Food Safety and HACCP Training Level 5

Overview

What You’ll Learn

Understand the purpose and structure of HACCP systems in food businesses

Interpret key food safety legislation and workplace responsibilities more clearly

Identify biological, chemical, and physical food safety hazards in practical settings

Plan and create a HACCP-based system with stronger process awareness

Apply the 7 principles of HACCP in a more practical and workplace-relevant way

Monitor critical control points and respond more confidently when standards move out of range

Maintain food safety records, documentation, and verification procedures more effectively

Support audits, reviews, corrective action planning, and continuous improvement activity

Overview

When food safety procedures are clear, monitored, and documented properly, businesses operate with far greater control. This Food Safety and HACCP Training Level 5 course is a practical and structured way to understand how HACCP supports safer food handling, stronger compliance, and more effective day-to-day food safety management across UK food businesses.

It explains advanced food safety and HACCP topics in a clear and manageable way so you can build confidence without feeling overwhelmed. You will learn how food safety legislation, hazard analysis, critical control points, critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective action, verification, documentation, auditing, and emergency planning all connect within a working food safety system. Step by step, the course helps you understand how HACCP works in practice, not just as a theory.

This CPD-accredited course supports professional development for managers, supervisors, HACCP team members, quality assurance staff, and business owners with food safety responsibilities. If you want to strengthen your understanding of food safety management systems, improve compliance awareness, and build more confidence in monitoring, auditing, and review processes, this course offers a clear and practical place to start.

Key Highlights

Learn how HACCP supports food safety management in UK food businesses
Understand food safety legislation, food safety hazards, and system planning
Explore how to create, implement, monitor, and review a HACCP-based system
Build awareness of verification, documentation, auditing, and emergency procedures
Study online at your own pace with flexible access
Receive a CPD certificate on successful completion

Accreditation & Recognition

This course offers recognised CPD training to support practical professional development in food safety and HACCP management. It is designed to help learners build useful workplace knowledge through flexible online study while improving confidence in food safety systems, monitoring, documentation, and compliance-focused responsibilities.

CPD-accredited and designed for professional development
100% online, flexible, self-paced learning for UK learners
Online multiple-choice exam with unlimited retakes
Digital CPD certificate available on successful completion
Supports stronger workplace understanding of HACCP, auditing, and food safety management systems

Assessment & Certification

The assessment process is simple, clear, and designed to support your learning. There are no hidden fees, and everything is structured to help you progress with confidence at your own pace. You’ll complete an online multiple-choice exam with instant results, so you know exactly how you’re doing. A 60% pass mark is required, and you’ll have unlimited retakes, giving you the freedom to improve without pressure.

Once you pass, you’ll be able to order a digital CPD-accredited certificate. The hardcopy version will be available for an additional price of £24.99 only. This CPD-accredited certificate of achievement confirms that you have completed the Diploma in Xero Accounting and Bookkeeping course and supports your ongoing professional development.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is designed for learners who already hold, or are moving towards, greater responsibility in food safety, HACCP planning, compliance, supervision, or food operations. It is especially suitable for professionals who need stronger system-level understanding rather than basic food hygiene awareness alone.

Food safety managers
Catering and kitchen managers
Food production supervisors
HACCP team members
Quality assurance staff
Compliance support staff
Hospitality professionals with food safety responsibility
Business owners responsible for food handling systems

Career Opportunities & Progression

Completing this course can support progression into food safety, compliance, supervisory, and quality-focused roles where HACCP understanding is valuable. It helps strengthen your profile for broader workplace responsibility by building practical knowledge in food safety systems, monitoring, documentation, auditing, and review.

Potential roles you may explore:

Food Safety Manager
HACCP Coordinator
Quality Assurance Support Officer
Catering Supervisor
Food Production Supervisor
Compliance Support Officer

Key Skills You’ll Gain

These skills are designed to improve your food safety awareness and support your ability to manage HACCP-related responsibilities in a clearer, more structured, and more confident way.

Hazard identification and food safety risk awareness
Food safety decision-making in operational settings
Critical control point monitoring awareness
Corrective action planning and response thinking
Verification and review understanding
Food safety documentation and record-keeping awareness
Internal audit awareness and system-checking confidence
Stronger compliance communication across food operations

Why Study with Royal Open College

Royal Open College is a trusted UK training provider offering practical, CPD-accredited courses designed to build useful workplace knowledge. Our food safety courses focus on clarity, structure, and responsible professional development, helping learners strengthen their understanding without confusion or exaggerated claims.

CPD-accredited online training designed for practical learning
Clear course structure from HACCP foundations to auditing and review
Useful coverage for managers, supervisors, QA staff, and compliance-focused learners
Flexible online study that fits around professional responsibilities
Transparent course content and learner-friendly course design

Enrol today to build practical HACCP knowledge, strengthen your food safety understanding, and study online at your own pace with Royal Open College.

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QLS Endorsed

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CPD Group Member

As proud members of The CPD Group, every course carries CPD hours to log, helping you meet annual CPD requirements while building your expertise.

RoSPA Member

Our RoSPA membership means course content shaped by the UK leading accident prevention experts, helping you spot hazards and keep your workplace safe.

Association of Healthcare Trainers

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