COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Level 4 Award in Food Safety Management for Catering (QCF) is regulated by Ofqual.
The Level 4 Award in Food Safety Management for Catering (QCF) provides learners with the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of how food business operators can ensure compliance with food safety legislation, the operational requirements needed to ensure food safety, how to implement food safety management procedures and the role of supervision in food safety management procedures. The Food Standards Agency regards these topics as important in maintaining good practice in the production of safe food. It will prepare learners to progress to a qualification in the same or another subject area.
The qualification is aimed at managers working in a food or drink catering environment who have some responsibility for food safety. Learners are likely to have management responsibilities within an operational team.
AGE REQUIRED
GUIDED LEARNING HOURS
The credit value of a qualification can be used to determine how long it will take a learner to achieve, as one credit corresponds to 10 hours of learning. These hours are made up of contact time with a teacher/assessor, referred to as guided learning hours (GLH), and non-contact time for study and assessment activities.
The recommended GLH for this qualification is a minimum of 40 hours.
STRUCTURE
| Unit no. | Unit title | Unit Reference | Level | Credit Value | GLH |
| 1 | The Principles of Food Safety Management for Catering | H/502/0390 | 4 | 6 | 40 |
ASSESSMENT
This qualification is assessed through activities, which are developed by the centre, internally marked and sampled as part of quality assurance/ internal verification procedures.
Recording documents for the assessments can be found on the Management Suite. The assessment and quality assurance process will be subject to external quality assurance/verification by the awarding body.
The recommended assessment methods for this qualification are:-
- Practical
- Demonstration Group
- Discussion Case study
- Written assignment
- Observation of learner’s skills
- Question and answer sessions
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