Become an Accredited Food Safety Supervisor

Duration: 6 – 8 hours on average

Course Outcome

The Unit/s of competency awarded to you on successful completion and shown on your emailed/downloadable Statement of Attainment will depend on the State and Industry sector you select at enrolment. 

Retail (All States)

• SIRRFSA001 – Handle Food Safely in a Retail Environment

Hospitality (NSW only)

• SIRRFSA001 – Handle Food Safely in a Retail Environment

Hospitality (All States except NSW)

• SITXFSA005 – Use hygienic practices for food safety
• SITXFSA006 – Participate in safe food handling practices

Community & Health (NSW)

• SIRRFSA001 – Handle Food Safely in a Retail Environment

Community & Health (ACT, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA)

• Cluster
  • HLTFSE001 – Follow basic food safety practices
  • HLTFSE005 – Apply and monitor food safety requirements
  • HLTFSE007 – Oversee the day-to-day implementation of food safety in the workplace

NSW Food Safety Requirements

If you’re aiming to operate as a Food Safety Supervisor in NSW, the NSW Food Authority has specific additional requirements.

These include:

• Training in four key focus areas identified by the Food Authority:
  • allergen management
  • safe egg handling, cleaning
  • sanitising practices
  • Food Act offences.
• Hold a valid NSW Food Safety Supervisor Certificate
  This option is available at checkout or included in the course pricing where noted. It covers the $30 government fee plus $5 postage. 

As a NSW Food Authority approved Registered Training Organisation we provide  the additional training and NSW Food Authority Food Safety Supervisor Certificate with our NSW specific course options.

• Access to a computer
• Reliable Internet connection

• A Third Party Report will need to be filled out for this unit.

  What’s a Third Party Observer report?

  It’s like having a referee at your job. As we can’t see you perform these tasks, this person will have watched you work and fills out a form about how well you did the tasks. 

  Why do we need this?
  It proves you can actually do the job in a real workplace.

  Who can be your Third Party Observer?
  Examples of a suitable Third Party Observer include: 

  • A Food Safety Supervisor

  • A person with other Food Safety Qualifications

  • A head chef or other trained food specialist

  • A workplace manager, Supervisor or Director

Don’t have someone to do this?
No worries! We may be able to offer you a Virtual Assessment option you can use for an additional fee.  Contact us to learn more.

Now, here’s what you need to do for your Third Party report to be signed:

Unit Codes:

• • SIRRFSA001 (Retail & NSW Hospitality):
    You’ll need to have worked/volunteered three shifts in a food business like a store or restaurant.
  • SITXFSA005 (Hospitality All States except NSW):
    You’ll need to have worked/volunteered three shifts in a food business like a store or restaurant .
  • HLTFSE001, HLTFSE005 and HLTFSE007 (Community & Health ACT, VIC QLD):
    You’ll need to have worked/volunteered in places that serve food, like daycares or nursing homes.

In all cases:

You arrange where you’ll work (it can be your job or volunteer work).

Your observer will watch you do food-related tasks. They’ll fill out a report on how well you did.

This hands-on experience is a key part of earning your food safety qualifications.

Looking to get Recognition of Prior Learning for your current food business experience?

RPL, or Recognition of Prior Learning, is a way for you to get credit for the skills and knowledge you’ve gained through your work experience or informal learning.   If you’ve been in the food business for a while, you might have picked up a lot of valuable know-how that deserves recognition.   

Credit Transfers

There are no credit transfers for this Unit.