Course Detail

Food Safety Course Level 1 (AOP)

Course Reference Number: TGS-2017501213

Overview
Course Details
Course Fee

Course Objectives

On completion of this unit, participants will have the knowledge and skills in Food Safety and Hygiene and be able to apply them at their workplace.

The course will cover the following five topics:

Topic 1: Practise good personal hygiene

Topic 2: Use safe ingredients

Topic 3: Handle food safely

Topic 4: Store food safely

Topic 5: Maintain cleanliness of equipment and premises

Mode of Delivery

Classroom and Assessment
Medium of instruction: English / Tamil translation / Malay translation.

Learning Outcomes

To equip food handlers of both retail and non-retail food establishments with the knowledge and application skills to follow food safety and hygiene procedures and policies, as well as maintain the cleanliness and upkeep of premises.

Assessment

For the AOP Pathway, candidates will only be required to undergo an assessment lasting 1.5 hours. This assessment comprises a Practical Performance (PP) and a Written Assessment consisting of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) and Short Answer Questions (SAQ).

Candidates who successfully complete the assessment and are certified 'Competent' will be awarded a Statement of Attainment (SOA) by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

To fulfil the assessment requirements, Food Safety Course Level 1 candidates are to strictly adhere to the attire requisites stated below.

Minimum Entry Requirement

No formal qualification - Participants should have the ability to converse, read & write in English.

Pre-requisite for taking the Refresher Food Hygiene Course

Copy of the Basic Food Hygiene Course certificate awarded by any ONE of the following:
Singapore SkillsFuture Singapore under the WSQ framework.
Singapore Food Agency
Note: SFA continues to recognize Refresher Food Hygiene Course certificate awarded by the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) from Oct 2010 to Jun 2014.

Attire

Wear Covered Shoes / Sneakers with socks
Wear Long / Full Pants
Have Clean, Short, Trimmed, Natural Nails (No Nailpolish, Gelish or Artificial Nails)
Tie up Medium / Long Hair neatly

Note: Trainees may be sent back to change their attire if they fail to meet the above requirements

Who should attend

Food Handlers including chefs, sous chefs, and cooks. Kitchen assistants, food stall assistants, bartenders and mixologists. Workers in food manufacturing companies including those in:

Retail food establishments such as hawker stalls, food stalls at canteens and restaurants.
Non-retail food establishments such as food manufacturers and food processing plants.

Duration

0.5 Day(s) (1.5 Hrs)
1.5 hour assessment

Trainer : Learner Ratio

1:20

Course Fee

Full course fee before SSG funding
$65.40 (Incl. of 9% GST)

Miscellaneous Fees (Incl. of 9% GST)

Admin Fee for Absent and Reschedule: $10.90

Admin Fee for Make-up Session for Partial Absent, Appeal & Re-assessment: $21.80

Miscellaneous Fees refer to any non-compulsory fees which the trainees pay only when applicable. Such fees are normally collected by Eduquest when the need arises.

Fees indicated are per pax and not per proforma invoice or invoice.

Nett Fee after SSG’s Course Fee Funding Funding Validity Period: 01 Mar 2019 to 31 Dec 2026
Type	Category of Individuals
	Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and Long Term Visit Pass Plus (LTVP+) holders	Employer-sponsored and self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above	SME-sponsored local employees (i.e Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents)
	Funding Source
	SkillsFuture Funding (Baseline) Up to 50% of Course Fees	SkillsFuture Mid- Career Enhanced Subsidy Up to 70% of Course Fees	SkillsFuture Enhanced Training Support for SMEs Up to 70% of Course Fees
Course Fee	$60.00	$60.00	$60.00
SkillsFuture Funding	$30.00	$42.00	$42.00
Nett Fee Payable (Before GST)	$30.00	$18.00	$18.00
GST (9% x $60.00)	$5.40	$5.40	$5.40
Final Amount Payable (Incl. of 9% GST)	$35.40	$23.40	$23.40

* Self-sponsored individuals must be at least 21 years old.

#Absentee payroll support in addition to course fee funding available for employer-sponsored candidates.
*Terms and conditions applies to all types of SSG fundings.More details at www.tpgateway.gov.sg