Food Safety and Quality - Online

It is clear that safety and knowledge in food handling are crucial for ensuring public health, making it essential for staff working in cafeterias or food processing to be highly skilled in their work. The course will cover the following learning components:

• Food microbiology
• Internal control, HACCP/GAMES
• Preparation of menus, product knowledge and food categories
• Increasing healthiness of meals and prepared food
• Shelf life, sensory assessment, product knowledge
• Allergies and intolerances
• Cleaning and disinfection

Taught according to a certified curriculum from the Icelandic Centre for Education (Fræðslumiðstöð atvinnulífsins).

More information about the course at Miðstöð símennntunar á Suðurnesjum.


Fyrirkomulag

The study is 40 hours long and takes place online on Mondays and Thursdays from 19:30 to 22:00, from the 15th of Januar - 26th of February 2026. 

Further information:
Nanna Bára, nanna@mss.is and Hólmfríður holmfridur@msss.is, phone: 421-7500



Helstu upplýsingar

  • Tími
    15th of January- 26th of February 2026. Mondays and Thursdays from 19:30 to 22:00. Registration is open until two days before the start date
  • Lengd
    40 klst.
  • Staðsetning
    Webinar/Teams
  • Tegund
    Streymi
  • Verð
    Án kostnaðar / Námskeiðið er félagsfólki aðildarfélaga og samstarfssjóða að kostnaðarlausu
  • Markhópur
    A course for those who work with or intend to work with processing food, whether in canteens or food processing
  • Gott að vita

    Only for members of the unions belonging to Starfsmennt and cooperative funds, others can sign up with MSS

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  • Mat
    Completed assignments, attendance, and active participation
  • Tengiliður námskeiðs
    Ingibjörg Hanna Björnsdóttir

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