CPD Standards Office accreditedFood Hygiene Level 3
Level 3 food hygiene is for supervisors, head chefs and managers who run food safety procedures, because the law requires those responsible for HACCP based procedures to be trained in applying HACCP principles. The Lift College online course is 10 hours in 8 modules, a final test at 80% with free retakes, and a CPD certificate the same day.
- £19.99, pay once
- CPD certificate the day you pass
- Free refresher when it is due
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Food Hygiene Level 3
You can do food hygiene Level 3 training online in the UK with Lift College. Food Hygiene Level 3 is 10 hours of learning in 8 short modules, each with a knowledge check, for £19.99, pay once. Your accredited CPD certificate is ready the same day you pass. We recommend a refresh every 3 years, and the refresher is free.
As a supervisor, you answer for more than your own work. You make sure your team handles food safely, follows the procedures and keeps the records. The law requires people who develop and run a business's food safety procedures to be trained in HACCP principles.
Food Hygiene Level 3 builds on Level 2. It covers the seven HACCP principles, supervising and training staff, temperature control, allergen management, cleaning, pest control and inspections. Your CPD certificate is ready the same day you pass.
- Explain your legal responsibilities as a food safety supervisor
- Apply the seven HACCP principles to your own kitchen
- Set critical limits, monitoring checks and corrective actions
- Keep food safety records that show your controls work
- Supervise, instruct and train food handlers
- Manage allergens from delivery to the customer
- Plan cleaning schedules and pest control checks
- Prepare your team and records for a food hygiene inspection
8 short modules, 10 hours in total.
Food safety law for supervisors
The duties of food business operators and supervisors, and how food law is enforced.
Knowledge checkHazards and contamination
Microbiological, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards, and how to control them across your operation.
Knowledge checkTemperature control and monitoring
Setting and checking safe temperatures for delivery, storage, cooking, cooling and hot holding.
Knowledge checkHACCP principles in practice
The seven HACCP principles, from identifying hazards and critical control points to records and verification.
Knowledge checkAllergen management
Controlling the 14 allergens across suppliers, recipes, preparation and labelling, including Natasha's Law.
Knowledge checkCleaning, premises and pests
Cleaning schedules, premises and equipment standards, waste and pest control checks.
Knowledge checkSupervising and training staff
Instructing and training food handlers, hygiene rules, illness reporting and keeping training records.
Knowledge checkInspections and improvement
What happens during a food hygiene inspection, responding to findings and keeping standards improving.
Knowledge checkFinal test and your certificate
Multiple choice, 80% to pass, unlimited attempts. Your CPD Standards Office accredited certificate is issued the day you pass.
This course is for you if
- You are a kitchen supervisor, sous chef or head chef
- You manage a café, restaurant, pub or takeaway
- You lead catering in a school, care home or hospital
- You run your own food business and write its food safety procedures
- You are stepping up from Level 2 into a supervisory role
Your CPD accredited certificate, issued the day you pass.
Your certificate records Food Hygiene Level 3, 10 hours of learning, your completion date and a recommended refresh by date 3 years later. It carries a unique certificate number and a verification link, signed for Lift College by Kate Strohm, Managing Director.
- One price, £19.99. One payment, one learner, no subscription.
- Short modules with a knowledge check after each one and a final test. Instant results.
- 80% to pass, with unlimited free retakes.
- A CPD accredited certificate as a PDF the same day you pass, carrying the CPD Standards Office mark, our provider number 51289, a unique number and a verification link.
- Access for as long as Lift College offers the course, and never less than 3 years from the day you buy.
- A free refresher when your recommended refresh date arrives. Changed your mind? Ask within 14 days of paying and we refund you in full.
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Which online food hygiene Level 3 certificate do UK employers accept?
Your employer decides the food hygiene training your role needs, based on its own risk assessment and the procedures you supervise. A good certificate records the course, the hours of learning, the completion date and a refresh date, and it can be verified. The content should follow Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs, the Food Safety Act 1990 and the food hygiene regulations for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including the HACCP principles in Article 5 and Natasha's Law. Training should also be refreshed on schedule. Lift College's course and certificate do each of these. The certificate records 10 hours of learning, your completion date and a recommended refresh-by date, with a unique certificate number and a verification link, and the refresher every 3 years is free. Comparing providers? See our guide to food hygiene Level 3 certificates online in the UK.
What this certificate meets
- The law: people responsible for the business's HACCP-based procedures must have adequate training in applying the HACCP principles (Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, assimilated law, Annex II, Chapter XII). This course covers the seven HACCP principles and supervising food handlers.
- Food Standards Agency guidance: food business operators (owner or manager) must have had suitable training in food safety and hygiene. Your certificate gives you a dated record of that training that can be checked.
What it does not replace
- Writing, running and reviewing the HACCP-based procedures for your own premises, which the food business operator must put in place (Article 5).
- Instruction for your team in your own kitchen's procedures.
- A regulated qualification. This is a CPD Standards Office accredited certificate.
The law this course supports
Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (assimilated law), Article 5
Food business operators must put in place and maintain a permanent procedure or procedures based on the seven HACCP principles.
Read the legislation →Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (assimilated law), Annex II, Chapter XII
Food handlers must be supervised and instructed or trained in food hygiene. People responsible for the HACCP-based procedures must have adequate training in applying the HACCP principles.
Read the legislation →Food Safety Act 1990
Makes it an offence to sell food that does not meet food safety requirements. It is also an offence to sell food that is not what the customer asked for.
Read the legislation →Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013
Enforce the food hygiene rules in England. They also set temperature rules, such as keeping chilled food at 8°C or below and hot-held food at 63°C or above.
Read the legislation →Food Hygiene (Wales) Regulations 2006
Enforce the same food hygiene rules for food businesses in Wales.
Read the legislation →Food Hygiene (Scotland) Regulations 2006
Enforce the food hygiene rules for food businesses in Scotland, including Scotland's own temperature control rules.
Read the legislation →Food Hygiene Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006
Enforce the food hygiene rules for food businesses in Northern Ireland.
Read the legislation →Food Information (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2019 (Natasha's Law)
Since 1 October 2021, food prepacked for direct sale in England must show its name and a full ingredients list. Allergens must be emphasised.
Read the legislation →How the cost compares
High Speed Training and CPD Online College charge £118.80 to £156 for the course. Lift College is £19.99, pay once.
| Provider | Course fee | How you pay |
|---|---|---|
| Lift College Lowest cost to start | £19.99pay once | Pay once, no subscription. Training a team? £16.99 a course on a free organisation account |
| High Speed Training | £156 | £156 |
| CPD Online College | £118.80 | £118.80 |
Prices as shown on each provider's own website.
Buying Food Hygiene Level 3 for a team?
Open a free organisation account, buy places and give each person their own login. The price falls the more places you buy.
Multiple enrolment discounts
The price of a place is set by the places in one order, on this course or any mix of our CPD courses. Saving against the £19.99 single place.
| Places in one order | Price a place | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 9 places | £16.99 | 15% off |
| 10 to 49 | £14.99 | 25% off |
| 50 to 99 | £12.99 | 35% off |
| 100 to 249 | £10.99 | 45% off |
| 250 or more | £9.99 | 50% off |
What would your team cost?
Training each person on several courses? A sector pack or the annual plan can cost less. Your quote compares all three for you.
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Your own training portal in 2 minutes
Open a free account with your work email. No sales call, and no minimum order.
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See where everyone stands
A progress dashboard, a training matrix and an Excel progress report for your records.
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Reminders sent for you
Welcome emails, nudges for anyone who stalls, and refresher dates so nobody goes out of date.
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Pay by card or invoice
Card, or invoice on 30-day terms with your PO. Places stay valid for 3 years.
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A human tutor with every course
Real tutor support for your staff, unlimited free retakes and a certificate the day they pass.
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Accredited by the CPD Standards Office
Provider 51289. Every CPD course is an accredited CPD activity.
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What our learners say
Stories from Lift College learners on our qualifications, in their own words.
“I had been a care assistant for four years without a formal qualification. Lift College made the whole process straightforward, my assessor visited regularly and I completed my Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care in just over a year. I was promoted to senior care worker the month after I qualified.”
“My employer was clear, I needed GCSE English to move into a supervisory role. Lift College helped me find the right exam board and an exam centre five minutes from home. Passed grade 4. Got the promotion.”
“My employer needed me to have Level 2 maths before they could register me on the Level 3 apprenticeship programme. Lift College was fast, the tutor was brilliant, and I resit my maths once after a near-miss and passed the second time. The whole thing took twelve weeks.”
Questions about Food Hygiene Level 3
How long does a Level 3 food hygiene certificate last?
The law does not set an end date for a food hygiene certificate. Lift College recommends refreshing Level 3 every 3 years, or sooner if your role or the rules change. Your certificate shows a recommended refresh by date.
Is this course CPD accredited?
Yes. Food Hygiene Level 3 is an accredited CPD activity with the CPD Standards Office, the UK's research-led CPD accreditation body. Lift College Limited is a CPD Standards Office accredited provider (provider number 51289), and your certificate carries the CPD Standards Office mark and our provider number so an employer or professional body can check it.
Who needs Level 3 food hygiene?
Level 3 is for people who supervise food handlers or run a business's food safety procedures. The law requires those responsible for HACCP-based procedures to be trained in applying the HACCP principles. Your employer decides who needs which level.
What are the seven HACCP principles?
Identify hazards. Identify critical control points. Set critical limits. Monitor the critical control points. Take corrective action when something is out of control. Verify that your controls work. Keep documents and records that show it.
Do I need Level 2 before Level 3?
No. Level 3 recaps the core hygiene topics from Level 2 before moving on to supervision and HACCP. You can start here if you lead a team.
Is online Level 3 food hygiene training valid?
Your employer decides what training you need for your role. GOV.UK guidance for food businesses says training can come from courses, on-the-job instruction, self-study or relevant past experience. Your certificate records your hours and completion date. It is a CPD Standards Office accredited certificate (provider number 51289).
Is supervising food safety level 3 the same as this course?
It covers the same supervisor level ground, but the certificate is not the same. Supervising food safety is the name some providers give their Level 3 course. Lift College's Food Hygiene Level 3 covers the seven HACCP principles, supervising and training staff, temperature control, allergens, cleaning, pest control and inspections, with a CPD Standards Office accredited certificate. It is not a regulated qualification, so if your employer names a specific course, check with them before you buy.
How long does a level 3 food hygiene course take?
A level 3 food hygiene course with Lift College is 10 hours of learning in 8 short modules. You can spread it across several days, pick up where you left off on any device, and get your CPD Standards Office accredited certificate the same day you pass the final test.
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