HACCP · Level 3
HACCP Level 3 Training
For people who build, lead and maintain HACCP plans, using the current Codex text and UK law.
- About 1.4 hr
- 4 modules, 15 lessons
- 30 question test
What you will learn
- Lead a team through the 12 Codex steps
- Separate what UK law requires from what Codex recommends
- Carry out a hazard analysis and justify risk scores
- Determine CCPs using the Codex decision tree
- Design monitoring and corrective actions that work under pressure
- Validate control measures and tell validation from verification
- Plan audits, analyse trends and manage change
- Integrate HACCP with prerequisites and lead a positive food safety culture
Who it is for
- HACCP team leaders and team members
- Production, quality and technical supervisors
- Kitchen, catering and food retail managers responsible for food safety procedures
Your employer decides what training your role needs, so check with them if you are unsure.
About this course
This course is for people who develop, lead and maintain HACCP plans. It works through the 12 Codex steps using one example from start to finish: team and scope, product description and intended use, hazard analysis with risk scoring, control measures, determining CCPs, validation, monitoring design and corrective action.
It then covers how to keep a plan alive: verification, audits, trend analysis, review triggers, integration with prerequisite programmes, and the culture and management commitment that make HACCP work. It uses the current Codex text, CXC 1-1969, and explains what UK law requires and what is good practice.
Curriculum
Module 1The HACCP team and scope4 lessons, about 17 min
- Explain the Codex framework and UK law
- Assemble a team and define scope
- Describe products, intended use and users
- Construct and confirm flow diagrams
- The Codex framework and the law6 min
- The HACCP team and scope4 min
- Product description and intended use5 min
- Flow diagrams and on-site confirmation2 min
Module 2Hazard analysis in depth3 lessons, about 14 min
- Carry out a hazard analysis
- Score significance and know its limits
- Select control measures
- Determine CCPs
- Hazard analysis and risk scoring5 min
- Control measures4 min
- Determining CCPs5 min
Module 3Limits, monitoring, validation and verification4 lessons, about 16 min
- Design critical limits and monitoring
- Plan corrective action and find root causes
- Distinguish validation from verification
- Plan audits and analyse trends
- Critical limits and monitoring design4 min
- Corrective action and root cause3 min
- Validation4 min
- Verification, audits and trend analysis5 min
Module 4Maintaining the system4 lessons, about 9 min
- Keep documents and records under control
- Manage change
- Integrate HACCP with prerequisites
- Lead a positive food safety culture
- Documentation and records2 min
- Review triggers and change control2 min
- Integrating with prerequisite programmes2 min
- Culture and management commitment3 min
The test
- Format
- Multiple choice, scenario-based, 30 questions
- To pass
- 80% or higher
- Retakes
- Unlimited retakes at no extra cost. Review the suggested lessons before trying again.
- Cost
- Free to study and sit. £39.99 only after you pass.
What happens after you pass
- 1
Add your details and payEnter your name as you want it on the certificate, then pay securely by card.
- 2
Get your PDF straight awayDownload it as soon as payment clears. A copy comes to you by email.
- 3
Show it to anyoneYour certificate has its own code and QR code, so an employer can check it is genuine.
UK law sets no expiry date for food hygiene training. We suggest a refresher about every 3 years, and your employer may ask for it sooner.
Our certificates are private training certificates of completion, not regulated qualifications. UK law does not require one specific food hygiene certificate. It requires food handlers to be supervised and instructed or trained appropriately. Employers decide what training each role needs, and a certificate does not replace practical instruction or supervision.
Questions about this course
How long does this course take?
The lessons take about 55 minutes to read and the exam has 30 questions, so allow about an hour and a half. Take longer if you need to.
Does the law require this certificate?
No. The law says those responsible for developing and maintaining HACCP-based procedures must have adequate training in the HACCP principles. It does not name a certificate or a level. Your employer decides what your role needs. This is a private certificate of completion, not a regulated qualification.
Will this help me write a HACCP plan?
Yes. It explains the process in depth, but your plan must reflect your own site, products and processes. Complex or high-risk processes may also need specialist advice.
Does the course use the current Codex text?
Yes. It uses CXC 1-1969 as revised in 2020 and 2022, including the Annex IV decision tree. Some older materials use earlier wording.
What does Level 3 mean?
Level 3 describes the depth of the content. It is not a level on the RQF or SCQF.
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