A Food Safety Supervisor Course is quite different from a food handling course.
The AIFS Food Handler Course, designed to give a basic to intermediate level of competency in food safety, is nationally recognised, meets all the Food Handler training requirements under Food Standard 3.2.2A and prepares you to work in a commercial kitchen.
A Food Safety Supervisor course is a higher tier of food safety training. It is designed to meet the legal requirements for a Food Safety Supervisor set by the Australian Government.
This nationally recognised course qualifies you to:
oversee a Food Safety Program
build a Food Safety Plan in alignment with Australian law, with customised solutions for your organisation
direct and train staff in food safety
prepare the organisation for a food safety emergency
supervise all aspects of food safety in an organisation at a managerial level.
According to Food Standard 3.2.2A, most Category 1 and 2 food businesses in Australia require a Food Safety Supervisor by law to be available during their hours of operation since compliance with the laws became mandatory in December 2023.*
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.
* 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.