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.

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

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