2023 Food Safety Supervisor Courses

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With the end of year fast approaching, check out our remaining Food Safety Supervisor Courses for 2023 below:

Food Safety Supervisor Full Course Cost: $385 

This full-day face to face course is available to participants in early years, OSHC, aged care and disability settings and prepares food safety supervisors to supervise and oversee day to day operations and to prevent and recognise food safety hazards through nationally recognised training. 

Upon completion, students achieve a statement of attainment for the following units of competency:

• HLTFSE001: Follow basic food safety practices
• HLTFSE007: Oversee the day to day implementation of food safety in the workplace
• HLTFSE005: Apply and monitor food safety requirements

Upcoming full course dates: 

Tuesday 14th November 2023 9am - 4pm

Tuesday 21st November 2023 9am - 4pm (FULL)

December course date coming soon!

If these options don’t suit, please email us at training@naqld.org with your preferred date and time. We will try to accommodate your request if possible.

Food Safety Supervisor Recertification Course Cost: $290 

If you are due to renew your food safety supervisor certificate in light of the new five year requirements, we will be offering many recertification courses this year before enforcement commences in December 2023. 

This 3-hour face to face recertification course is available to participants in early years, OSHC, aged care and disability settings that have previously obtained a food safety supervisor certificate. Please note: you will be required to provide a copy of your previous statement of attainment upon registration in order to confirm your booking. 

Upcoming recertification course dates: 

Wednesday 15th November 2023 9am - 12pm or 1pm - 4pm

Wednesday 22nd November 2023 9am - 12pm or 1pm - 4pm

Thursday 30th November 2023 9am - 12pm or 1pm - 4pm (FULL)

Wednesday 6th December 2023 9am - 12pm or 1pm - 4pm

If these options don’t suit, please email us at training@naqld.org with your preferred date and time. We will try to accommodate your request if possible.

Thursday 23rd November at 1pm

This month's topic is
Reducing Food Waste

The theme for this year’s Australian Food Safety Week, to be held from 11 to the 18 November 2023, will be Food safety – dollars and sense. The 2023 campaign will focus on adapting to the increasing cost of living by making savings through reducing food waste and growing your own food while ensuring the food you and your family eat remains safe. Visit the Food Safety Information website for more information and to get involved.

Firstly, what is it? 

Food safety is the handling, preparing and storing of food to reduce the risk of becoming sick from foodborne illnesses. Unfortunately, 1 in 5 people will get a foodborne illness each year, with bacteria being the leading cause in most cases and usually arising from improper handling, storage or food preparation.  

Any person handling food, whether part of your job or cooking at home, should follow good food safety practices to prevent food from becoming contaminated and causing food poisoning. This includes food-related practices such as food handling, preparing, storage, heating and serving, food gardens, food experiences and cleaning food areas and equipment.  

The importance of food safety practices

Food must be stored correctly to protect it from contamination and at the right temperature to ensure it is safe to eat.  The recommended temperature to store potentially hazardous food is either 5°C or colder or 60°C or hotter when received, displayed, transported, or stored. 

To keep food safe:

• Keep storage areas clean, dry and free of pests
• Use food-safe containers to protect food
• Store food and containers off the ground and away from chemicals such as cleaning products
• Store potentially hazardous food below 5°C or above 60°C
• Store raw food such as meat and seafood covered and separate or below ready to eat food to avoid cross contamination
• Defrost food in the fridge
• Check food packaging is undamaged

Personal hygiene: 

• Make sure clothes, equipment and kitchen surfaces are clean 
• Tie long hair back
• Remove rings and watches during food preparation
• Always wash hands before handling food, between raw and cooked foods, after using the bathroom, coughing or sneezing and after handling waste

There are critical points during the purchase, storage, preparation and serving of foods, where food may become contaminated or exposed to conditions which promote unsafe bacterial growth. For more information, click on the button below to download a fact sheet on food storage and preparation. 

Food safety checklist

Do you conduct internal audits on food safety procedures at your service? There are a range of critical activities that need to be completed when it comes to food safety, such as during food purchasing, storage and preparation, as well as cleaning, equipment maintenance and pest control, to name a few.

Helping children learn about food safety

Check out the following tips on how to teach children food safety when helping in the kitchen: 

• Wash hands with warm water and soap. Rub hands together for 15 - 20 seconds, then rinse making sure all soap is gone. Pat dry with a paper towel
• Try singing the Happy Birthday song as a guide for how long it should take to wash and dry hands
• Wash hands before preparing food, after using the bathroom, sneezing or blowing their nose, and after touching pets
• Wash fruit and vegetables before using
• Keep high risk foods in the fridge until needed, such as meat, seafood, dairy and cooked rice
• Use different chopping boards and utensils for cooked foods and raw foods
• Keep stored food covered and label with the date the item was opened as well as the use by date, if applicable

This month we have a savoury platter as well as a one pot tomato and chicken pasta recipe to share. Try this one on your menu or share the recipes with families.
Happy cooking! 

Do you have a story that you would like to share with us? 

We would love to hear from subscribers and share some of your stories within our Nutrition in OSHC eNewsletter. Feel free to send us an email with your story along with some photos to share! 

For example, this could be a story about:
- Cooking experiences with children across the term or during vacation care
- Harvesting your vegetable or herb garden 
- Favourite recipes at your service 
- New menu items that promote healthy eating
- Upgrading your service's kitchen or dining space
- Your recent NQS assessment and rating score

Online training

We offer a suite of online training programs through our partner In Safe Hands. Click on the following buttons for more information and to register.

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Do you have a question for the Nutrition in OSHC team?

Feel free to give us a call (07 3257 4393) or email through your questions to oshc@naqld.org

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