Resources you will need

Resources you will need to provide:
To undertake this online training program it is very important that you have access to certain equipment and documentation. If you do not have your own, or are unable to arrange access to all of this equipment, you will struggle to complete this unit:

• A photo of either your current Driver/Rider licence, proof of age card or Passport*.
• An additional Passport-style photo (for the public access “Validate Certificate” portal)
• An active email address accessible from the computer you will use for your online training.
• Minimum ADSL or Broadband Internet connection with web browser software.
• Any device such as a PC, Laptop, or Notebook that can read Flash Player software
• Software Programs such as Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash Player and MS Explorer/ Safari/Chrome/ Firefox.

Minimum Academic Entry Requirements:
To comfortably complete the online course, you will need English and Mathematical skills equivalent to a Year 10 Australian High School education. You will also need the discipline to study unsupervised, follow instructions carefully and be comfortable using a computer.

After you enrol we will ask you to identify if you have the sufficient Language, Literacy & Numeracy skills to undertake unsupervised online training in this unit. If you have a Learning or Physical disability that will restrict your chances of successfully completing the training, we are able to make reasonable adjustments to your online assessments to give you every chance in completing the unit.

If you would like assistance during training with your Language, Literacy or Numeracy skills please contact support@gotrain.com.au before you enrol.

To Enrol:
Please ensure that you have read and understood the Student Information pages and the Terms and Conditions prior to purchasing this unit. (link to www.gotrainrms.com.au )

Once you have paid for and enrolled in this course, we will email you:

• Confirmation of Registration as a student.
• The login interface URL to access our Learning Management System (LMS)
• Your unique Username and Password to the LMS

Providing Skills

Completion of this Nationally Recognised Training unit will provide you with the skills and knowledge required to apply good hygiene practices within a range of service industry operations.

You will learn how to follow predetermined procedures, identify and control simple hazards and take particular hygiene measures to ensure the non-contamination of food and other items that might put customers, colleagues and self at a health risk.

Your online training is delivered over 4 chapters, where you will learn how to:

1. Follow hygiene procedures and identify hygiene hazards
2. Report any personal health issues
3. Prevent food and other item contamination
4. Prevent cross-contamination by washing hands

Graduates of this course will have a greater:

• Understanding of Australian federal, and state or territory food safety legislative
• Awareness of compliance requirements, contents of national codes and standards that underpin regulatory requirements, and local government food safety regulations
• Working knowledge of organisation personal hygiene policies and procedures
• appreciation of the ramifications of failure to observe hygiene policies and procedures
• Understanding of the general hazards in handling food, linen, laundry and garbage, including major causes of contamination and cross-infection sources and effects of microbiological contamination of food and other items that would require protection in the industry sector and business
• Understanding of the choice and application of cleaning and sanitising equipment and materials

Passing this course

To achieve a Statement of Attainment in any Nationally Recognised Training Unit, all students in Australia must demonstrate their competency in at least 2 different forms of assessment. Our online “Food Handlers” course assesses your competence using both Multiple Choice and Short-Answer Case Study questions.

Both of these assessments are completed online, as you progress page-by-page through the different sections of the course. Each section has its own set of multiple choice questions that you will need to answer before you can move forward to the next section.

To complete some of your Case Study questions you will also need to undertake a ‘Field Trip’ exercise and visit 2 Food Service establishments in your area, and complete an observation sheet on what good and bad hygiene procedures you observe.

The Multiple-Choice questions are assessed automatically by our computer. The typed answers you submit for the Case Study questions are assessed by your Trainer, from an answer sheet template you will be provided with after you enrol in the course.