This nationally accredited Food Handlers Course (SITXFSA005 – Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety) is designed for individuals working in the hospitality industry. Whether you're preparing, cooking, serving, or storing food, this course provides the essential skills and knowledge required under Australian Food Safety Standard 3.2.2A.
Participants will learn how to correctly handle and store potentially hazardous food, maintain hygiene standards, and ensure a safe food environment in commercial settings like restaurants, cafés, and small food businesses.
Assessment
- An online quiz with 40 questions (must be completed in one sitting; up to 2 attempts allowed, 100% score required).
- Portfolio tasks including: a personal presentation photo and explanation, hazard report, cross-contamination photo and explanation, and handwashing video.
Important Information
- A good understanding of spoken and written English is essential.
- This course is not suitable for workers in health or aged care sectors.
- It can take up to 10 business days to receive your certificate after course completion.
You will learn
- Correct food storage and handling of high-risk foods
- Personal hygiene and cleaning of preparation areas
- Basic pest control and food contamination prevention
You will get
- Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment: SITXFSA005
- Skills to meet legal food safety and hygiene obligations
- Digital certificate sent via email within 2 weeks
Appropriate for
Hospitality workers including those in restaurants, cafés, and small food businesses seeking food safety certification.
What to bring
- Photo ID (e.g., driver's license, passport, Proof of Age card)
- USI number (create one at http://www.usi.gov.au)
- Note pad and pen
What to wear
Neat Casual
William Angliss Institute
William Angliss Institute is Australia's largest specialist centre for foods, tourism, hospitality and events education and training. From careers in restaurants to leading some of the world's biggest travel brands, you'll find our graduates all over the world.
We pride ourselves on our people who are passionate and dedicated. With long-standing industry ties, they contribute their knowledge and experience in delivering training of the very highest standard.
Highlighting our deep industry connections, 86.3% of employers stated that they would recommend William Angliss Institute (William Angliss Institute of TAFE (3045) 2020 RTO Performance Summary Report, Department of Education and Training, Victoria 2020).
Named Large Training Provider of the Year at the 2021 Australian Training Awards our position as a leader in education has been long standing, building on over 85 years of experience.
We provide training for local and international students based on campus or participating in workplace training. With around 23,000 students enrolling each year, we offer programs including short courses, VET in Schools, accredited traineeships and apprenticeships, certificates, diplomas and advanced diplomas, short courses, graduate certificates, bachelor and master degrees. If you're looking to start your career or advance your position, we have training to suit your needs.
Our main campus in the heart of Melbourne is complemented by a campus in Sydney and offices in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, servicing both metropolitan and regional areas across the country and in every state and territory in Australia.
Internationally we continue to develop program offerings with four joint-venture campuses in China, a Tourism Continuing Education & Training (CET) Centre in Singapore, a partnership in Sri Lanka and two partnerships and a representative office in Vietnam.
We have also earned a strong global reputation through the delivery of innovative training solutions and consultancy services to clients across Australia and abroad, including off-shore project development work with industry, governments and development-aid agencies.
The National Centre for Vocational Education and Training (VET student outcomes 2023, National Centre for Vocational Education Research, 2023) reported:
- 84.6% of students who completed a course at William Angliss Institute stated that they would recommend us
- 92.4% of our graduates were satisfied with their training overall (higher than the average for TAFE Institutes in Victoria and TAFE Institutes Australia)
- 81.5% of course completers received at least one job-related benefit
- 92.1% of our graduates achieved their main reason for undertaking the training
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