Duration
1 Day 7.5 Hour
Full course fee before SSG funding
WSQ Food Safety Course Level 1 is a Singapore Food Agency, SFA accredited course. Participants will be trained in learning the basics of food safety and hygiene required to be certified food handlers. Upon successful completion, participants will have the competency to work in kitchens, hawkers, food and beverage industry as required by SFA.
From 30 November 2020, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), together with SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), revised the Basic Food Hygiene Course and renamed it as WSQ Food Safety Course Level 1.
Available in English, Chinese and Malay. Also, available for level 2 and level 3.
WSQ Food Safety Course Level 1 Singapore
Under the SAFE framework, all food handlers in non-retail food establishments must attend and pass WSQ Food Safety and Hygiene Level 1. Food handlers in existing non-retail food establishments can now start attending the WSQ Food Safety and Hygiene Level 1 to meet the requirements in July 2023. You can find more information on training courses for Food Handlers and Food Hygiene Officers under Safety Assurance for Food Establishment (SAFE) Framework.
Train Food Handlers to follow Food and Beverage Safety and Hygiene Policies and Procedures to ensure food safety.
Attire
- Wear Covered Shoes / Sneakers with socks
- Have Clean, Short, Trimmed Nails
- Tie up Medium/Long hair
- Wear Long/Full Pants
1) Practise Good Personal Hygiene
- Importance of good personal hygiene
- Impact of good personal hygiene on prevention of food-borne illnesses
- Apply hand washing procedures
- Importance of working only when in good health
- Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations
2) Use Safe Ingredients
- Use safe and wholesome food ingredients
- How to clean and wash food as required
3) Handling Food Safely
- Impact of safe defrosting to prevent contamination
- Considerations for handling high-risk food
- Considerations for handling ready-to-eat food
- Importance of maintaining food hygiene during food transportation
- Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations
- Separate and label meat grinders used for processing mutton, pork, and beef
Course Provider: AESTHETICAR PTE. LTD.
UEN: 201400645K
Course Reference Number: TGS-2022016432
Mode Of Training: Classroom
Funding Validity Period: 31 Oct 2022 – 09 Oct 2026
Individual Sponsored Trainee / Company Sponsored Trainee
- Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- From 1 October 2023, all attendance taking for SkillsFuture Singapore’s (SSG) funded courses must be done digitally via the Singpass App. This applies to both physical and synchronous e-learning courses
- Trainee must achieve at least 75% attendance
- Trainee must pass all prescribed tests / assessments, and attain 100% competency
- We reserve the right to claw back the funded amount from trainee if he/she did not meet the eligibility criteria
Individual Sponsored Trainee
SkillsFuture Credit:
- Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.
UTAP:
- his course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
- NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.
Company Sponsored Trainee
Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:
- $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
- AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
Individual Sponsored Trainee
SkillsFuture Credit:
- Eligible Singapore Citizens can use their SkillsFuture Credit to offset course fee payable after funding.
UTAP:
- his course is eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP).
- NTUC members can enjoy up to 50% funding (capped at $250 per year) under UTAP.
Company Sponsored Trainee
Absentee Payroll (AP) Funding:
- $4.50 per hour, capped at $100,000 per enterprise per calendar year.
- AP funding will be computed based on the actual number of training hours attended by the trainee.
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