Food safety awareness training for up to 12 staff, £495+VAT flat
Half a day · On-site or live online · Two sessions in one day for no extra cost
Food safety awareness training teaches staff who prepare, serve or handle food how to keep it safe: bacteria and food poisoning, contamination and cross-contamination, personal hygiene, cleaning, and time and temperature control from storage to reheating. Kasorb delivers it on-site or live online in half a day. £495+VAT covers up to 12 staff, and two sessions in one day train up to 24.
- How food becomes unsafe: bacteria, contamination and cross-contamination
- Safe storage and temperatures, from cooking and chilling to reheating
- Personal hygiene, cleaning and pest control in your setting
- Two sessions in one day for one £495+VAT rate — up to 24 staff
- Certificates emailed the next day
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Compliance and certification
Staff receive a Kasorb certificate of completion, valid for three years. It's food safety awareness training for staff who prepare, serve or handle food, so they understand the risks and follow the controls in your food safety procedures. It isn't a regulated qualification.
4 reasons teams choose Kasorb for Food Safety Awareness Training
One price for the whole team
Kasorb trains your team on-site or live online for a flat £495 day rate — two sessions for up to 24 people, with certification and paperwork included.
Training at your workplace
No travel planning, no separate venue booking and less disruption for your team on the day.
Your kitchen, not generic slides
Storage, temperatures and cleaning discussed in terms of the way your staff actually handle food.
Compliance handled properly
Attendance, certification and compliance paperwork are included after the course.
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Course specification
How it works
- Book online. One session, or two on the same day, on-site or live online. We'll confirm within 48 hours. We recommend booking at least four weeks in advance to secure your preferred date — live online offers the best availability of dates.
- Your trainer calls beforehand to confirm logistics, and to understand your setting and how food is handled there.
- Three hours, with a short break.
- Certificates are emailed the next day.
What the course covers
- Why food safety matters, and food safety law
- Food handlers' legal responsibilities
- Contamination and cross-contamination
- Bacteria, food poisoning and foodborne illness
- An introduction to HACCP
- Personal hygiene
- Cleaning, disinfection, waste and pest control
- Time and temperature control: cooking, chilling, reheating, hot holding and storage
- Stock control
Who needs this training
Anyone who prepares, serves or handles food at work:
- Cooks and kitchen assistants
- Care home staff who prepare meals, snacks and drinks
- Nursery and school staff
- Catering, café and hospitality teams
- Support staff who help people with meals
We recommend at least Level 1 literacy and numeracy.
What the law says
Food hygiene law across the UK, based on Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, requires food business operators to make sure food handlers are supervised and instructed or trained in food hygiene to a level that matches their work. That applies to care homes, nurseries and schools that prepare or serve food, as well as cafés, restaurants and staff canteens. The law doesn't require a particular certificate; training shows staff understand the risks and follow your food safety procedures — and gives you evidence for your training file.
How we assess learning
Learning is checked throughout the session through questions and discussion.
Your trainer
Your trainer has used these skills for real, and teaches food safety in terms of the way your staff actually handle food — whether that's a care home kitchen, a nursery snack table or a staff café — answering their questions as they go.
Logistics
- Room: seating for up to 12, classroom style, with a projector screen or blank wall
- The trainer brings: projector, laptop, flipchart and all general training equipment
- Group size: up to 12 per session, on-site or live online
- Timing: morning 09:30–12:30 or afternoon 13:30–16:30; staff arrive 15 minutes early
- Access: the trainer needs the room 45 minutes before the start
- Anywhere in the UK, or live online
- Live online: a quiet space and a device with camera and audio for each person joining — ideally one device each, and never more than two people per device
- More dates online: live online often has more dates available, so it's worth asking if you need training sooner or have people across several locations
- Literacy: we recommend at least Level 1 literacy and numeracy
Cost explained
£495+VAT for the day. It's a day rate: one trainer, one day, the same price for one half-day session or two. Run two sessions, morning and afternoon, and train up to 24 staff while the rest of the team carries on working.
More than 24 to train? Book another day at the same flat rate. Several sites? Book each site through our booking site at no extra cost, or we'll arrange them for a £100+VAT admin fee.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a Level 2 food hygiene course?
No. It's a three-hour awareness course with a Kasorb certificate of completion. If you need the regulated Qualsafe Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering, we also run it as a one-day course with a multiple-choice exam — ask us.
Do food handlers need a certificate by law?
No. The law requires food handlers to be supervised and instructed or trained to a level that matches their work, but it doesn't require a particular certificate. Training and a certificate for your file are how most settings show it.
Can it be done online?
Yes, live with a trainer, for up to 12 staff per session — not a recorded module. It's knowledge-based, so it works well online.
How is this different from infection control training?
Food safety covers keeping food safe to eat, from storage to serving. Infection Control covers how infections spread across your service, with hand hygiene, PPE, spills and clinical waste.
Why not e-learning?
E-learning gives everyone the same slides. Here, a trainer talks your team through the way they actually store, prepare and serve food, and answers their questions as they go. For a full group of 12 it works out at around £41 a head — and two sessions in one day train up to 24 for the same price.
How long does the certificate last?
Three years.
How quickly can you come?
We confirm bookings within 48 hours, and we recommend booking at least four weeks in advance to secure your preferred date. If you need something sooner, just ask.
Prefer to speak? Call 0207 112 8412