The Level 4 awards are available in two sector-specific qualifications:
Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering
Level 4 Award in Food Safety Management for Manufacturing
These qualifications are suitable for managers, supervisors and senior hygiene personnel including:
Production managers
Trainers
Owners or managers of food businesses
Supervisors or shift managers
Hygiene auditors
The Level 4 qualifications are essential for those in a management or supervisory role and provide an in-depth understanding of the principles of good practice in food safety with emphasis on the importance of the management of systems and staff.
Course Content:
Bacteriology
Food-borne illnesses
Physical contamination of food
Food storage, temperature control and preservation
Design and construction of food premises and
equipment
Cleaning and disinfection
Pest control
Personal hygiene
Training strategies
Legislation
Management control techniques
Course Duration:
Five day programme.
Assessment is by a controlled assignment and an examination paper which are both completed under examination conditions.
Instructor / Learner Ratio:
min: 1:6 max: 1:10
Awarding Body / Certification:
We are able to provide accredited courses by the Highfield Qualifications
Course Requirements / Notes:
It is recommended that candidates have an understanding of food hygiene and safety to Level 3 (Supervisory level) and ideally hold a current level 3 qualification (within the last 3 years).
Please contact us for further details
Course Delivery and Lead Times:
Cognet are specialists in delivering on-site training throughout England and Wales.
As a general rule-of-thumb we would ask for at least four weeks lead time, however we have a very customer-focused philosophy and will always try our utmost to meet your more pressing requirements.
We also run public courses for a range of our courses predominantly at venues in the West Midlands. Our current schedule of courses can be seen on our Public Courses page. If you cannot find the course you are looking for please contact us as we may be able to help you directly or by putting you in touch with another company who can.
