Hospitality Sector

Food Safety Supervisor requirements

In NSW, VIC, QLD and ACT, it's a mandatory requirement that hospitality businesses have at least one Food Safety Supervisor on their staff at all times.

This means at least one person must have:

• undergone nationally recognised training
• obtained the required units of competency to be recognised as a Food Safety Supervisor

Additional NSW requirements

If you are in NSW:

• training must be delivered by a NSW Food Authority approved provider - such as AIFS
• you will receive your regular Statement of Attainment when you complete your Food Safety Supervisor training with AIFS
• you will also receive a certificate issued by the NSW Food Authority, sometimes known as the 'green certificate'

If you're applying for a new food business licence, you'll be asked for the certificate number from this document.

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Food Handler requirements

Federal legislation (governed by FSANZ) states that all Food Handlers must be trained in food safety.

Many people are surprised to learn that Food Handlers aren't just those employees who work in the kitchen.

A Food Handler can also be someone who:

• serves food to customers
• moves food into storage
• delivers food
• cleans equipment and utensils

Simply put, anyone that comes into contact with food or food equipment in a food business is a 'Food Handler'.

All Food Handlers require the necessary food safety training to perform this role.

The Food Handler Course offered by AIFS has been designed to meet this requirement.

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When you complete nationally recognised training, you are awarded a Statement of Attainment. This lists the units of competency that you have obtained. 

When a Health Inspector visits your premises, they may ask to see that your Statement of Attainment has the correct units of competency.

Food Safety Supervisor course

After successfully completing the Food Safety Supervisor course for the hospitality sector, you will be awarded the following units:

• SITXFSA001 Use hygienic practices for food safety
• SITXFSA002 Participate in safe food handling practices

Food Handler course

After successfully completing the Food Handler course you will be awarded the following unit:

• SITXFSA001 Use hygienic practices for food safety

Bridging course

SITXFSA001 is one of the two units required to qualify as a Food Safety Supervisor.

AIFS allows students who have completed this unit to complete a bridging course, at a later date, in order to upgrade to become a qualified Food Safety Supervisor.

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