Course details
Programme Aims:
The Essential Food Safety & Hygiene Skills (Level 1) Course is designed for General Food Workers in Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, Catering Establishments and Food Retail Outlets. All food businesses and establishments are required to comply with key Food Safety Legislation.
- European Communities (Hygiene of Foodstuffs) Regulations 2006
- (S.I No 369 of 2006) (Amended by S.I. No 380 0f 2009)
- European Communities (General Food Law) Regulations 2007
- (S.I No 747 of 2007)
This overview will provide you with the necessary background information under each of the following headings; Hygiene, Traceability, Training, Food Waste, Certification
Entry Requirement
There are no formal academic entry requirements but it is recommended for all food handlers and non-food handlers who work in the food service or retail sectors whether they are full time or part time members of staff, seasonal or occasional workers or voluntary staff members
Examinations
There will be a 1 hour examination at the end of the course
ourse Content
This course will enable the learner to gain a comprehensive understanding of the hygiene conditions and practices which must be strictly adhered to during each stage of the food production process. The application of these key principles will play a critical role in ensuring the provision of safe food for the consumer. The learner will also be introduced to a range of templates designed by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to aid the process of recording and maintaining the food safety records that must be available for inspection by the Environmental Health Officer during the annual monitoring visit. The learner will also acquire the required knowledge and competency to complete and maintain the required food safety and traceability records on an on-going basis.
This course will is required by law and describes the standard of food safety training required of all food workers within the Food Service or Food Retail Sectors. It provides information on what employees should be able to do with regard to food safety
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About Limerick Institute of Technology - Tipperary
About LIT
Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) is an institute of higher education in Limerick, a modern urban city in the Mid-theyst region of Ireland and is one of 13 institutes that are members of the Institutes of Technology, Ireland (IOTI). LIT is the ftheirth largest IOT in Ireland, with more than 6000 full time and part time students and 500 staff.
The Institute has five campuses and a learning centre across Limerick city, Tipperary and Clare. The main campus is located at Moylish Park, with two city centre campuses in Clare Street and Georges Quay in Limerick city. LIT in Tipperary is based in two campuses -Thurles and Clonmel. The LIT Ennis Learning Centre is based in the museum in Ennis town centre.
LIT offers ctheirses at Level 6 (certificate) through to Level 10 (PhD) whilst also catering for craft apprentices and adult and continuing education. LIT was awarded the Sunday Times Institute of Technology of the Year in 2008 and 2013 by the Sunday Times University Guide. The guide is the definitive guide to higher education in Ireland and the UK.
Educational Philosophy
LIT has a distinctive approach to Teaching and Learning known as the Active Learning philosophy. Whatever discipline area is offered the core methodology is active and practical; lab work, studio work, case studies, field visits, group assignments and more.
This approach to teaching and learning is embedded in assessment strategies and campus development so that the learning environment reflects the identity of LIT. It is also underpinned by staff developments, e.g. workshops and an online repository of active learning strategies.\
History
The genesis of LIT was the Limerick School of Ornamental Art set up in 1852 when the Athenaeum Society started a School of Arts and Fine Crafts in Limerick. In 1963 a series of technical colleges, to be known as Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs) was announced by the then Minister for Education, Patrick Hillery and the first of the RTCs theyre opened in Athlone, Carlow, Dundalk, Sligo and Waterford in 1970.
A regional technical college for Limerick follotheyd in 1974, initially under the name Limerick College of Art, Commerce and Technology (CoACT). CoACT was upgraded to Institute of Technology status in 1997, along with the restof the RTCs. In 1999 LIT was awarded delegated authority by the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, which allows the institute to award its own bachelors, masters and doctorates degrees.
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