Get Food Safety Certified.
If you are starting in a kitchen, a cafe or a food counter, you need the paperwork. A short, practical class in a commercial training kitchen.
Course Snapshot
- ✓Nationally recognised unit of competency
- ✓Taught in a commercial training kitchen
- ✓No prerequisites to enrol
- ✓Statement of attainment on completion
Why Do This Course
The One Food Handlers Need
If you touch food at work, this unit covers keeping it safe. Kitchens, cafes, counters and food retail all use it.
Taught In A Real Kitchen
Small hands-on classes in a commercial training kitchen, not a room with slides.
Counts Toward A Certificate III
You get a statement of attainment. It is recorded towards a SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.
Where This Certificate Gets Used
Food handler
Kitchen support staff
Fast food or cafe assistant
Retail food worker
Settings where this unit is commonly required, not promised outcomes. Some workplaces must also name a food safety supervisor, which is a separate certificate. Check what your state and workplace require.
What You'll Learn
What You’ll Get
In the Course
- ✓Personal hygiene, the habits that prevent contamination
- ✓Organisational procedures, following the ones set for you
- ✓The Food Standards Code, what food handlers must comply with
- ✓Practical demonstration, showing it in a real kitchen
How It Runs
- ✓6 hours, one short course
- ✓Commercial training kitchen, hands-on, small groups
- ✓Some online theory, alongside the classroom work
- ✓No work placement, nothing to arrange afterwards
What Makes It Different
Here is what stands out in this course.
The unit is about hygiene habits that stop food being contaminated and making someone ill. That is the whole job of it.
Practical demonstrations and workplace skill checks, not just a quiz. You show the habits rather than describe them.
After this unit you may go on to a food safety supervisor certificate. Some workplace roles require it.
What You'll Earn
SITXFSA005 Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety
Nationally recognised unit of competency · RTO 22172
A Statement Of Attainment
Successful participants get a statement of attainment. It is recorded towards a SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery.
Checked On The National Register
We check the unit code and the college on the national training register before this page goes up. SITXFSA005 is current. The college is registered to deliver and assess it.
Part Of The National Package
The unit sits in the national training package for hospitality.
How It Works
Ask About Dates And Cost
Enquire and confirm the current fee and the next class date before you book. The fee is published two different ways on the college's page.
Get Your USI
You need a Unique Student Identification number. Apply online, or let the college's admin staff apply for you.
Do The Course
Six hours, hands-on in a commercial training kitchen, with some online theory.
Leave Certified
Complete the assessments and receive your statement of attainment for SITXFSA005.
How to Get Started
Common Questions
What does it cost?
We are not quoting a figure. The college publishes two different fees on the same page. One sits in the course details, the other against the bookable session. Ask an advisor to confirm the current fee before you book.
Do I need experience to start?
None. There are no prerequisites. The course is delivered and assessed in English, so you need to read, write and understand English at a competent level.
How long does it take?
6 hours.
Where is it held?
In a commercial training kitchen, with classroom delivery and some online theory. Confirm the venue with the college when you book. More than one address is published.
Is this the food safety supervisor certificate?
It is not. In some states a business must name a food safety supervisor. That person needs a separate certificate. You can go on to it after this unit.
How is it assessed?
Practical demonstrations, knowledge checks and workplace skill checks.
Do I need a USI?
Yes. A Unique Student Identification number is required. Apply online, or let the college's admin staff apply for you.
What do I get at the end?
A statement of attainment for SITXFSA005, recorded as partial completion of a SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery. That is a nationally recognised unit, not a full qualification.
About the College
This course is delivered by Melbourne City Institute of Education, a registered training organisation, RTO 22172.
The practical work runs in a commercial training kitchen. More than one kitchen address is published for this course, so confirm the venue when you book. The college also teaches hospitality, health, community services, aged care, early childhood and English language teaching.
Your Future Starts Today
Picture your first shift on the line, where nobody has to tell you twice about clean hands.