Professional Online Training
Achieving Food Hygiene Rating Level 5
A focused course explaining how the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme works, covering scoring criteria, appeals, Safer Food Better Business and practical steps towards stronger hygiene outcomes
From £35 + VAT
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Course Details
- Duration: 50 mins
- Delivery: Online and self-paced
Who This Course Is For
This course is relevant to anyone involved in running or managing food premises subject to inspection under the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme.
- Food business owners and managers seeking to understand how ratings are determined
- Staff responsible for hygiene standards and cleaning structures within a food premises
- Anyone preparing a business for a food hygiene inspection or considering an appeal
Course Content
The course is structured into the following modules:
- Food Hygiene Ratings – An Introduction — Introduces the National Food Hygiene Rating Scheme and what the ratings represent.
- Scoring Criteria — Explains the criteria inspectors use and how these feed into a final score.
- Appeals — Covers the process available to businesses wishing to appeal a given rating.
- Safer Food Better Business (SFBB) — Looks at the SFBB management system and its role in supporting legal compliance.
- E.Coli — Covers E.Coli as a relevant food safety consideration within the rating scheme.
- Good Hygiene Structure and Cleaning — Sets out practical hygiene and cleaning structures to support higher ratings.
- Final Assessment — Brings together the course content in a concluding assessment.
Course Information
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Buy for Yourself or Your Team
Choose one seat for yourself or add places for colleagues. Each learner receives their own course access.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does completing this course guarantee a Level 5 food hygiene rating
No. The course is designed to prepare you well to work towards higher ratings, but it does not guarantee a 5 rating and no liability is accepted for lower ratings given.
Does this course cover what happens if I disagree with a rating
Yes. The course includes a module on Appeals, explaining how food hygiene rating scores can be appealed.
