non-conforming Products

• Formative assessments throughout the course
• Integrated workplace assessment
• knowledge test upon course completion