The Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering is a practical, confidence-building course designed for adults working in, or returning to, food-handling roles. It provides clear, accessible guidance on safe food preparation, storage, and hygiene.
What You'll Learn
- Core food hygiene principles
- How to prevent contamination
- Safe cooking, cooling, and reheating
- Legal responsibilities for food handlers
This qualification strengthens employability, supports career changes, and helps adults re-enter the workforce with up-to-date, industry-recognised skills. It also enables learners to contribute to safer kitchens and meet workplace compliance standards and is therefore ideal for adults working in catering, returning to employment, or seeking to refresh their knowledge.
Completing this award equips learners with practical, workplace-ready skills that improve safety, confidence, and job prospects.
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Course Details
This qualification covers all aspects of food hygiene and safety enabling candidates to identify
problem areas and to recommend solutions.
This qualification will provide candidates with knowledge of the parameters of basic food
safety practices as relevant to the catering industry.
Achievement of the qualification will enable learners to identify how to make changes to catering practices in order to improve the safety of the catering service as a whole. -
Entry Guidelines
You must be 19 or over to study on this course and should only apply if you have an interest in this career pathway. You do not need formal qualifications for this course but will be considered on your individual skills and experience. You must be able to follow instructions, be willing to work independently, produce answers in a clear and understandable form and organise information clearly. If English is not your first language, you may need an assessment before enrolling on this course. To discuss further, please contact the ESOL department on 0151 551 7144.
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Where can I progress to?
On completion of this qualification candidates may progress into employment or to the following
City & Guilds qualifications:
• Level 1/2/3 Diplomas in Professional Cookery -
Equipment Required
All equipment available for use at the college.
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Assessment Methods
Theory exam