FOOD SAFETY SUPERVISOR COURSE

The Food Act 2003 (NSW) requires certain food businesses in the NSW hospitality and retail food service sector to have at least one trained Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) designated to implement safe food handling on the premises.

The Food Safety Supervisor requirement applies to businesses serving food that is ready-to-eat and potentially hazardous including: attractions, aged care facilities, bakeries, cafes, caterers, clubs, educational catering, events and conference venues, hospitals, hotels, kiosks, mobile food vendors, restaurants, retail food outlets, residential catering, takeaway shops, temporary premises (e.g. food market stalls), supermarkets, in-flight and other transport catering.

From 8 December 2024 the FSS requirement will also apply to:

school canteens
children’s services that provide meals, including out of school hours care
supermarkets
delicatessens
greengrocers
coffee vendors that sell unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food
boarding schools
correctional centres.

https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/retail/fss-food-safety-supervisors

Only approved RTOs can train and assess a Food Safety Supervisor and issue a NSW FSS certificate.

NSW RTO Approval number 41290.

Course Details

Our Food Safety Supervisor Course results in a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment bearing the units of competency:

SITXFSA005 Use hygienic practices for food safety.

SITXFSA006 Participate in safe food handling practices.

Training Mode: 2 x days face to face on campus.

Course Cost: $350 – This price includes the NSW Food Authority fee of $30 for issue of the NSW FSS Certificate.

ACE Program Fee: Subsidised training* Subject to eligibility criteria and funding availability – find out if you are eligible for FEE FREE Training

*This training is subsidised by the NSW Government subject to funding availability.

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ACE Program

The ACE Program is designed to target Disadvantaged Students across NSW, and students in Regional and Remote Communities in NSW that experience significant barriers to training and employment. Where there are barriers to accessing Smart and Skilled Entitlement training, ACE funding can be used to provide intensive support to assist eligible students to overcome these barriers. The ACE Program is a pathway program to help students access further training under Smart and Skilled, get a job or advance their careers.

* Subject to funding availability.

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for funding under the ACE Program you must be:

an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, permanent resident or humanitarian visa holder, and
aged 15 years or older
not at school*, and
living or working in NSW
have a USI or be willing to obtain
special conditions apply to ACE program for young people still at school. Please contact the College for further information.

The following criteria may also apply:

Barriers might include (but are not limited to) one of the following:

limited employability skills
ongoing personal issues impacting on educational achievement
financial limitations in accessing childcare, transport and/or respite care
low literacy, language, numeracy or computer skills.

Disadvantaged learners may include:

students who are Commonwealth welfare recipients and their dependants
people with a disability
long term unemployed
young people (15-17 years of age) who are at risk of not making a successful transition from school to further training or work
migrant/refugees who are unemployed or underemployed
people with other barriers to the Smart & Skilled entitlement program
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
people in regional and remote communities.

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Upcoming Courses

Name	Date	Time	Location	Available Spaces	Cost
Food Safety Supervisor	3 & 4 December 2024	09:00 am - 04:30 pm	ALSTONVILLE CAMPUS	13	$350.00	Enrol

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FOOD SAFETY SUPERVISOR COURSE