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How is a Food Safety Supervisor course different to Food Handling training?
How is a Food Safety Supervisor course different to Food Handling training?

Learn about Food Safety Supervisor course and Food Handling training.

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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.

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