The Food Safety Course Level 1 – previously known as WSQ Follow Food and Beverage Safety and Hygiene Policies and Procedures (Refresher). Food handlers will now be required to attend their first refresher training 5 years after completing their Basic Food Hygiene Course and the subsequent ones at 10-year intervals, instead of previous cycle of once every 3 years.

Who should attend?

All certified food and beverage handlers whom are currently working in handling and preparing food and beverage in NEA-licensed food establishment as per the above regulatory requirement.

 Pre-requisite for taking the Refresher Food Hygiene Course

Copy of the Basic Food Hygiene Course certificate awarded by any ONE of the following:

• Singapore SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), previously known as WDA (Singapore Workforce Development Agency)
• National Environment Agency (NEA)
• Ministry of the Environment

Food handlers who have passed the Basic Food Hygiene Course 5 years or more ago are required to undergo the compulsory Refresher Food Hygiene Course. The course comprises of 3 hours of training and 1.5 hours of assessment (MCQ + Oral Questioning + Practical). Food handlers can also just go through Assessment Only, which is recommended for those who are sufficiently experienced.  Food handlers who pass the assessment will receive a WDA Statement of Attainment (SOA), of which they will need to show proof during regular inspections by NEA officers.

Licencees who engage any food handlers without valid SOAs could be given 6 demerit points for each uncertified food handler.