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For businesses in NSW, the Food Act 2003 requires that at least one designated Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) has a valid food safety certificate issued by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). The designated FSS must be accessible at all times that the business is operational. Training generally covers key areas such as food handling, storage, processing, and food safety management. This is crucial to minimise the risk of food borne illness.
State Summary
Regulating Body: NSW Food Authority
Key Legislation: Food Act 2003 (NSW)
Food Safety Supervisor NSW
Mandatory for certain food businesses, including retail food businesses that handle potentially hazardous food.
Food Safety Supervisor Requirement
Food Safety Supervisor Training
Food Safety Supervisor Renewal
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Food Safety Handler NSW
Mandatory for food handlers to complete basic food safety training. This includes understanding personal hygiene, food handling practices, and procedures to prevent food contamination.
Food Safety Handler Requirement
Food Safety Handler Training
Food Safety Handler Renewal
Find the perfect match HANDLER certificate
Opportunities in NSW Food Safety?
In NSW, individuals with a food safety certificate can find opportunities across various sectors such as hospitality, healthcare, retail, and food manufacturing. Roles include kitchen hands, chefs, food servers, supermarket staff, and food production workers. These positions are available in restaurants, cafes, hospitals, aged care facilities, supermarkets, bakeries, and food processing plants. Event catering companies also offer roles for those with food safety certification, ensuring safe food practices during large-scale events.
Food Safety Handler
- Hospitality: Entry-level positions in restaurants, cafes, and hotels such as kitchen hand, food server, and barista.
- Healthcare: Roles in hospitals, aged care facilities, and childcare centers, ensuring safe food handling for vulnerable populations.
- Retail: Jobs in supermarkets, deli counters, and bakeries, handling and preparing food items.
- Food Manufacturing: Positions in food production and processing plants, maintaining hygiene and safety standards.
- Event Catering: Roles in catering companies that service events, parties, and corporate functions.
Food Safety Supervisor
- Hospitality Industry: Opportunities in restaurants, cafes, and catering services. Supervisors can take on roles such as head chef, kitchen manager, or restaurant manager.
- Healthcare Sector: Positions in hospitals, aged care facilities, and childcare centers where food safety is critical.
- Food Manufacturing: Roles in food production companies, ensuring compliance with food safety standards.
- Retail Food Outlets: Opportunities in supermarkets, bakeries, and deli sections.
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Hospitality or Retail?
If you need a Food Safety Supervisor qualification for a hospitality or retail food business, you will need Level 1 & Level 2 – unit codes SITXFSA001 & SITXFSA002.
See here: Hospitality & Retail Food Safety Courses
(if you are based in NSW then please look here: NSW Food Safety Courses)
Community & Health?
If you want a Food Safety Supervisor qualification for working in early childhood, aged care, and hospitals, then you will need to choose HLTFSE001 and HLTFSE007, and then HLTFSE005.
See here: Community & Health Food Safety Courses
Food Processing Industry?
Bakeries, food processing, and food manufacturers require the following food safety units FBPFSY1002 and FBPFSY2002.
Whilst there are no prerequisites to completing the majority of the Food Safety Certificates, it is crucial to enrol in the course that is relevant to your industry of work. Students complete the courses for a diverse range of reasons, but completing coursework outside your industry of work, may not qualify you for your relevant sector.
Regarding the hospitality & retail industry, all units of competency in the relevant courses are transferable to the retail sector and vice versa. Community and health services units are only applicable in that field.
For advice on the right course for you, we encourage you to speak with your employer or local council about the requirements in your State or Territory. Alternatively, you may get in contact with a member of the CFT team at 1300 665 633 or via support@cft.edu.au.
No – all CFT courses are completely online and are designed to allow students to complete the requirements at their own pace.
Students can log in and out as they wish to pick up on training where they left off. Courses are accessible at any time, and anywhere, with access available 24/7, 365 days per year.
Compared to the other states’ food safety courses, NSW operates under different legislation, requiring different competencies.
The NSW Food Authority has a prerequisite for the subsequent certificate to be issued in the New South Wales Food Authority format. As CFT is an approved provider and RTO, we are supplied with these ‘blank’ certificates, which will be filled in with the student’s; details and recorded by the NSW Food Authority upon completion of their relevant food safety courses.
If you are based in NSW then please look here: NSW Food Safety Courses)
Studying at your own pace will see completion times vary between students.
How long it takes you to complete the course will depend on the amount of time you have to study and complete the course, any existing food safety knowledge, and other external factors.
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