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Food Safety Training

Level 2 Award in Healthier Foods and Special Diets

Duration
1 day

The CIEH Level 2 Award in Healthier Food and Special Diets has been developed as an accredited nutrition qualification in light of increased public interest in this area. Consumers have become increasingly aware of the effects of a poor diet and businesses are keen to understand the links between diet and health to meet changing customer demands.

This qualification will benefit anyone who prepares and serves food as it provides candidates with a good, basic understanding of nutrition that will enable them to plan well-balanced meals that will have a positive impact on health.

Candidates wishing to sit this course will need to provide photographic identification in the form of a valid:

  • Passport
  • Driving licence
  • Work idendification
  • Age 'Prove It' card

Course Objectives

Successful completion of the training programme and assessment will enable candidates to understand:

  • The relationship between health and diet
  • Individual nutritional requirements of different groups of people
  • Specific standards and recommendations that apply to catering for certain groups
  • How food preparation and processing affects the nutritional value of food
  • The significance of information on food labels
Course Agenda

This qualification will cover the following topics:

  • The relationship between nutrition, diet and health
  • The nutritional requirements of different population groups
  • Current policy, legislation and voluntary guidelines
  • The effects of food processing on nutrient content
  • Nutrition labelling
Assessment

The examination will consist of an examination paper with 30 multiple choice questions. Candidates will be given 1 hour to complete this. In order to pass the exam, candidates must achieve 20 correct answers or more.

Suggested Progression

Level 3 Award in Spervising Food Safety

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