Master Food Safety for Home, Community and Commercial Food Environments
Develop practical food safety knowledge with a course created by industry experts in food production, food processing, nutrition, health and hospitality, helping you apply best-practice food handling and safety standards in a wide range of settings.
COURSE CONTENT
This course is spread over six lessons as follows:
Introduction to Food Safety
- Safety
- Benefits and Objectives of Food Safety
- Risk and Risk Analysis
- Risk Management Strategies
- Dangerous Foods
- Additional Reading
- Review What You Have Been Learning
Foodborne Hazards and Contaminants
- Contamination Risk
- Biological Contamination
- Characteristics of Common Foodborne Pathogens
- Salmonella and Salmonellosis
- Escherichia Coli (E. Coli)
- Listeria Monocytogenes
- Campylobacter
- Noroviruses and Rotaviruses
- Clostridium Perfringens
- Staphylococcus Aureus
- Clostridium Botulinum
- Toxoplasma Gondii
- Vibrio
- Cyclospora
- Intestinal Parasites
- Case Study: Breaded Chicken
- Chemical Contamination
- Physical Contamination
- Allergenic Factors
- What Is an Allergen?
- Foodborne Hazards and Contaminants
- Additional Reading
- Review What You Have Been Learning
Hygiene
- Methods of Preventing Contamination
- Storing Food Effectively
- Colour-Coded Cutting Boards
- Changing Utensils for Raw and Cooked Food
- Using Signage and Conducting Training
- Control Processes
- Personal Hygiene
- Kitchen Hygiene
- General Safe Handling Practices
- Dishwashers and Sterilisation
- When Hygiene Practices Fail
- Choosing the Correct Work Surface
- Additional Reading
- Review What You Have Been Learning
Storage and Transportation
- Food Spoilage
- Reducing Spoilage by Microorganisms
- Legislation in Handling and Transport
- Guidelines for Safe Handling of Different Food Types
- Storage
- Cold Storage and Freshness
- Additional Reading
- Review What You Have Been Learning
Worker Safety (OH&S)
- Business Owner Responsibilities
- Worker Safety
- Additional Reading
- Review What You Have Been Learning
Best Practice and Quality Control
- Labelling
- Health Warnings and Advisory Statements
- Ingredients
- Allergens
- Food Inspectors and Quality Control
- Food Traceability and Its Benefits
- Who Is Responsible for Traceability?
- How Is Traceability Managed?
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Documented Production Practices and Risk Management Records
- Additional Reading
- Review What You Have Been Learning
- Final Assessment
Practical Work & Assessment
Each lesson is a blend of online study and offline learning tasks. You will also be expected to learn by visiting kitchens, observing people working, and talking with people in places where food is prepared, stored or sold.
Online, there are also short self-assessment tests undertaken to review your learning in each lesson. There's an assignment which is submitted to the tutors at the end of each lesson. By revisiting the theme of each lesson in different contexts, what you've learned is refreshed and reinforced.
How This Course Can Help
Studying food safety can help you:
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Improve workplace compliance
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Reduce contamination risks
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Understand foodborne illnesses and allergens
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Improve hygiene and sanitation practices
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Support quality assurance programs
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Enhance employment opportunities in food-related industries
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Meet staff training and professional development requirements
Food safety knowledge is increasingly important across the food industry and is often regarded as a fundamental skill for anyone involved in the preparation, storage, transport or sale of food products.
Careers That Benefit from Food Safety Training
| Food Handler |
Kitchen Assistant |
Cook |
Chef |
| Prepares, processes and serves food while following safe food handling practices. |
Supports food preparation and kitchen operations while maintaining hygiene standards. |
Prepares food safely in commercial kitchens, cafés and catering businesses. |
Oversees food preparation, storage and hygiene procedures in hospitality settings. |
| Catering Assistant |
Café or Restaurant Worker |
Food Production Worker |
Food Retail Assistant |
| Assists with food preparation, transport and service for events and functions. |
Handles food and beverages while maintaining food safety compliance. |
Works in food manufacturing, processing and packaging environments. |
Handles and displays food products in supermarkets and specialty food stores. |
| Warehouse & Cold Storage Worker |
Food Delivery & Transport Worker |
Hospitality Supervisor |
Food Safety Coordinator |
| Manages food storage, stock rotation and temperature-controlled environments. |
Transports food products while maintaining food safety standards. |
Oversees food handling procedures and staff compliance. |
Assists with implementing food safety procedures and monitoring compliance. |
| Quality Assurance Assistant |
Business Owner |
Food Service Manager |
Catering Business Operator |
| Supports quality control and food safety systems within food businesses. |
Applies food safety principles when operating food-related businesses. |
Manages food service operations while ensuring compliance with safety standards. |
Operates catering services with a focus on food safety and quality assurance. |
Ready to Improve Your Food Safety Knowledge?
Study online at your own pace and gain practical skills that can be applied at home, in the workplace or in your own business.
Enrol now and start learning today.