Food Hygiene Courses and Safer Food Better Business Training

All food businesses must

• have a written food safety management system that details all the checks needed to ensure the food they sell is safe and
• make sure all their staff are trained in food hygiene to a level appropriate to their job.

Food businesses with a written food safety management system and properly trained staff get more stars in our "Scores on the Doors" food hygiene rating scheme.

The Council provides two training courses to help businesses.

The Council provides the CIEH accredited Foundation Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering. It will benefit anyone working in catering. Although it is aimed at anyone involved in food handling in catering many of the principles apply to any food business.

The courses are held at the Council Offices, Holt Road, Cromer. If your require advice please ring the Commercial Team or, for more information on the course, please follow the link to the leaflet below. To book a place on the course contact the Customer Services Team on (01263) 516189. A minimum of 12 persons are required for each course to be run. The next courses will be held at the Council Offices on the following dates:

• Thursday 9th February 2012 from 9.15am to 5.00pm
• Tuesday 6th March 2012 from 9.15am to 5.00pm
• Tuesday 24th April 2012 from 9.15am to 5.00pm

Please note each candidate is required to bring with them photographic ID.

Follow the link below to download an application form to attend a course. This should be returned with the appropriate fee, or credit/debit card details, to the Customer Services Team. Please contact the Customer Services Team to make sure places are available before returning the form and fill in a new form for each person attending the course. Please note that refunds will not be made for requests to change attendance dates, cancellation of course attendance or non-attendance of courses less than 7 days before the course takes place.

• CIEH Foundation Level 2 Award in Food Safety Course (PDF)
• Course Content (PDF)
• Fees (PDF)

The CIEH accredited Foundation Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Manufacturing can also be provided on request. It will benefit anyone working in food manufacturing or processing. If this course is of interest to you, or your company, please contact the Commercial Team on (01263) 516008. We can either run the course for your company, or your name will be added to a waiting list until we have sufficient interest to put a course on here.

It is a legal requirement for food business operators to have a written food safety management system that details all the checks needed to ensure the food they sell is safe. Failure to comply may mean your business and custom suffers. If you use Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) properly you will comply with this requirement. We strongly recommend SFBB for catering and retail food businesses. Food businesses with a written food safety management system and properly trained staff get more stars in our "Scores on the Doors" food hygiene rating scheme.

Businesses helped design the pack so it is business friendly and easy to use. Hundreds of businesses in Norfolk already use it to make sure the food they sell is safe to eat. They have been helped as part of two Food Standards Agency projects run by local councils.

We can help managers, chefs and other supervisory staff adapt, fill in and use the pack. This is particularly important for new businesses, new managers of existing businesses or if you want to make sure your SFBB pack is being used properly.

To find out more contact the Commercial Team on (01263) 516008 or the officer who carried out your last food hygiene inspection. One to one coaching can then take place at your business. This is provided as part of our ongoing commitment to support local businesses by helping them comply with the law and provide safe food.