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Highfield Food Safety Courses
Food Safety

Highfield Food Safety Courses

Highfield-accredited food safety qualifications from Level 1 to Level 4. Tailored for catering, manufacturing and retail, covering handlers, supervisors and managers.

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Duration
Half day (Level 1) to five days (Level 4). Duration confirmed once you choose the level.
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Delivery
Delivered on-site at your premises. Tailored to your industry - catering, manufacturing or retail.
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Accreditation
Highfield-accredited qualifications, Level 1 through Level 4.
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Suitable for
Food handlers, supervisors, managers and future supervisors across catering, manufacturing and retail. Level chosen to match role and industry.
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Certification
Highfield-accredited certificate at the chosen level on successful completion. Refresher cadence per Highfield guidance for the specific qualification.
Overview

Highfield-accredited food safety, matched to role and industry

Training, supervision and instruction are legal requirements for all food handlers. Opus delivers a full range of Highfield food safety courses covering catering, manufacturing and retail at Level 1 through Level 4 - from food handlers through to supervisors and managers responsible for food safety management systems. Delivered on-site at your premises and aligned to the industry-specific Highfield syllabus. The level chosen depends on the role and the industry.

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Process

Three steps to a certified team

Pick the course, confirm a date, and we run the training. Every delegate leaves with a certificate - clear booking, clear agenda, no admin chase.

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Level chosen for role and industry

Opus works with you to select the right level and industry variant - catering, manufacturing or retail - based on roles, responsibilities and the food safety management systems in place. Level 1 through Level 4 available.

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Level 1 through Level 4 available
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Catering, manufacturing and retail variants
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Level matched to role and responsibility
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Delivered on-site to Highfield syllabus

Courses are delivered on-site at your premises to the Highfield syllabus. Up to 12 delegates per session. Content, exercises and scenarios are drawn from your industry so delegates apply what they learn directly to their work.

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Delivered to the Highfield syllabus
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Up to 12 delegates per session
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Industry-specific examples and exercises
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Highfield-accredited certificate

Successful delegates receive a Highfield-accredited certificate at the chosen level. Opus can log the certificate into your training matrix so the record sits alongside wider food safety documentation.

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Highfield-accredited certificate at chosen level
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Logged into your training matrix on request
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Refresher reminders for managed clients
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COURSE OVERVIEW

What to expect from this course

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What's covered

Level 1 (half day): food safety basics for low-risk roles. Level 2 (1 day): food handlers - hazards, personal hygiene, temperature control, cleaning. Level 3 (3 days): supervisors - managing hazards, the supervisor role, food safety management systems. Level 4 (5 days, catering): managers - compliance, operational requirements, implementing and maintaining food safety management.

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Who it's for

Food handlers, supervisors and managers across catering, manufacturing and retail. Level 1 suits low-risk roles like stock and store room staff. Level 2 suits food handlers. Level 3 suits supervisors. Level 4 is for managers in catering.

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Prerequisites

None for Level 1 or 2. Level 3 and Level 4 benefit from delegates already holding or working at the level below, though not strictly required by Highfield.

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What you get

Highfield-accredited certificate at the chosen level. Training, supervision and instruction are essential legal requirements for all food handlers - delegates leave with the confidence and expertise to deliver food safely and meet legal requirements for their role.

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What non-compliance actually cost your business

67%

Reduction in near-miss incidents

£28K

Saved on insurance premiums annually

6hrs

Audit prep time per branch

McLaughlan Transport
Danny McLaughlan, Workshop Director
8 sites • West Midlands • 150 employees
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Opus gave us a robust, results-based safety programme that put us in control of compliance performance. The Opus team are there whenever we need them with insightful sector knowledge and commercially sound safety advice.
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Ready to get your team certified?

Speak with the team about booking this course, when our next dates are, and when it fits around your schedule.

Scheduled around your operations · On-site or e-learning · Certificate on completion

No Commitment
No hard sell
We'll tell you where gaps are
Live platform, no slide decks

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the course be delivered at our site?

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How long is each course?

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Which level do my staff need?

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