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Overview: Food Safety Certificate VIC
In Victoria, the requirement set by Food Safety Victoria mandates that all food businesses nominate a trained Food Safety Supervisor who has completed the required certification. This training ensures familiarity with the Food Standards Code, and it typically has to be renewed every five years through a recognised RTO to ensure ongoing compliance and updated industry knowledge.
State Summary
Regulating Body: Department of Health and Human Services
Key Legislation: Food Act 1984 (VIC)
Certificates Applicable:
- Community & Health Food Safety Handler Refresher
- Community & Health Food Safety Supervisor
- Food Processing Industry FSS (Food Safety Supervisor)
- Food Processing Industry FSS Refresher (Food Safety Supervisor Refresher)
- Health & Community Services FSS Refresher (Level 1 & 2)
- Health & Community Services Food Safety Handler
- Hospitality & Retail Food Safety Handler – Level 1
- Hospitality & Retail FSS (Level 1 & 2)
- Hospitality & Retail FSS Refresher
Food Safety Supervisor VIC
Required for all Class 1 and Class 2 food premises, which include high and medium-risk food businesses.
Food Safety Supervisor Requirement
Food Safety Supervisor Training
Food Safety Supervisor Renewal
Find the perfect match SUPERVISOR certificate
Food Safety Handler VIC
Food handlers in Class 1 and Class 2 food premises must undergo food safety training. Class 1 includes hospitals and aged care facilities, while Class 2 includes restaurants and cafes.
Food Safety Handler Requirement
Food Safety Handler Training
Food Safety Handler Renewal
Find the perfect match HANDLER certificate
Opportunities in VIC Food Safety?
Victoria offers a diverse range of opportunities for food safety certificate holders, particularly in educational institutions, corporate catering, and local markets. Jobs include canteen staff in schools and universities, corporate dining staff, food preparers, and retail food workers. Fast food chains, event catering companies, and local food stalls also seek individuals with food safety training to maintain hygiene standards and prevent food borne illnesses.
Food Safety Handler
- Cafes and Restaurants: Roles such as kitchen hand, food preparer, and waitstaff in the hospitality industry.
- Educational Institutions: Positions in school and university canteens, assisting in food preparation and service.
- Corporate Catering: Opportunities in corporate dining facilities, handling food for office staff and events.
- Local Markets: Jobs in farmers’ markets and food stalls, ensuring safe food handling and service.
- Fast Food Chains: Positions in fast food restaurants, maintaining hygiene standards in food preparation and service.
Food Safety Supervisor
- Educational Institutions: Supervisory roles in school canteens and university food services.
- Event Management: Roles in event catering, ensuring food safety at large-scale events.
- Corporate Catering: Positions in corporate dining facilities, overseeing food safety for staff and visitors.
- Local Government: Opportunities as food safety inspectors or compliance officers, working with local councils.
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Hospitality or Retail?
If you need a Food Safety Supervisor qualification for a hospitality or retail food business, you will need Level 1 & Level 2 – unit codes SITXFSA001 & SITXFSA002.
See here: Hospitality & Retail Food Safety Courses
(if you are based in NSW then please look here: NSW Food Safety Courses)
Community & Health?
If you want a Food Safety Supervisor qualification for working in early childhood, aged care, and hospitals, then you will need to choose HLTFSE001 and HLTFSE007, and then HLTFSE005.
See here: Community & Health Food Safety Courses
Food Processing Industry?
Bakeries, food processing, and food manufacturers require the following food safety units FBPFSY1002 and FBPFSY2002.
Whilst there are no prerequisites to completing the majority of the Food Safety Certificates, it is crucial to enrol in the course that is relevant to your industry of work. Students complete the courses for a diverse range of reasons, but completing coursework outside your industry of work, may not qualify you for your relevant sector.
Regarding the hospitality & retail industry, all units of competency in the relevant courses are transferable to the retail sector and vice versa. Community and health services units are only applicable in that field.
For advice on the right course for you, we encourage you to speak with your employer or local council about the requirements in your State or Territory. Alternatively, you may get in contact with a member of the CFT team at 1300 665 633 or via support@cft.edu.au.
No – all CFT courses are completely online and are designed to allow students to complete the requirements at their own pace.
Students can log in and out as they wish to pick up on training where they left off. Courses are accessible at any time, and anywhere, with access available 24/7, 365 days per year.
Compared to the other states’ food safety courses, NSW operates under different legislation, requiring different competencies.
The NSW Food Authority has a prerequisite for the subsequent certificate to be issued in the New South Wales Food Authority format. As CFT is an approved provider and RTO, we are supplied with these ‘blank’ certificates, which will be filled in with the student’s; details and recorded by the NSW Food Authority upon completion of their relevant food safety courses.
If you are based in NSW then please look here: NSW Food Safety Courses)
Studying at your own pace will see completion times vary between students.
How long it takes you to complete the course will depend on the amount of time you have to study and complete the course, any existing food safety knowledge, and other external factors.
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