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Food safety training online

Food safety training supports safe preparation, hygiene and consistent kitchen routines. Compare the safety and culinary curricula below and select the course that fits your work, rather than choosing only by the certificate title.

These are academy training certificates, not statutory food-handler licences, accredited food hygiene awards or regulated qualifications. Check local legal and employer requirements separately. Lesson one is free without signup; the full course and assessment are paid.

Courses from £29, paid once · First lesson free

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Courses

  1. 1

    Food Safety Principles

    Stage 1 · Foundation

    Food Safety introduces the everyday checks and safe working habits that help hotel teams protect guests, from receiving deliveries to preparing and serving food. This three-hour introductory course at academy stage 1 develops knowledge of hygiene, temperature control, allergen precautions and risk reporting as a foundation for supervised workplace practice.

    3 hours · £29 · First lesson free

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    Kitchen Fundamentals

    Stage 1 · Foundation

    Kitchen Fundamentals introduces preparation planning, equipment awareness, accurate measurement, and cooking methods through professional kitchen examples in three hours. This academy stage 1 course develops knowledge and scenario-based reasoning for further supervised practice, without assessing independent hands-on competence.

    3 hours · £29 · First lesson free

  3. 3

    Kitchen Hygiene Practice

    Stage 2 · Practitioner

    This 4-hour Hygiene course, at stage 2 within the academy, explores how personal hygiene, temperature control, allergen management and safe receiving protect hotel and restaurant guests. Through kitchen examples, learners develop the knowledge to assess risks, explain corrective actions and escalate concerns within workplace procedures, while practical competence requires separate direct observation.

    4 hours · £29 · First lesson free

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    Workplace Safety

    Stage 2 · Practitioner

    Explore everyday hotel hazards, reporting responsibilities and safer decisions involving chemicals, equipment, manual handling and emergencies. This introductory course builds safety awareness and helps you recognise when to stop and seek authorised assistance, without replacing workplace induction or supervised practical training.

    4 hours · £29 · First lesson free

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    Food Safety Principles

    Stage 3 · Advanced

    This five-hour Food Safety course, at stage 3 within the academy, connects hotel receiving, storage, preparation and service routines with reliable checks and honest records. Practise applying workplace controls, preventing contamination and escalating concerns within your authority, while recognising that online assessment does not replace supervised workplace verification.

    5 hours · £49 · First lesson free

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    Fire Safety

    Stage 3 · Advanced

    This five-hour Fire Safety course, at stage 3 within the academy, explores how hotel staff prevent fire risks, support evacuation and communicate within their assigned responsibilities. Through guided scenarios and knowledge assessments, learners develop informed judgement about emergency notification, assisted evacuation, protective systems and safety records, while recognising that online learning does not replace workplace instruction or practical training.

    5 hours · £49 · First lesson free

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    Kitchen Operations

    Stage 4 · Specialist

    Kitchen Operations connects demand-led production planning with service coordination, food safety controls, inventory management and menu profitability. This 6-hour course uses operational scenarios to develop decision-making and communication, while recognising that practical kitchen competence requires supervised workplace experience.

    6 hours · £49 · First lesson free

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    Emergency Procedures

    Stage 4 · Specialist

    Learn to follow your site's incident command, guest accounting, and communication plan in an emergency. This six hour academy Stage Four course explores how to respond to common hotel emergencies, support guest safety, and work with first responders, while recognising that practical competence requires site specific instruction and regular drills.

    6 hours · £49 · First lesson free

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    Cost Control

    Stage 5 · Leadership

    Build the financial skills to manage profitable and sustainable food and beverage operations. This seven hour academy Stage 5 course provides a framework for culinary professionals to control costs, optimise resources and support long term financial performance without compromising quality or safety. It introduces advanced principles through workplace scenarios, recognising that independent competence requires sustained, property specific application and leadership experience.

    7 hours · £79 · First lesson free

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    Data & Guest Privacy

    Stage 5 · Leadership

    Learn to protect guest data and manage privacy risks in hotel operations. This seven hour academy Stage Five course explains core principles, risk management and compliance for guest information, while recognising that legal advice and leadership competence require separate expertise.

    7 hours · £79 · First lesson free

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    Kitchen Leadership

    Stage 6 · Leadership

    This seven hour academy Stage 6 course prepares culinary professionals for greater responsibility by exploring practical approaches to everyday leadership challenges. Through structured lessons and scenario practice, you will learn to set clear expectations, support colleagues and make sound decisions under pressure. The course provides a foundation for development, not a guarantee of readiness to manage a kitchen independently.

    7 hours · £79 · First lesson free

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