Ascentis Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering

Qualification Overview

The Ascentis Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering qualification is designed to give learners the knowledge and understanding of the principles of keeping food safe. The qualification introduces the learner to key issues in Food Safety: taking responsibility for their own food safety and hygiene, keeping work areas clean and keeping food safe. The qualification can be used in an induction programme or integrated with a longer programme of study within a vocational area.

There are several features of this qualification that make it very appropriate for its target learners:

• Assessment and certification can be offered throughout the year, allowing maximum flexibility for centres
• Can be delivered either as a classroom-based course or as a blended learning programme
• Assessments are offered through an online multiple-choice test that is designed to be taken at the end of the course. Assessments can only be requested as a paper-based assessment, where required as a reasonable adjustment.
• There are online resources that can be used alongside the teaching

Aims

The aims of the qualification are to enable learners:

• To take responsibility for their own food safety and keeping food safe
• To understand the importance of keeping themselves clean and hygienic
• To understand the importance of keeping work areas clean and hygienic

Target Group

The qualification is aimed at a range of learners, including

• Young people wishing to pick up an award as part of another learning programme
• Young people aged 14 – 19 who are in various learning environments
• Adult learners

Assessment Method

This qualification is assessed through the completion of an Ascentis-devised multiple-choice test that is carried out at the completion of the course.

The grading of this qualification is pass or fail.