OUR FOOD SAFETY AND HYGIENE COURSES

Highly Relevant, Approved Courses

We provide food safety courses and food hygiene courses in Singapore for food handlers and aspiring individuals seeking employment in the food service sector. Our programmes begin with food safety/hygiene course level 1 and progress to workplace safety and health for food and beverage operations. The courses provide the necessary knowledge and applications for learners to understand the significance of food hygiene and safety when handling or preparing food.

The objectives covered in Assure Safety’s food hygiene courses are as follows:

Maintaining good personal hygiene
Keeping equipment and the premises clean
Using safe ingredients
Handling and storing food safely
Workplace safety

Receiving proper training from our food hygiene courses will enable food service employees to enhance their productivity and skills as well as provide a positive service experience to the customers. In addition, it will make them eligible for the progressive wage model (PWM), which has now extended to the food services sector.

Why are Food Hygiene Courses in Singapore Important?

If you work in the food and beverage sector, food safety law requires you to understand food safety processes in order to prevent contamination and protect consumers from harm such as food poisoning, allergic reactions, or injuries.

Along with legal compliance, food hygiene courses are crucial to ensure that you are aware of safe and hygienic methods for handling, preparing, and storing food. They also equip you with the necessary skills to minimise food waste, clean effectively and facilitate a welcoming environment for customers.

The law mandates that anyone who handles, prepares, or serves food – including chefs, catering helpers, waiters, bar workers, and stock replenishment staff – receive food safety training in order to perform their duties to the highest standards. However, food safety courses are not limited to food service workers alone. Food hygiene training should be provided to all employees who work in a catering, manufacturing, or retail setting, including business owners, managers, and supervisors.

What is the Progressive Wage Model (PWM)?

Singapore citizens and permanent residents (PRs) are covered by the progressive wage model in Sectoral Progressive Wages in cleaning, security, landscaping, elevator and escalator, retail, and food services. It enables full-time lower-wage food service employees to receive annual salary increments starting from the 1st of March, 2023.

For Singapore citizens and PR food service workers, successfully completing at least two WSQ courses is mandatory to meet the food services progressive wage model training requirements. Therefore, employers must ensure the staff at their F&B establishments complete the required food safety courses or food hygiene courses in Singapore from the list of approved WSQ training modules to renew existing work passes or apply for new work passes.

All employers are eligible for the following grace period to comply with the food services PWM training requirements.

For new hires: Six months from the start of employment

All F&B positions under SFA license are required

Food Safety Course Level 1 (Food Hygiene Course)

Food Safety Course (Level 1) (AOP) (English & Chinese)

Kitchen assistant / Cook / Food Service Counter Attendant / Food/Drink Stall Assistant

Workplace Safety and Health for Food & Beverage Operations (Level 2)

Waiter / Waiter Supervisor / Food/Drink Stall Assistant

Customer Service Excellence (Level 1)

Customer Service Excellence (Level 1)(AOP)

Manager

Food Safety & Hygiene Course (Level 3) – Food Hygiene Officer Course

Workplace Safety & Health for Food & Beverage Operations (Level 3)