2010 Food Hygiene and Safety Course

Cooking at Camp can be difficult.

Things are not always clean, food may be stored in ways that are not perfectly cold or clean, and getting the Explorers to wash up can be a real nightmare. Hot, thundery weather can help bread go mouldy in one day at camp.

However, an outbreak of E. Coli or Campylobacter at camp can be devastating to all concerned and is a real risk.

So, why don’t more Explorers get sick? The answer is excellent training!

Rita at District has arranged for a Food Hygiene Course to be delivered on Sunday 5th September 2010 at Lesley Sell Activity Centre, Bromham. Please can you advertise this course to all adults in the County. To book a place please contact me and I will contact the County Office.

This course is industry recognized and can be used ‘outside of Scouting’. It is a good way of asking Wood Badge holders to continuing their personal development or just to give the ‘camp cook’ some good food hygiene knowledge. The course is moderated by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and is the Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering.  This is a 6 hour course (09:30 – 16:30) covering the topics listed below.

1. The law
2. Food Safety Hazards
3. Temperature Control
4. Food Handlers
5. Principals of safe food storage
6. Cleaning
7. Food Premises and equipment

• At the end of the course the candidates will complete a multiple choice exam.  There are 30 questions to be answered.  If the candidates get 20 questions correct they will receive a certificate which is valid for 3 years.
• As this course is not a ‘standard’ Scouting modular course, there will be a fee of £35 per candidate, payable upon booking. This covers the course fees, examination and certificate.
• Guides, friends, work colleagues are welcome to attend the course,  to book a place, please contact our County Training Administrator, Rita. (I can pass that on – contact me via the Contact Form on this site or by email to me)