Food Safety Course Level 1 (Mandarin)
Basic Food Hygiene Course
Course Reference Number: TGS-2023021729
The Food Safety Course Level 1 (Mandarin), also known as the Basic Food Hygiene Course, trains any person who handles and prepares food in a Singapore Food Agency (SFA) licensed retail food establishment. ICASTEC is an NEA/SSG Approved Food Hygiene Course training provider.
ICAS Training & Education College (ICASTEC), the education arm of International Cuisine Association of Singapore (ICAS), is an adult learning culinary school with great passion and enthusiasm for hospitality, food and beverage, culinary and pastry arts. We focus on leadership, entrepreneurship, and management and is recognised as a world-class quality education institution.
ICAS Training & Education College has received excellent course feedback from over 800+ food hygiene course trainees on skillsfuture.gov.sg course directory.
Food Hygiene Course Content
Participants will learn basic food safety course knowledge to become qualified food handlers. The course will cover the following five topics:
- Practising good personal hygiene
- Use safe ingredients
- Handling food safety
- Storing food safety
- Maintaining cleanliness of utensils, equipment and service/storage areas
Who Should Attend
Any person planning to handle and prepare food in an SFA-licensed retail food establishment is required to attend the course.
Mode of Delivery
Classroom-Based Learning
Practical Assessment and Written Assessment
Medium of Instruction: English
Teacher Student Ratio: 1:20
Food Hygiene Course Duration
The food hygiene course is a one day course consisting of 6 hours of training and 1.5 hours of assessment. ICASTEC class usually starts at 9 am to 6 pm.
Food Hygiene Course Learning Outcome
Upon completing the course, the participants will acquire important food hygiene and safety knowledge that can be applied during work.
Food Hygiene Course Assessment Mode
Participants are required to undergo a 1.5 hours assessment comprising of practical performance (PP), a written assessment that consists of multiple-choice questions (MCQ) and short answer questions (SAQ), at the end of the course.
Food Hygiene Certificate
Participants who completed the course and passed the assessment will be awarded a Statement of Attainment (SOA) issued by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).
Validity of Food Hygiene Certificate
The validity of the food hygiene certificate is for five years from the date it was awarded. Food handlers who are still working in SFA-licensed retail food establishments must attend the Food Hygiene Refresher Course to ensure continued good food hygiene practices within the time frame shown in the following table.
Food Hygiene Refresher Training | Compliance Requirements |
First refresher training | By fifth year from the Basic Food Hygiene Course (Food Safety Course Level 1 passed date |
Second and subsequent refresher training | Every ten years from last refresher course pass date |
Food Hygiene Certificate Verification
Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to retrieved your Food Hygiene Statement of Attainment Certificate from SkillsFuture Skills Passport website.
Food Hygiene Course Fees
Food Safety Course Level 1 (Basic Food Hygiene Course) Fees | Singaporeans 21 – 39 years old / Permanent Residents 21 years old and above | Singaporeans 40 years old and above |
$140.00 before GST | $70.00 before GST | $42.00 before GST |
Funding Validity Period
11 Mar 2019 – 07 Mar 2025
* Self-sponsored individuals must be at least 21 years old.
**Terms and conditions apply to all types of SSG fundings.
Food Hygiene Course Schedule & Registration
Interested applicants, please get in touch with us for the class schedule.
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Withdrawal and Refund Policy
Refund Policy | Refund Amount |
Withdrawal notification received at least 14 calendar days before course commencement. | 75% refund of paid fees |
Withdrawal notification received less than 14 calendar days from the course commencement OR upon course commencement | No refund of paid fees |