In the school canteen environment of today, professional development is essential for canteen staff to keep skills and knowledge up to date and keep pace with industry changes and legislative requirements.
As the peak body representing school canteens of all education systems in WA, Foodcore is committed to providing and promoting appropriate training. Foodcore also delivers workshops and other short courses, using qualified and experienced industry trainers, in conjunction with other government and non-government health agencies.
This course is designed to help you and the team at your school manage the canteen as an effective small business. The course is recommended for the Canteen Supervisor, Canteen Committee Chairperson, P&C/parent body Treasurer and any other members of the school community involved in the running of the canteen.
This course will provide you with the skills, knowledge and confidence to make decisions about operating a financially viable canteen. The learning outcomes include:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of setting up a financial management system for a canteen, including pricing, stock control, standardisation and portion control, maintaining accurate daily sales records, maintaining accurate financial records
- Increase knowledge of how to operate a financially viable canteen, including analysis of income and expenses
- Increase knowledge of how to calculate menu prices, including recipe costing templates Increase menu planning skills to ensure a viable food service is provided
- Increase confidence to implement financial management practices.
This is a 2-hour course, all course materials are provided. Face to face and Virtual delivery is available
Course fees are subsidised for Foodcore members.
- Foodcore members: $50 per person
- Non-members: $75 per person
The next training session is being held on:
- Tuesday 8 April, 4.00pm – 6.00pm, this is a virtual session
If you would like to schedule a date and/or venue please contact us.
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Foodcore’s Food Safety Supervisor training has been tailored to school canteens and includes school canteen industry specific content, designed with the needs of our students in mind. All assessments are completed on the day. During the lunch break you will be able to network with the Foodcore team and other school canteen representatives, this is often when you form some great connections with like-minded people.
The following units of competency in the SITSS00069 – Food Safety Supervision Skill Set are completed on the day:
- SITXFSA005 – Use hygienic practices for food safety
- SITXFSA006 – Participate in safe food handling practices
The key components of the course are:
- Introduction to Food Safety
- Food Contamination Hazards and Prevention
- Personal Hygiene and Responsibilities for Food Handler
- Safe Food Handling and Storage
- Food Safety Programs
This is a full day course delivered either face to face or virtually all course materials, morning tea an lunch are provided.
Face to Face
- Location: Department of Education, 151 Royal Street East Perth
- Time: 9.00am – 4.00pm (arrive by 8.45am for a 9.00am start)
- What to bring and wear: Notebook, pen, water bottle; you must wear enclosed footwear.
Virtual
- Location: You will be sent a link to join the training a few days prior as well as other instructions.
- Registering 10 days prior allows us time to post you the work book and manual, less time that this will require you to print these resources.
- Time: 8.00am – 3.30pm
Course fees are subsidised for Foodcore members:
- Foodcore member: $295 (plus GST) = $324.50
- Non-member: $360 (plus GST) = $396.00
To enrol
- Step 1: Obtain a Unique Student Identifier (USI) if you do not already have one at www.usi.gov.au
- Step 2: Choose the date of the training session you would like to attend; follow the link and prompts to complete all fields in the registration form
- Step 3: Once your registration is complete, you will be sent and invoice for payment. Payment MUST be received prior to commencing the training.
Available dates:
March 2025
- Thursday 20th March, this is VIRTUAL delivery, click here to register
April 2025
- Tuesday 15th April, this is FACE TO FACE delivery, click here to register
May 2025
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Tuesday 27th May, this is VIRTUAL delivery and will be tailored for Home Economics teachers and other staff, click here to register
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Wednesday 28th May, this is FACE TO FACE delivery and will be tailored for Home Economics teachers and other staff, click here to register
Foodcore Nutrition Services delivers this training on behalf of NAQ Nutrition Training who is an approved Registered Training Organisation (RTO 110074).
Completing FoodSafe Food Handler training is essential for all WA school canteens.
Training can be completed in a number of ways: we recommend the following options:
- Free access for Foodcore members – Foodcore has a FoodSafe® subscription which provides FREE access to the online training for members only. Simply email us with your name, school name and role (e.g. canteen supervisor, canteen volunteer, home economics teachers) and we will send you a unique access code and instructions – foodcore@education.wa.edu.au
- Search your local council website or contact your local council as they may provide FREE access to the training
- FoodSafe® Online ($35) and FoodSafe® training packs ($132) can be purchased from Environmental Health Australia. If you are interested in completing more advanced training Food Safety Australia have a number of online courses, such as a Food Handlers Certificate Course, fees apply.
All about Allergens for schools training is a free online course for anyone working in schools. The comprehensive program details need to know information relevant to those working or volunteering in a food service located in a school and is presented using videos and interactive activities.
The course takes about 60-90 minutes to complete and a certificate can be printed on completion. The course is FREE, access the course at: www.foodallergytraining.org.au
- This training should be undertaken at least every two years.
- A training register must be kept with the names of staff who complete the training and the date of completion
- Untrained staff should not be given the responsibility of preparing food for students with food allergies.
The School canteen online training was developed by the Federation of Canteens in Schools (FOCIS). It aims to increase the capacity and skills of people involved in operating school canteens across Australia. This training is nationally appropriate; in WA it compliments other training delivered by Foodcore.
Participants will gain valuable knowledge about:
- best practice procedures and record keeping
- advocating for a healthy food environment
- food and nutrition
- menu planning
- financial management and menu pricing
- preparing safe food.
The nationally applicable training includes a mix of text to read, interactive activities, case studies, scenarios, resources and templates.
Training cost is just $90 (plus GST) per person and will take between 2 hours to complete. On completion, you will receive a personalised certificate acknowledging that all requirements have been achieved. More information or to access the training see the School canteen online training website.
