HACCP Awareness Course

The HACCP Awareness course is an entirely online course which aims to assist employers and employees in maintaining a safe workplace. UK law states that all food businesses should have a food safety management plan in place, based on the principles of HACCP.  This course is also suitable as part of a school, college or other educational programme.

The estimated duration of the HACCP Awareness course is 2 hours.  Candidates may log in and out of the system and therefore do not need to complete the course in a single sitting. Learner course progress is automatically saved, so that they may return to the course whenever they wish and as a result course completion is entirely in the hands of the learner.

Learners receive 90 days of access to the HACCP Awareness course materials from the date of registration, therefore the course can be completed straightaway or at one’s leisure.  Learners receive individual login details and can access the course using any device, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.  This provides learners with the flexibility to train on the go, whenever and wherever they wish and as a result provides a more economical training option for businesses small and large.

Candidates who are registered by their manager using the GROUP option will receive 90 days of course access from the date an account is assigned to them, therefore allowing businesses to purchase multiple user accounts, safe in the knowledge that they will not expire until they are assigned to learners.

Course access ceases immediately following a successful final exam submission, thereafter course materials can not be viewed.

The HACCP awareness course is ideal for new and existing workers and ensures that all staff are aware of the seven key HACCP principles.

This course can also be used as a valuable part of a school, or other educational programme.  Furthermore, the opportunity for learners to gain an instant achievement certificate is highly motivating.

The HACCP Awareness course consists of 3 core units, concluded by a final exam:

UNIT 1 – INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT.
UNIT 2 – THE HACCP SYSTEM.
UNIT 3 – DEVELOPING HACCP-BASED SYSTEMS.

Each unit consists of topics and interim quizzes which must be completed before progress.  At each stage, learners must click a ‘MARK COMPLETE‘ button to progress. This serves as a means by which course progress can be tracked and is particularly useful in situations where learners are enrolled by a manager.

The use of clearly defined Units and Topics provides candidates with a structured framework which allows them to set achievement targets as they progress through the course.  Each section of the course is marked with a green check following completion, which allows learners to leave and then easily recommence training.

By the end of the HACCP Awareness course, learners should be able to.

• Define the terms ‘contamination’, ‘hazard’, ‘risk’ and ‘control’ as they relate to food safety.
• Describe the nature and variety of food safety hazards and the implications of failing to control them.
• Describe typical controls for food safety hazards.
• Outline the 12-step HACCP system.
• State the legal requirements for food businesses to adopt a food safety management system.
• State the benefits of a HACCP-based food safety management system in a food business.
• Outline the prerequisites for HACCP.
• Explain the role of the HACCP team.
• State the importance of identifying the scope of hazards to be included in the HACCP plan.
• State the importance of describing the product and its intended use.
• Explain the relevance of producing a process flow diagram and the importance of its on-site confirmation.