Recertification of the NSW FSS applies to supervisors and managers of food businesses in NSW who wish to renew their certificate prior to or just after (90 days) the statutory 5-year expiration of their previously issued certificate.
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There is NO practical observation task for the NSW recertification unit, please see Course and Assessment tab for more details
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Quick Overview
- This course is for people who have already held the NSW FSS and which is due to expire or has expired in the immediate preceding 90 days.
- Before commencing this short course, you will need to upload evidence of the following certificates;
- SITXFSA005 - Use hygiene practices for food safety
- SITXFSA006 - Participate in safe food handling practices
- NSW FSS Certificate (previous certificate) due to expire or expired within the immediate preceding 90 (ninety) days
- You may already have completed this course with another provider, simply upload evidence of your certificates.
- If you do not have the required evidence then you will need to select the full SITXFSA006 unit for NSW
The Detail
The NSW Food Authority's FSS program was established to help reduce foodborne illness in the hospitality and retail food service sectors in NSW by improving food handler skills and knowledge.
The program also aims to provide food businesses with high quality and consistent training by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) such as Job Trainer Australia and that has been approved by the Food Authority.
Food businesses that have an appointed FSS whose FSS certificate is due to expire or has expired ( in the immediate preceding 90 days) will need to enrol their FSS in recertification training with Job Trainer Australia, who are approved by the NSW Food Authority to deliver the FSS program.
- Business must appoint at least one trained FSS per premises;
- Ensure they hold the FSS certificate; and
- It is a legal requirement that all businesses keep a copy of their FSS certificate on the premises and produce it for inspection on request by an authorised officer.
- The Food Authority encourages businesses to display their FSS certificate
Under certain circumstances, Job Trainer Australia can take into account the applicant’s prior learning, while still providing training in the five key focus areas.
NSW Food Authority require a refresher of this unit every 5 years.
We will remind you every 5 years to complete your re-certification unit, simply ensure your email and contact details are up to date in your training account.
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QUICK OVERVIEW - ASSESSMENT PROCESS
Multiple-choice questions
- Straightforward refresher questions to demonstrate your knowledge of current laws and safe food handling practices.
Case Study questions
- Apply what you have learnt to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the key focus areas.
This course does NOT have a requirement for a practical demonstration assessment. It is delivered entirely online.
THE DETAIL
There are five (5) main focus areas of the NSW FSS Re-certification program, these are;
- Safe egg handling
- Allergen management
- Cleaning and sanitising
- NSW Food Act 2003 Offences *( No assessment required)
- Covid 19 Hygiene *( No assessment required)
This course is for people who have already held the NSW FSS and which is due to expire or has expired in the immediate preceding 90 days.
- Before commencing this short course, you will need to provide evidence of the NSW FSS certificate ( due to expire or expired) and the original SITXFSA006 and SITXFSA005 ( or equivalent) statement of attainment/s
- If you do not have the required evidence then you will need to select the full SITXFSA006 unit for NSW
- The course is broken down into small, manageable sections designed to improve your learning. At the end of each section is a multiple-choice quiz.
- Each student will undertake a Pre-Enrolment Review or LLN short test before enrolling to help confirm the proposed course is suitable. It will provide valuable information about an individual's existing skills and knowledge, language, literacy and numeracy skills and whether the course will help in achieving learning and/or employment goals.
Assessment stage 1 - Knowledge - Multiple Choice and Case Studies.
- After completion of each of the modules you will be presented with two assessments:
- Multiple-choice assessment
- Case Study assessment
- Each module assessment comprises of a combination of multiple-choice questions such as drag and drop, fill in the missing word. You will also be asked to read a number of case studies and answer questions relating to each.
- Should you submit an incorrect response to a multiple-choice question, you will be provided with a further opportunity to review the learning material and reattempt the question/s.
- Once you have satisfactorily completed Assessment 1 – your answers will be assessed to determine competency.
- Once deemed satisfactory you will be awarded your statement of attainment in;
- SITXFSA006 Participate in safe food handling practices; and
- SITXFSA005 Use hygienic practices for food safety; and
- The NSW Food Authority FSS certificate, valid for a further 5 years.