• Across the UK, thousands of individuals within the seafood industry have completed one of our Elementary Food Hygiene programmes to achieve a food safety qualification. By completing this online course, individuals and businesses benefit. A food hygiene qualification should be important to you, your manager, customers and others.

Key Features

• A nationally recognised and accredited qualification.
• Qualification awarded by Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland (REHIS)
• Qualification will satisfy legal requirements for food handler training.
• Elementary level qualifications are suitable for the majority of operatives, team leaders, supervisors and some managers in the seafood industry.
• Our online study materials and exams are available in English, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese and Welsh (see hyperlinks at the bottom of this webpage).
• Most people take between 5-10 hours to study the online materials and videos to become exam-ready.
• The invigilated remote exam is via Zoom from the comfort of your own home or workplace.
• Study materials and remote exam fee is currently fully funded for seafood workers.

“It was with great pleasure I found that Seafish was offering some incredibly useful online courses. Two staff completed the Elementary Food Hygiene programme using Polish learning materials.” Nikki Horne, Crab Shed, Salcombe

Flexible learning

• Study at your own pace.
• Choose when and where you study with access to online materials 24/7.
• The online materials are presented as a series of individual chapters.
• Test your knowledge with the end of chapter self assessment questions.
• Track your progress with the online learning log.
• Take practice exams online until you are ready to sit the exam.
• When you are ready, contact us to arrange your free invigilated exam.

“I found the Seafish food hygiene course very interesting as I like to always be learning. I enjoyed using the online platform as it allows me to learn at my own pace. I can fit it in around my work schedule as well as being able to soak in the information without the pressure of someone having to talk through it in a few hours.” Boris Vasenko, Laeso Fish, Peterhead.

Course content

For detailed information on the contents of this programme please view the instructions page.

The elementary food hygiene programme is also available in four other languages.  Each language version of the programme has its own set of instructions (see below), learning materials, exams etc.

Note: our introductory (taught) food hygiene programme is available in eight languages.