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Food Safety Supervisor | Online - NSW
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Duration

This course is self-paced. It typically takes 12-14 hours to complete.

Schedule

You will require access to a workplace where food is handled and/or served to customers or simulated workplace during daily operations. You will also need to arrange for a supervisor or manager to complete a Third Party Observation Checklist.

Delivery combines online learning modules and a variety of assessment tasks together with completion of a workplace third party observation.

Trainer | Assessor is available between 9am and 5pm Mon - Fri.

Reception for general enquiries is available between 830am - 430pm Mon - Fri

What You Learn

The online learning is broken into topics. At different points you will be asked to complete a knowledge check correctly before progressing to the next topic.

Once you have completed all the topics, you will be required to complete five assessments where you are required to answer a variety of questions correctly. You will also be required to arrange for a supervisor or manager to complete a Third Party Observation Checklist.

You will be given two attempts to satisfactorily complete all tasks.

What You Get

On completion of learning and assessment, if deemed competent, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for the Nationally Recognised SITSS00069 Food Safety Supervision Skillset which includes the following two units:

SITXFSA005 Use hygienic practices of food Safety and

SITXFSA006 Participate in safe food handling practices.

You will also be issued a NSW Food Safety Supervisor Certificate valid for 5 years.

Materials to Bring

A desktop computer, tablet or smartphone with an internet connection.

Speakers or headphones.

As this course is accredited against the National Units of Competency we are required to assess your Language Literacy and Numeracy skills as part of our compliance with the Standards for RTO's Registration prior to starting the course.

Workplace where food is handled and/or served to customers or simulated workplace during daily operations

Arrange for a supervisor or manager to complete a Third Party Observation Checklist

Dress Code

N/A

The online Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) certificate is crucial for anyone needing to handle food safely in a supervisory role.

To be an FSS you must achieve the required unit/s of competency and key focus areas from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO).  William Angliss Institute of TAFE is approved by the NSW Food Authority to deliver this course and issue Food Safety Supervisor certificates. 

The online course has been designed to align with the legal requirements of New South Wales, under the Food Act 2003 (NSW), Food Regulation 2025 administered by the NSW Food Authority and relies heavily on the information provided by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) and two nationally accredited and recognised Hospitality training units of competency.

The current national units of competency accepted for the NSW FSS certificate approved by ASQA are:

Two hospitality units:

  • SITXFSA005 – Use hygiene practices for food safety
  • SITXFSA006 – Participate in safe food handling practices.

The content includes mandatory key focus areas determined by the NSW Food Authority that were developed in response to common high risk food safety issues in the retail and hospitality sectors and include:

  • Allergen Management
  • Cleaning and Sanitising Practices
  • Safe Egg Handling
  • Food Act Offences

Once complete you will receive a Statement of Attainment for the Nationally Recognised Skillset SITSS00069 Food Safety Supervision, as well as a NSW Food Authority FSS certificate with a unique certificate number. NSW FSS certificates are valid for 5 years from the date of issue. The Food Act 2003 requires that FSS certificates are renewed every 5 years.

It is also a legal requirement that businesses keep a copy of the FSS certificate on the premises – display is recommended.

All  retail, hospitality and food service businesses need to appoint at least one Food Safety Supervisor (FSS) per premises if the food they prepare and serve is :

Ready to Eat Potentially hazardous, that is, needs temperature control NOT sold and served in the supplier's original package.

Broadly, this includes all businesses selling potentially hazardous food to the public that are not licensed by the NSW Food Authority such as: cafes, restaurants, quick service venues, takeaway shops, pubs and clubs with food service areas, mobile vendors, home-based businesses, caterers, motels and supermarkets selling potentially hazardous food (such as hot chickents). It also includes outlets that sell food through third party ordering apps.

As of 8 December 2024 the FSS requirement also applies to:

school canteens children’s services that provide meals, including out of school hours care supermarkets delicatessens greengrocers coffee vendors that sell unpackaged, potentially hazardous, ready-to-eat food boarding schools correctional centres.

Businesses licensed with the Food Authority do not need an FSS.

See also:

Guideline to Food Safety Supervisor requirements 

Standard 3.2.2A Food Safety Management Tools quiz

Standard 3.2.2A – Frequently asked questions

PLEASE NOTE: The creation of user accounts is a manual operation and therefore takes place during office hours only. As part of the enrolment process for this course please be advised that your personal details will be provided to the Food Authority of NSW for the purpose of recording your competency outcome and issuing of the Food Safety Supervisor Certificate.

You will need to provide the following documents in order for us to verify ID and comply with audit requirements:-

Your USI Number (click here for more USI Number ) 

Photo ID

A completed LLN  

Enrolment Form

Once you have purchased the online course, you will receive an email confirmation with your Username and Password to access the online Learning Management System in order to undertake the course.

Other important information before starting:

  1. A good understanding of written and spoken English is required to undertake this course
  2. Trainers & Assessors are available to provide assistance by calling 02 9125 5111 Monday to Friday from 9:00am -4:30pm. General enquiries are also welcome in this time.
  3. The verification of enrolment information including USI and photo ID is completed during office hours. If you commence your course over the weekend, you will need to wait until the next business day to access the learning and assessment resources.
  4. During our course enrolment process you will be asked to provide your USI - or if you don't already have one, we will help you through the process of applying for your USI online. It is essential that the details you provide when applying for your USI match with the details and primary ID that you provide to us when you enrol for our online short course. This is because these details must match for your statement of attainment to be validated by the government system, otherwise this may cause issues with the validity of your qualification.
  5. Please note that personal information on our enrolment form captures data that is required to create your Food Safety Supervisor Certificate. As such please be aware that this is used and shared with NSW Food Authority.
  6. You have 90 days from the date of your account being created to complete your course work. After this time your account will be suspended and you will need to re-enrol into the course again. You may access your course as many times as needed during your enrolment period.
  7. Your Photo ID MUST be certified. Please see link below for more information on Certifying documents. 

How to certify your ID 

https://knowmore.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ID-NSW-web.pdf