Food Preparation
Give your team the essentials for safe, consistent food prep from thawing to cooking, cooling, display and packaging. This course builds confident, compliant habits that reduce risk and keep service moving.
Course overview
Food preparation is where most food safety risks can be controlled—or created. This short course shows staff how to manage temperatures, minimise time in the danger zone, prevent cross-contamination and handle single-use items correctly. Learners finish with clear, practical steps they can apply on every shift.
What you’ll learn
- Understand safe thawing methods and when to use them
- Identify potentially hazardous foods (PHFs) and manage time–temperature risks
- Apply cooking, cooling and reheating guidelines to control bacterial growth
- Protect unpackaged food during display, service and packaging
- Prevent cross-contamination through clean workflows and separation
- Handle and dispose of single-use items appropriately
- Record temperatures and corrective actions to meet food safety plans
Why choose this course?
- Reduces food safety incidents and compliance risk
- Improves consistency and speeds up service with clear procedures
- Reinforces due diligence aligned to the Food Standards Code
- Suits busy kitchens with a concise, practical online format.
Frequently asked questions
Our courses are designed for businesses in the hospitality industry looking to provide professional training for their staff.
At the moment, our courses are available exclusively to businesses through subscription plans.
If your employer has assigned you this course, simply log into our learning management system (LMS) using the credentials from your welcome email. Need help logging in? Contact our support team.
Contact our sales team or request a free demo to explore subscription options and pricing.
Enjoy unlimited access to our entire course library, including this course and any future additions.
Absolutely. We can tailor the course to fit your organisation’s specific needs, culture, and policies. Contact our sales team to explore customisation options.
Our courses are delivered online through our easy-to-use LMS platform or can be provided in SCORM format to integrate with your own LMS.
Absolutely! Schedule a free demo to explore our courses and platform.