Food hygiene - training

Broxbourne Borough Council holds a CIEH Centre Charter Certificate and is committed to the Charter principles which incorporate standards of excellence and principles of good practice as specified in the CIEH Centre/Trainer Charter.

View the Council's centre certificate and Equality and Diversity Policy.

The Council organises and teaches: 

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health's (CIEH)

Level 2 Award in food safety in catering.

This course is suitable for all food handlers requiring a basic level of food hygiene understanding. The course consists of a minimum of eight hours training, with a short test at the end of the course. Candidates who pass this test are awarded a Level 2 Award Certificate. 

A Level 2 award in food safety catering course has been provisionally organised for dates in 2012/2013 and will be held at The Spanish Ambassador's Suite at Bishops' College, Churchgate, Cheshunt. Please see related links box to the right of this page for more details.

If you wish to attend the course please complete and return the booking form, together with the fee of £53 for each applicant  Alternatively, the payment can be made over the phone by calling 01992 785511 and the application can be faxed to us on 01992 643386. 

Refresher L2 £25.00 half day with specific requirements to attend - please ring 01992 785511 for details.

On receipt of your completed booking form and fee and confirmation of a minimum of 10 places, you will be sent 'The Food Safety First Principles' workbook containing relevant food hygiene information that will be covered during the course.

To get the most out of the course and to allow you to identify particular areas of interest or those areas you would like to know more about, it is suggested that you use this booklet as reference material before attending the course.

The CIEH Advanced Food Hygiene Course is designed for managers who have a responsibility for food hygiene and staff supervision. It aims to give comprehensive training in all aspects of hygiene, including current legislation. The course is adapted to make it relevant to the candidate's own organisation. The qualification can enable you to train at basic certificate level. You will need to attend for two whole days and eight half days, spread over 10 weeks. There are four short, written pieces of work to be completed during the course, and a written exam and short oral test at the end.

A number of other organisations offer similar food hygiene training. Providers offer courses in other languages e.g. Italian, Turkish, Kurdish, Bengali and Chinese. The CIEH website provides a list of trainers.

Please contact envhealth@broxbourne.gov.uk or telephone 01992 785511 for more information regarding these courses.