The REHIS Intermediate Food Hygiene Course is designed principally for supervisors, managers and food business proprietors within the catering and hospitality industry. Holders of this qualification will have knowledge and understanding of the relationship between food hygiene, food poisoning and food spoilage in addition to the socio-economic costs of poor food hygiene.
Course content
Bacteriology
Bacterial food poisoning and food borne infection
Non-bacterial food poisoning
Food contamination, food preservation
Personal hygiene, the working environment, cleaning and disinfection
Food storage and temperature control, common pests, HACCAP, supervisory management, legislation
Assessment
Candidates undertaking this course will also need to successfully complete a 2-hour written examination.
Entry requirements:
You should be in the hospitality industry and already employed or seeking employment as a supervisor or manager and completed the REHIS Elementary Certificate in Food Hygiene or a recognised equivalent.