The Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (outdoors) has been designed to address the food safety needs of the catering and hospitality sector but adding the additions of cooking outdoors! This course is suitable for you if you are a Forest School Leader or assistant as you have the responsibility to keep children, young people and adults safe. It is aimed at those of you who perform a varied food handler’s role with some guidance and supervision. A multiple - choice test will conclude the course. After successful completion candidates will receive a certificate from Qualsafe and a ‘Blake Training’ certificate, personalising the additional outdoor food safety topics covered.

The qualification is designed to give an appreciation of good hygiene practice. There is emphasis on the 4 Cs (chilling, cooking, cleaning, contamination). Monitoring controls, corrective actions and methods of reporting examined as part of a food safety management system. Importance of Food Safety in the woods incorporating HACCP Microbes – Where are they “lurking”? Illnesses linked to food and the outdoors Hygiene Control - Temperature control, Storage, Handling,Preparation, Cooking, Equipment … Personal Hygiene Food Safety Control – planning a HACCP relevant to your practice.