Food Safety Awareness

Acorn food safety trainers are passionate about anything to do with food or food safety. They are excellent at adapting courses to suit the particular working environment and making food safety training both informative and enjoyable.

Our food safety trainer, Nigel Braybrooke, is passionate about anything to do with food or food safety. He served as a Petty Officer (Catering) with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary before moving into hospitality management. He also spent some time as Food Production Manager at Southmead Hospital, Bristol.

Nigel became involved in further education as an Assistant College Lecturer in Food Safety and is well versed in making food safety training enjoyable as well as informative.

Why do our customers choose us?

Acorn food safety trainers are passionate about anything to do with food and food safety. They are excellent at adapting courses to suit the particular working environment and making food safety training both informative and enjoyable.

Our courses are delivered by knowledgeable and enthusiastic consultants and trainers all of whom hold adult teaching qualifications supported by a professional qualification and considerable, hands on practical experience which is reflected in our grounded, pragmatic approach.

Teaching 18,000 delegates a year Acorn Health & Safety offer training to individuals, groups and entire staff teams we are committed to providing excellent training delivered in a relaxed, yet informative style.

How do we approach food safety in catering training?

Our course programme employs a variety of teaching techniques to meet the needs of individual delegates and includes the following:

• An introduction to food safety
• The law governing food safety
• Food safety hazards
• Taking temperatures
• Refrigeration, chilling and cold holding of food
• Cooking, hot holding and re-heating of food
• Food handlers and personal hygiene
• Cleaning
• Food premises, equipment and food pests

This course is of 3 hours (1/2 day) duration

What should you expect from Acorn Health & Safety?

We’ll provide delegates with a variety of printed course materials including workbooks and handouts. On successful completion of this course delegates will receive a printed course certificate

Post course our team of consultants and trainers are available to answer any questions you might have. You’ll also receive an automatic reminder prior to course expiry.