A Food Safety Supervisor course teaches the skills required to supervise and provide guidance about safe food handling in a food business. This includes helping to improve food safety and hygiene standards as well as reducing potential health risks.

Since December 2023, most Category 1 and 2 food businesses* require a Food Safety Supervisor by law (Food Standard 3.2.2A) to be available during regular organisation hours.

Category 1 businesses include restaurants, cafes, takeaway food shops, caterers, hospitals, childcare centres, family day cares, bakeries, mobile food vendors, market stalls, supermarkets and service stations that make and serve food.

Category 2 businesses include supermarkets, delis, service stations, seafood retailers, market stalls, and convenience stores.

If you wish to be employed as an organisation’s Food Safety Supervisor, you will need to complete a nationally recognised Food Safety Supervisor training course from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) which teaches you the safest ways to handle and prepare food, and also how to properly monitor and maintain safe food practices in a food business. Your Statement of Attainment must be refreshed every five years.

The Australian Institute of Food Safety is a Registered Training Organisation that provides nationally recognised Food Safety Supervisor training that can be completed online. This course provides all the requirements for anyone who will be monitoring the overall state of food safety in a food organisation, and meets all Food Safety Supervisor training requirements as specified under Food Standard 3.2.2A.

* Note for NSW: In New South Wales, school canteens, children's services, supermarkets, greengrocers, and delis have been granted a 12-month extension, until December 8 2024, to fulfil the new food safety requirements mandated by Food Standard 3.2.2A.

* Note for VIC: In Victoria, all Food Safety Supervisors who acquired their certification before December 8 2023, have until December 2028 to renew it.