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Level 3 Food Hygiene Certificate

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Advanced, accredited online course for supervisors and managers. Instant digital certificate, printed certificate included, and unlimited retakes.

Course Price: £100.00 + VAT

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For supervisors & managers: This is the recommended standard for anyone who oversees food safety, trains staff, or signs off HACCP and due-diligence records.

Prerequisites & pathway: New to food safety? Complete Level 2 Food Hygiene first, then progress to Level 3 for supervisory competence.

Course Level

Food Hygiene Level 3

Duration

8–9 Hours

Accreditation

  • Primary Authority Assured (Royal Borough of Greenwich)
  • CPD Certified
  • NCASS Accredited
  • EHO Approved

Includes:

  • Printed Certificate
  • Instant Digital Certificate
  • Unlimited Test Attempts

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Who is the NCASS Level 3 Food Hygiene Course for?

Owners, supervisors and managers responsible for food safety, HACCP sign-off, training staff, investigations and corrective actions across restaurants, cafés, pubs, takeaways, street-food and mobile operations.

  • Supervisory standard: builds the knowledge to lead, monitor and evidence compliance.
  • Time to complete: typically 8–9 hours, fully online with narration and auto-save.
  • Proof of training: instant digital certificate plus printed, laminated A4 certificate by post.

Good to Know

Level 3 goes beyond day-to-day hygiene. It covers legislation, hazard analysis, supervision, verification, allergen control, temperature management, cleaning, pest control and corrective actions — the toolkit supervisors need.

Do you need this hygiene training?

It’s the recognised standard for people overseeing food safety. NCASS works with 250+ local authorities and 450+ EHOs, and our Primary Authority partnership underpins the course quality.

Choosing NCASS for training signals professionalism to EHOs, partners and insurers.

On completion and passing the assessment, you’ll receive an instant digital certificate and a high-quality laminated certificate in the post — both included in the price.

If you’re new to open-food roles, complete Level 2 first, then step up to Level 3.

Level 3 Food Hygiene Course Details

Aim of Course

Develop advanced knowledge of food hygiene and equip supervisors/managers to lead, monitor and evidence safe operations.

Assessment

60 multiple-choice questions in 90 minutes. Pass with 45/60 (75%). Unlimited re-takes included.

Course Delivery

Fully online with progress auto-save and full audio narration. Train at your own pace on any device.

Your Hygiene Certificate

Instant digital PDF for immediate proof, plus a printed, laminated A4 certificate posted to you — both included.

Trainee Photo: Optional. Upload after you pass to include it, or we’ll send it without.

Course Notes

Downloadable notes are included to help you retain key supervisory concepts and reference them on the job.

Frequently Asked Questions

Log in to your membership dashboard and go to the Training area. Allocate courses to staff and your member price (£15 + VAT) will apply at checkout. You’re going to save £85 on every trainee who does this course just by being an NCASS Member!

Instant digital PDF certificate on passing, plus a high-quality, laminated A4 printed certificate sent by post. Both are included at no extra cost.

Approximately 8–9 hours. You can complete it in stages — the system saves your progress automatically.

60 multiple-choice questions with a 90-minute timer. Pass with 75% (45 correct answers). Unlimited re-takes included.

No formal prerequisites. However, we recommend Level 2 Food Hygiene first if you’re new to handling open food.

Yes. The course is recognised across the UK, supported by our nationwide Primary Authority Partnership with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, and is CPD certified and EHO approved.

No — it’s optional after you pass. If you upload one, we’ll include it on the printed/digital certificate.

Industry practice is every three years, unless your employer requires more frequent refreshers.