Melbourne Tech Institute RTO #45799 SITXFSA005 · Nationally recognised
Food Handler Course, learn online.
The nationally recognised unit SITXFSA005 Use hygienic practices for food safety. For kitchen hands, cooks, wait staff and anyone who handles food at work. Learn online at your own pace. Your supervisor at work then confirms the hygiene tasks in a short online form.
- Online, self-paced
- Tap-only quizzes
- No video uploads
Is this the right course for you?
Yes, if you handle food at work
Kitchen hand, cook, barista, wait staff, deli or café worker. Your employer wants you trained in food hygiene, or you want an accredited Statement of Attainment for your resume.
No, if your business needs a Food Safety Supervisor
This is not a Food Safety Supervisor certificate. If you are the owner, manager or the person named as the supervisor, you need our Food Safety Supervisor course ($129).
See the Food Safety Supervisor course →Work in an aged care, childcare or hospital kitchen in Victoria, Queensland or the ACT? Those kitchens need the health units HLTFSE001, HLTFSE005 and HLTFSE007, which we don’t deliver, so this course isn’t the right one. Check with your employer.
How it works
Three steps, all online
- 01
Learn online
Short lessons on handwashing, staying home when sick, clean clothes and safe handling. Tap-only quizzes.
- 02
Your supervisor watches
We email your supervisor a link. They watch you follow the hygiene steps on 3 occasions and fill in a short form.
- 03
Get your Statement of Attainment
We check your quizzes and your supervisor’s form, then email your Statement of Attainment.
Want to become the supervisor later?
This unit counts towards the Food Safety Supervisor certificate. Finish the second unit any time within 5 years for $89. Not available in NSW: there you need the full NSW Food Safety Supervisor course.
Food Handler Course — your questions answered
Is this a Food Safety Supervisor certificate?
No. It is one unit, SITXFSA005. A Food Safety Supervisor needs two units. If your business has to name a supervisor, do our Food Safety Supervisor course instead.
Can my employer buy it for our staff?
Yes. Each person enrols with their own details and needs their own email address. If you’ve done our Food Safety Supervisor course, you already hold this unit. For a team, email [email protected] and we’ll help set it up.
Which states is it available in?
Every state and territory. Your workplace’s own requirements still apply, so if your employer has specific requirements for training, check with them before you enrol.
Do I need a USI?
Yes. It’s free and takes about five minutes at usi.gov.au.
How much does it cost?
$49 AUD at checkout, all in.
Ready to get your Food Handler Course?
Nationally recognised SITXFSA005. Online and self-paced. You need a food job and a supervisor there who can watch you on 3 occasions.