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Maintaining food safety requires more than good hygiene practices—it requires a structured approach to identifying, assessing, and controlling risks throughout the food production process. This Understanding HACCP course provides a clear introduction to HACCP principles and their role in supporting food safety management within food businesses.

Through step-by-step video guidance, HACCP examples, and industry-focused learning, learners can gain a clearer understanding of how food safety risks are identified, monitored, and controlled throughout the food production process. The course simplifies key HACCP principles and helps learners understand how effective food safety systems support compliance and consumer protection.

Whether you work in catering, hospitality, food production, or food retail, this HACCP training course helps build confidence in understanding HACCP systems and food safety controls. By developing a stronger awareness of hazard management and compliance requirements, learners can better support safe food practices across a range of food environments.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Understand the purpose of HACCP
  • Explain the 7 principles of HACCP
  • Recognise common food safety hazards
  • Identify critical control points
  • Understand critical limits and monitoring
  • Apply corrective action procedures
  • Understand verification and validation processes
  • Maintain HACCP documentation and records
  • Understand HACCP team responsibilities
  • Support HACCP implementation and compliance

Certification

  • Instant digital certificate available upon completion
  • Printed certificate available for delivery (postal charges may apply)
  • Certification is recommended to be renewed every 3 years to stay updated
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Accreditation

This course is fully accredited by CPD and endorsed by QLS, ensuring recognised standards of quality and learning.

Who Should Take This Course

This course is suitable for anyone involved in food handling, food production, food safety management, or food hygiene responsibilities. It is particularly beneficial for individuals responsible for implementing, monitoring, or supporting HACCP systems.

Suitable for:

  • Food handlers
  • Catering staff
  • Kitchen supervisors
  • Food safety supervisors
  • Restaurant managers
  • Catering managers
  • Food production staff
  • Food business owners
  • Quality assurance personnel
  • Anyone interested in food safety management

Why Take This Course

HACCP is widely recognised as one of the most effective food safety management systems for identifying and controlling food safety risks. Understanding HACCP principles can help improve food safety standards, reduce contamination risks, and support regulatory compliance within food businesses.

This course helps you:

  • Understand HACCP principles
  • Improve food safety awareness
  • Recognise food safety hazards
  • Understand critical control points
  • Support food safety compliance
  • Improve food safety monitoring
  • Understand corrective actions
  • Strengthen record-keeping knowledge
  • Support HACCP implementation
  • Build confidence in food safety management

Through expert-led video lessons, visual demonstrations, and real-world food safety scenarios, learners can develop a clearer understanding of HACCP systems, hazard analysis, critical control points, and food safety responsibilities.

Job Opportunities & Salary Expectations in the UK

HACCP knowledge is highly valued across food manufacturing, catering, hospitality, retail food operations, and food production environments. While this course does not qualify learners for a specific profession, it can support individuals responsible for food safety management, compliance, and quality assurance activities.

Potential roles include:

  • Food Safety Supervisor – typically £24,000 – £40,000 per year
  • HACCP Coordinator – usually £26,000 – £45,000 per year
  • Quality Assurance Assistant – commonly £24,000 – £38,000 per year
  • Food Production Supervisor – typically £28,000 – £45,000 per year
  • Catering Manager – usually £30,000 – £50,000 per year
  • Restaurant Manager – commonly £28,000 – £45,000 per year
  • Food Safety Officer – typically £30,000 – £50,000 per year
  • Quality Assurance Officer – usually £28,000 – £45,000 per year

Salary levels vary depending on experience, employer, location, responsibilities, and additional training.

Entry Requirements

  • No formal qualifications are required
  • Basic English reading and communication skills are recommended
  • Interest in food safety and hygiene
  • Willingness to learn HACCP principles

This course is open to learners from all backgrounds and experience levels.

Course Curriculum

The detailed curriculum outline of our Understanding HACCP is as follows:

This module introduces the fundamentals of HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and explains its importance in food safety management. You will learn about the origins and purpose of HACCP, explore key UK food safety legislation, and understand the legal responsibilities of employers and employees. The module also provides an overview of the 7 HACCP principles and examines how HACCP is applied across different food businesses, including catering, hospitality, food manufacturing, and food production environments.

In this module, you will explore the different types of food safety hazards that can affect food products and consumer safety. You will learn how to identify biological, chemical, physical, and allergenic risks, understand hazard analysis processes, and examine how critical control points are determined. The module also explains the importance of critical limits and how they help maintain effective food safety controls throughout food handling operations.

This module focuses on the systems used to monitor food safety controls and respond effectively when issues arise. You will learn about monitoring procedures, corrective actions, verification and validation activities, and the importance of maintaining accurate HACCP documentation. The module also highlights the role of records in supporting traceability, demonstrating compliance, and ensuring food safety management systems remain effective.

In this final module, you will learn how HACCP systems are implemented and maintained within food businesses. The module explores the responsibilities of HACCP team members, the use of workplace tools such as flowcharts and checklists, and the importance of staff training and continuous improvement. It concludes with guidance on compliance checks, system reviews, and best practices for maintaining effective HACCP procedures within food environments.

FAQs

1. What is HACCP?

HACCP stands for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points. It is a food safety management system used to identify, assess, and control potential hazards that could affect food safety. HACCP helps food businesses prevent contamination, maintain food safety standards, and comply with legal requirements.

2. What are the 7 principles of HACCP?

The 7 principles of HACCP are hazard analysis, identifying critical control points (CCPs), establishing critical limits, monitoring procedures, corrective actions, verification procedures, and record keeping. Together, these principles form a structured approach to food safety management and risk control.

3. Why is HACCP important in food safety?

HACCP is important because it helps food businesses identify food safety risks before they become problems. By monitoring hazards and implementing control measures, HACCP supports food safety compliance, reduces contamination risks, and helps protect consumers from foodborne illnesses.

4. Who needs HACCP training?

HACCP training is beneficial for food handlers, kitchen staff, supervisors, managers, catering professionals, food manufacturers, quality assurance personnel, and anyone responsible for food safety management. Understanding HACCP is important for maintaining safe food handling practices and regulatory compliance.

Many food businesses in the UK are required to implement food safety procedures based on HACCP principles under food hygiene legislation, including Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 and relevant UK food safety requirements. HACCP helps businesses demonstrate effective food safety management.

6. What is a Critical Control Point (CCP)?

A Critical Control Point (CCP) is a stage within a food process where a control measure can be applied to prevent, eliminate, or reduce a food safety hazard to an acceptable level. Examples may include cooking, chilling, reheating, or packaging processes.

Course Curriculum

Introduction
Introduction 00:01:00
1: Understanding GDPR in the HR Context
1.1 What Is GDPR and Why It Matters 00:01:00
1.2 Personal Data and HR Responsibilities 00:01:00
1.3 The Six GDPR Principles in Practice 00:01:00
1.4 Lawful Bases for Processing in HR 00:01:00
Reading Materials
1.1 – What Is GDPR and Why It Matters 00:00:00
2: Collecting, Storing, and Sharing Employee Data
2.1 Recruitment and Onboarding 00:01:00
2.2 Employee Records and Performance Data 00:01:00
2.3 Third-Party Sharing and International Transfers 00:01:00
2.4 Storage, Retention, and Deletion 00:01:00
Reading Materials
2.1 – Recruitment and Onboarding 00:00:00
3: Employee Rights and HR Compliance
3.1 Understanding Employee Rights 00:01:00
3.2 Subject Access Requests (SARs) 00:01:00
3.3 Consent and Transparency in HR 00:01:00
3.4 Auditing and Proving Compliance 00:01:00
Reading Materials
3.1 – Understanding Employee Rights 00:00:00
4: Handling Data Breaches and Creating a Culture of Privacy
4.1 Recognising and Responding to Breaches 00:01:00
4.2 Reporting to the ICO and Affected Individuals 00:01:00
4.3 Embedding a Data Protection Culture in HR 00:01:00
4.4 Final Checklist and Course Recap 00:01:00
Reading Materials
4.1 – Recognising and Responding to Breaches 00:00:00
Conclusion
Conclusion 00:01:00
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