Food Inspection Module - CPD

Start date
Please contact us for the next available date
Course Type
Postgraduate, Continuing professional development
Fees
Fees for 2024: £650
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Aimed at food safety officers having obtained the Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection (HCFPI). Completion of the Food Inspection module represents half of the conditions required to convert to a Higher Certificate in Food Control (HCFC), as outlined by the Food Law Code of Practice.

The Food Inspection module is a six-day course arming working professionals and industry personnel with valuable skills related to food inspection and control.

The course provides practical skills for identifying various foods, the hazards associated with them and judgement of fitness.  It also covers the legal framework for removing unfit foods from the market.   

The course is usually run in July, although you are advised to contact us to find the next available date. 

It is suitable for food safety officers that have obtained the Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection (HCFPI) and want to convert to a Higher Certificate in Food Control (HCFC), or for students that have studies and Environmental Health qualification that did not include this practical element. 

Successful completion of the module provides evidence that the candidate is suitably qualified to inspect, seize and detain food, and can contribute to the award of the Higher Certificate in Food Control and registration with the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

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Modules

The Food Inspection module is a ten credit module accredited by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

The course is held over five days and a separate date for the examination. Lectures will take place on the University of Birmingham Edgbaston Campus.

Successful completion of the module provides evidence that the candidate is suitably qualified to inspect food and, together with the Food Standards Endorsement, will meet the requirements for the Higher Certificate in Food Control. Officers with the Higher Certificate in Food Control may be authorised to use section 9 of the Food Safety Act 1990.

Fees

Fees for 2024: £650

How To Apply

The Food Inspection module is available to holders of the Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection.

To register an interest in attending the next course please contact:

Iain Ferris,
School of Chemical Engineering,
The University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 2TT.
Tel: (+44) (0) 121 414 5336
Email: i.ferris@bham.ac.uk

We operate a waiting list system and will contact those that have registered an interest as soon as booking becomes available.


The Food Inspection module is available to holders of the Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection.

Contact us for more information:
Tel: (+44) (0) 121 414 5336
Email: i.ferris@bham.ac.uk

The module covers the identification and examination of common foods and food sources and judgement of their fitness for human consumption. This module will include:

  • the judgement of fitness
  • gross post-mortem evidence of pathological conditions of common food animals including fish, shellfish and products of animal origin
  • spoilage
  • product recall and traceability, import and export of foodstuffs, health marking
  • appropriate legal responses to fit, unfit and unsaleable food

Assessment is in an oral, practical examination during which the candidate must demonstrate their ability to correctly identify common foodstuffs and make accurate decisions about their fitness for human consumption.

The course tutors and examiners are food specialists and have a broad experience of food inspection.

 

Authorised officers delivering official controls on behalf of the local authority must be properly trained and updated.

The Food Inspection module is an ideal update for experienced officers taking on new responsibilities ( e.g. TSO’s moving into food hygiene) or as part of a conversion  from the Higher Certificate in Food Premises Inspection to the Higher Certificate in Food Control.