Course overview
A practical pathway built around a clear outcome.
Build essential awareness of safe handling, hygiene, traceability and quality responsibility.
Create a basic food-safety and quality-control checklist for a defined product.
Department of Food Systems and Value Addition
Food Safety & Quality Foundations
Build essential awareness of safe handling, hygiene, traceability and quality responsibility.Entry qualifications
Who this course is for
- Young people, farmers, professionals or enterprise builders working in or entering agriculture.
- Basic English reading ability and access to an internet-enabled phone or computer.
- No prior university qualification is required for Foundation courses.
- Professional and Advanced courses benefit from relevant field, study or enterprise experience.
Learning objectives
What you will build
- Apply hygiene to a defined agricultural context.
- Apply traceability to a defined agricultural context.
- Apply quality checks to a defined agricultural context.
- Produce evidence of learning through practical assignments and assessment.
Course structure
Learn. Apply. Demonstrate.
Learn
Accessible lessons, African examples, transcripts and guided resources.
Apply
Practical exercises connected to a real farm, enterprise or community question.
Demonstrate
Assessments and a useful final output aligned to the stated course outcome.
Beyond learning
Move from course progress to live opportunity.
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