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NSW Food Safety Supervisor Online - Retail Sector 

From 1 September 2015 to be certified as an FSS for a food premise in NSW and issued a valid certificate, a person must attain required units of competency from an approved RTO under the FSS program.

The units of competency must incorporate three key focus areas determined by the Food Authority and published on its website:

1. safe egg handling
2. allergen management
3. cleaning and sanitising practices.​

This NSW Food Authority approved online course is the fastest way to get your Food Safety Supervisor certificate.  Star in 2 minutes and come and go as you please. Qualified trainers are available to assist you via phone or email.  Food Safety Supervisor training is mandatory in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory.  Progressive employers in other states and territories may require a Food Safety Supervisor qualification. ​

Handle Food Safely in a Retail Environment - SIRRFSA001 
$120 GST free (on sale today was $150)

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For the hospitality version of this course click here

For basic food hygiene for food handlers click here

What you will learn

SIRRFSA001 - Handle food safely in a retail environment
Upon the successful completion of the course, participants are accepted as qualified Food Safety Supervisors in the retail & hospitality sectors in all states - read below for ACT. 
Training is delivered by 5 Star Retail Training Pty Ltd RTO #45332
To access the student handbook please click here.
Delivery:  100% online.  
Duration:  4-8 hours including online assessment plus work based task (minimum of 3 shifts).
You will learn: 

• Personal hygiene
• Cross contamination
• Safe food handling
  
• Allergen management
  
• Food storage & temperature control
• Cleaning, sanitation & pest control
• Food Safety Plan, basic monitoring and record keeping
• Role and responsibilities of a Food Safety Supervisor

How you will be assessed

The online course is delivered in 9 short sections with an assessment quiz after each section.
Section 1: Introduction to food safety
Section 2: Understanding contamination
Section 3: You and your workplace
Section 4: SimHotel - Practice your skills - interactive simulation
Section 5: Typical workplace tasks
Section 6: Supervisors and food safety programs
Section 7: SimHotel - Receipt of goods - interactive simulation
Section 8: SimHotel - Food preparation - interactive simulation
Section 9: SimHotel - Hold, sell, display - interactive simulation
In addition, participants will be required to complete a work based task for Assessment.

Requirements

• Students must be over 15 years old
• Students must successfully complete a LLN test to confirm the ability to effectively undertake the course
• This program has been designed to be delivered through on-line delivery. Students must have the ability to access to a computer and the internet to complete this course.
• Students must be employed in a suitable workplace that has access to specific equipment/ resources to support the assessment process. As part of the course, the employer or workplace supervisor of the student must complete an observation report of the student's practical skills and sign a declaration that indicates the student is their employee and the workplace has the equipment/ resources required for assessment.  Click here to view the workplace assessment task

Learning Outcome

1. A statement of attainment for the nationally recognised unit of competency SIRRFSA001 - Handle food safely in a retail environment  (Food Safety Supervisor) ​
2. A NSW Food Authority Food Safety Supervisor certificate - a PDF version will be emailed to you within 2 business days and a hard copy mailed to you within 5-10 days*.

*It is a requirement that the RTO provide your personal details to the NSW Food Authority in order to issue your NSW Food Safety Supervisor certificate.

USI

​Unique Student Identifier From 1 January 2015 if you are undertaking nationally recognised training delivered by a registered training organisation you will need to have a reference number called a Unique Student Identifier (USI). More information is available at www.usi.gov.au .

Roles and quality assurance

5 Star Retail Training Pty Ltd RTO #45332​ (also trading as 5 Star Retail Trading) is responsible for delivering the training and assessment that you will receive.   Based on you achieving these requirements 5 Star Retail Training is responsible for issuing you with a valid statement of attainment.  In order to issue your NSW Food Safety Supervisor certificate it is a requirement that the RTO provide your personal details to the NSW Food Authority

Valid state requirements

This qualification will be valid in the following states:

• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Queensland
• Northern Territory
• Western Australia
• South Australia
• Australian Capital Territory - see NOTE
• Tasmania

NOTE:  ACT food safety supervisors must complete competency based training in each of the prescribed units relevant to their industry sector. Currently supermarkets, fast food outlets, cafes, restaurants hotels, delis must complete the hospitality units. Convenience stores, grocers and petrol stations are able to complete the retail course. We will update these details if the situation changes. Please check the suitability of the course for your sector before ordering.