Food safety in catering course - level 2

This page gives details of future training courses to be held at the Council Offices which will lead to the Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering.

1. Wednesday, 21 March and Wednesday, 28 March 2012

2. Wednesday, 27 June and Wednesday, 4 July 2012

3. Wednesday, 10 October and Wednesday, 17 October 2012

Please note there are two sessions to each course and candidates must be able to attend both sessions in order to obtain the certificate.

The venue for the course is the Council Offices, Station Road, Wigston, Leicestershire.

The time of the course is 5.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.

This course is suitable for candidates who already work in or are intending to work in, food businesses. It meets the requirement Level Two training. This needs to be attained if you are working or handling food.

The fee for the March course is £45.00. The fee also includes the test fee, certificate and course literature.

Courses run after 1 April 2012 will be £48.00 per candidiate.

A course will not take place if the minimum number of people (8) have not applied for a place. All candidates will be informed 2 weeks before the course date if it is to be cancelled. A refund will then be made, or if the candidate prefers they can go on the list for the next available course.

Our courses are delivered in English. Candidates then have a choice of whether to do the written multiple choice exam or to do an oral exam where the exam questions and answer choices are read to the candidates. With the oral exam the tutor will write the answers down for the candidate. If a candidates first language is not English or if there are reading/writing difficulties, arrangements can be made for the candidate to take the exam on a separate occasion. Please note that the tutor cannot do an oral exam at the same time as they are supervising other candidates.

For enquiries or booking a place on the courses, please contact us by e-mail or contact Jane Mills, Course Co-ordinator on 0116 257 2669.

Alternatively download a copy of the booking form and return with the course fee to Jane Mills, Course Co-ordinator, Environmental Health Department.