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HACCP Level 3 training

Eight short microlessons for managers on HACCP law, prerequisite programs, building the plan, hazard analysis, CCPs and critical limits, monitoring, validation and verification, and records, with two situational tests and a certificate of completion.

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About this course

What the HACCP Level 3 course covers

This Level 3 course is for managers and food business operators who build and run HACCP plans, in eight short microlessons. It covers the UK legal framework and management duties, prerequisite programs, building the plan through the first five Codex steps, hazard analysis with risk matrices, critical control points and critical limits, monitoring and corrective action, validation and verification, and documentation and food safety culture. It also introduces TACCP and VACCP for food fraud and deliberate contamination.

Learning outcomes

What your people will be able to do

  • Explain the legal accountability for HACCP in the UK
  • Tell prerequisite programs from critical control points and apply both
  • Assemble a HACCP team and document the product and a confirmed flow diagram
  • Run a hazard analysis with likelihood, severity and a risk matrix
  • Set justified CCPs with validated critical limits
  • Implement monitoring, corrective action, verification and records for due diligence
Course contents

8 microlessons

Each microlesson is a short, TikTok-style video lesson, with knowledge checks along the way.

1The Legal Framework and Management Responsibilities
2Prerequisite Programmes: The Foundation of HACCP
3Building the HACCP Plan: Steps 1 to 5
4Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment: Principle 1
5Critical Control Points and Critical Limits: Principles 2 and 3
6Monitoring and Corrective Action: Principles 4 and 5
7Validation, Monitoring, and Verification: Getting the Sequence Right
8Documentation, Due Diligence, and Leading a Food Safety Culture: Principle 7

  1. The Legal Framework and Management Responsibilities: HACCP law, the operator's personal accountability and training duties.
  2. Prerequisite Programmes: The Foundation of HACCP: Prerequisite programs and how they differ from critical control points.
  3. Building the HACCP Plan: Steps 1 to 5: Steps 1 to 5: team, product, intended use and a confirmed flow diagram.
  4. Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment: Principle 1: Scoring hazards by likelihood and severity, plus TACCP and VACCP.
  5. Critical Control Points and Critical Limits: Principles 2 and 3: Finding CCPs with the Codex decision tree and justifying critical limits.
  6. Monitoring and Corrective Action: Principles 4 and 5: What to monitor, how often, by whom, and what to do when limits fail.
  7. Validation, Monitoring, and Verification: Getting the Sequence Right: Validation, monitoring and verification, and when each one happens.
  8. Documentation, Due Diligence, and Leading a Food Safety Culture: Principle 7: Records, due diligence and leading a food safety culture.
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Certificate

A certificate for every learner who completes it

Learners finish every microlesson and complete the assessments. 5Mins then issues a certificate of completion for HACCP Level 3 (UK).

  • Certificates and e-signatures stored against each learner
  • Audit-ready records, ready whenever an auditor asks
  • Completion shows on the Compliance Dashboard in real time
Audience and regulation

Who it's for and the law it covers

Who it's for

  • Food business operators and owners
  • Kitchen, production and QA managers
  • HACCP team leaders
  • Technical and food safety managers

Laws covered

  • Assimilated Regulation (EC) No 852/2004. Food business operators must put in place and maintain HACCP-based procedures, and those responsible for developing and maintaining them must be trained in HACCP principles.
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Your questions answered

Questions about HACCP Level 3 training

How long is the HACCP Level 3 course?

It's made up of 8 short microlessons. Learners can finish it in one sitting or spread it over a few days, and 5Mins sends reminders until it is done.

Is there a certificate?

Yes. Learners get a certificate of completion once they finish every microlesson and complete the situational tests. The record is stored in 5Mins for audits.

Who should take HACCP Level 3?

Managers, owners and HACCP team leaders who build, run and review HACCP plans.

What is the difference between validation and verification?

Validation proves, before you rely on a control, that it works. Verification checks afterward that the plan is being followed and still works. Monitoring is the routine check at each CCP.

What are TACCP and VACCP?

Threat assessment (TACCP) looks at deliberate contamination, and vulnerability assessment (VACCP) looks at food fraud. The course introduces both alongside HACCP.

Can I try the course first?

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