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SITSS00069

Food Safety Supervision Skill Set

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    Online delivery
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    Maximum enrolment period of 4 weeks
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    $ 160
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    Award issued by Tactical Training Group - National Registration Code: 91054
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Overview

The Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) training program provides participants with the underpinning knowledge and the understanding, on how to recognise, prevent and alleviate the hazards associated with the handling of food.

Legislation in Australia requires certain food businesses in the hospitality and retail food service sector to appoint at least one trained Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) per venue.

These requirements are to help safeguard consumers from foodborne illness.

Who is this course for?

This course is for those seeking to be a nominated Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) for a food service business that processes or sells food that is:

  • ready-to-eat,
  • potentially hazardous (requires temperature control), and
  • not sold and served in the supplier’s original packaging.

These businesses include:

  • Restaurants
  • Cafés
  • Takeaway shops
  • Caterers (eg process and serve food at one fixed location)
  • Mobile caterers (eg process and transport food to more than one location)
  • Bakeries
  • Pubs
  • Clubs
  • Hotels
  • Temporary premises (eg food market stalls)
  • Mobile food vendors (eg process and sell food from a van)
  • Supermarket hot food sales (eg hot chicken)

Course plan

This unit defines the essential performance outcomes, skills, and knowledge required to use personal hygiene practices to prevent the contamination of food and food-borne illnesses.

It focuses on the ability to strictly follow predetermined organisational procedures and to proactively identify and control food hazards before they pose a risk to the customer.

Units of competency addressed:

This unit defines the performance outcomes, skills, and knowledge required to handle food safely across the entire food lifecycle—from storage and preparation to display, service, and final disposal.

It requires the ability to strictly follow predetermined procedures as outlined in the venue's Food Safety Program. Safe food handling practices are governed by the organisation’s individual food safety program based on the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) method.

Units of competency addressed:

Learning outcomes

The Food Safety Supervisor course aims to provide participants with the knowledge and awareness necessary to safely handle foods for sale and particularly focuses on the principles of HACCP to control of food hazards at each of the critical control points:

  • receiving
  • storing
  • preparing
  • processing
  • displaying
  • serving
  • packaging
  • transporting
  • disposing

 

Certification for NSW students

Students in NSW that successfully complete the training and assessment, will be eligible to receive a NSW Food Authority, Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) certificate.

A fee of $30 is payable to issue the additional certificate.

National recognition

Upon successful completion of the training and assessment, you will receive a statement of attainment. This statement of attainment holds national recognition and is valued by industry and educational institutions, both in Australia and globally.

Meet our team

Comron Mubarakai
Comron Mubarakai
State Operations Manager - QLD

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Frequently Asked Questions

The course is a 100% online course. This means you will complete the development of knowledge and skills through E-Learning. 

The course includes the integration of realistic work activities and projects. As such, you will need to have access to a real or simulated workplace to complete workplace-oriented projects. 

Through Allara Learning’s Student Portal you will be able to:

  • Access your learning materials and assessments
  • Undertake and complete assessments
  • Contact your trainers and assessors
  • Receive feedback on your assessment outcomes
  • Access a wide range of support materials and resources 

The standard course fee is $160.

If you are in the State of NSW and need to be issued with the NSW Food Authority Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) certificate an additional $30 fee applies.

If you are unable to complete the course within the maximum enrolment period of 4 weeks, a re-enrolment fee of $90 will apply.

This course is delivered online. It is typically completed within 2 weeks; however, it can be completed in a shorter timeframe. 

The course must be completed within the maximum enrolment period of 4 weeks.

If you are unable to complete the course within this timeframe, a re-enrolment fee of $90 will apply.

To be able to undertake this course you will need to be currently employed in a food service business or be able to access an operational food preparation area.

The operational food preparation area must have the following:

  • Appropriate facilities for handwashing
  • Current organisational food safety programs, policies and procedures
  • Food ingredients and ready to eat food items
  • Protective clothing
  • Cleaning materials and chemicals
  • Pest control chemicals and equipment
  • Food handling, storage and display equipment
  • A supervisor or manager that can verify your skills and complete a third-party report
  • Your workplace and access to a suitable supervisor will need to be verified by the Allara Learning assessor prior to completing the workplace assessment tasks.

This course is suitable for international students excluding those on a subclass 500 study visa. 

If you are a student on a subclass 500 study visa, you are able to study a range of short courses short courses which may be required for employment while living in Australia.

From January 1, 2023 International students studying in Australia with an Australian education or training provider will need to get a USI before being issued with their nationally accredited certificate/s.

Workplace-oriented projects are a fundamental assessment approach for this course. As such, having access to a commercial food preparation and service environment, either through paid employment or work-experience is essential to complete the course requirements. 

Learning resources
To access learning and assessment materials, you will need to have access to a computer or tablet with internet access.

Your computer will need to have an appropriate suite of office software such as Microsoft office, G Suite or equivalent installed.

Some assessment tasks and projects may require access to a printer and scanner.

Kitchen environment
You will also need access to a fully equipped commercial kitchen or food preparation and service environment that includes a wide range of both small and large commercial kitchen equipment, appropriate facilities for handwashing, and temperature monitoring devices.

Statement of attainment
This course is accredited under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). 

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will receive a SITSS00069 - Food Safety Supervision Skill Set certificate.

NSW FSS Certificate

This course is also approved by the NSW Food Authority as satisfying the Food Safety Supervisor training provisions. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be eligible to receive a NSW Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) Certificate issued on behalf of the NSW Food Authority by registered Training Organisation, Tactical Training Group Pty Ltd 91054.

A fee of $30 is payable to receive the NSW Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) Certificate.

Note: The NSW Food Safety Supervisor certificate will expire five years from the date of issue. You must refresh your training prior to this time to keep your certificate current.

Whilst undertaking training with Allara Learning, you will be provided access to a range of support services including:

  • Academic and learning support
  • Language, literacy and numeracy support
  • External support and counselling services
  • Peer networks

For more information please see the Allara Learning Participant Handbook.

We recommend that you read the Allara Learning Participant Handbook prior to enrolling with us.