Follow Basic Food Safety Practices HLTFSE001
To complete the practical assessments, you will be required to work 3 shifts (of minimum 3 hours each) after your course enrollment date, have a supervisor observe you, and sign off on the supervisory report.
Same-Day Certificates
CTA will issue your Statement of Attainment on the same day as when you submit your assessments if the following conditions are met:
- All assessments submitted before 4 pm AEST
- You pass your assessments
- Your USI number has been verified.
While we aim to send all certificates and Statement of Attainments on the same day, occasionally, there can be delays of up to 2 days, especially around public holidays. For more information, please contact our support team via live chat or at 0738788977. Need a USI number? You can get one here.
Your USI Number
We are unable to issue your SOA without your USI number. To ensure there are no delays, please submit your USI prior to submitting your final assessment. You can do this via the LMS, live chat, phone or by emailing us at [email protected].
HLTFSE001 for International students and Visa holders
Visa holders and international students (excluding subclass 500 if you are on a subclass 500 visa you need to find a Training Orgnaisation which is CRICOS Registered ) can undertake this course through CTA Training Specialists. You will require a USI to receive your Statement of Attainment. You can apply for one here if you still need to get one.
About the HLTFSE001 Course
The HLTFSE001 Follow Basic Food Safety Practices course is designed to equip individuals with the foundational knowledge and skills to maintain food safety in various food service environments.
It is ideal for those starting their careers in aged care, childcare, or other health and community industries. This unit of competency along with ‘HLTFSE005 Apply and monitor food safety requirements’ and ‘HLTFSE007 Oversee the day-to-day implementation of food safety in the workplace’ make up the HLTSS00061 Food safety supervision skill set for community services and health industries.
This course covers various topics essential for understanding and implementing basic food safety practices. Key focus areas include:
Comply with personal hygiene standards as required by the food safety program:
- Follow personal hygiene procedures.
- Report health conditions and/or illness and follow organisation procedures for continuing participation in food services.
- Follow organisation requirements for wearing bandages and dressings.
- Wear appropriate clothing, personal protective clothing and footwear and maintain cleanliness to avoid contamination.
- Follow hand washing procedures and use required facilities.
Contribute to the cleanliness of food handling areas according to the food safety program:
- Maintain the workplace in a clean and tidy order to meet workplace requirements.
- Comply with workplace measures to prevent pests from entering food premises.
- Identify and report indicators of pest presence.
Follow the food safety program:
- Handle and store food according to the food safety program.
- Store, use and dispose of single-use items appropriately to avoid damage and contamination.
- Keep food for disposal separate and follow procedures for food disposal
- Identify and report processes and practices inconsistent with the food safety program.
- Take corrective action within your level of responsibility.
- Report any corrective action to the supervisor per legislative and organisation documentation requirements.
This course is delivered online and can be completed at your own pace. Students have 3 months to complete it and can do it in multiple settings if required.
This unit of competency has both practical and online assessments. The online assessments are quizzes that can be completed through the learning management system. To complete your practical assessments, you will need a supervisor to observe you and sign off on a supervisory report three (3) times on three (3) shifts. Each shift must be after your course enrolment date and at least three (3) hours long.
The shifts must be done in a kitchen-equipped workplace. This could be a hospital, childcare centre, aged care centre, or community food service. If you aren’t currently employed, you can volunteer at a food-based charity to complete your practical assessments.
In most cases, a supervisor is your direct supervisor with food experience at work. If such a person is not available, it can be one of the following:
- A manager of a food business
- A person with 12 months of commercial food experience
- A food safety supervisor or chef
- Someone with one of the following qualifications:
- HLTSS00061 – Food safety supervision skill set – for community services and health industries or
- SITSS00069 – Food Safety Supervision Skill Set.
Once submitted, our staff will contact your supervisor to verify the report.
Your HLTFSE001 Follow Basic Food Safety Practices statement of attainment does not expire and is valid throughout Australia. You are not required to complete a refresher course.
If this unit of competency is completed as part of the HLTSS00061 – Food safety supervision skill set – for community services and health industries, it must be renewed every five years.
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FAQs
HLTFSE001 refers to the nationally recognised unit of competency HLTFSE001 – Follow Basic Food Safety Practices. It is an entry-level unit for those wanting to work in a food-handling role within the health and community industries. This includes aged care and childcare.
Your HLTFSE001 Statement of Attainment does not expire, and you are not required to renew it. However, if this competency is part of the HLTSS00069 Food Safety Supervision Skill Set training package, it must be redone every five years to keep your food safety supervisor certificate current.
Both units of competencies are entry-level courses for safe food handling. SITXFSA005 is for tourism, hospitality and catering workers, and HLTFSE001 is for health and community industry workers in areas such as community services, health food services, aged care and childcare.
HLTFSA001 is a nationally recognised competency that is valid in all states if undertaken through an approved training provider such as CTA Training Specialists.
The course for HLTFSE001 Follow Basic Food Safety Practices can be completed online. CTA offers students 3 months from enrolment to complete the course. There is no requirement to finish the course in one setting. You can easily save your progress and pick up where you left off.
To enrol multiple students in the same course please fill in the below form. We offer a discount for bulk bookings.
Discount Offers for Bulk Enquiries
| Purchase of 5-9 of the same course: | 5% discount |
| Purchase of 10-19 of the same course: | 10% discount |
| Purchase of 20+ of the same course: | 20% discount |
A USI number. If you don’t have one, you can get one here.
A unique personal email address
A suitable device with a strong internet connection to do the course.
Access to a recording device to record the practical aspects of the assessments.
The course takes approximately 4-6 hours and can be completed in one setting. However, CTA offers students up to 3 months to complete the course. If you require an extension, please email us at [email protected]
