Highfield Food Safety Level 1 Training in Saudi Arabia

Every safe kitchen starts with the basics done right. One careless step, an unwashed hand, a raw item
stored above a cooked one, is all it takes to make a customer ill. This course gives new food handlers
those basics before they ever touch a plate.

What Is Highfield Food Safety Level 1

A single bout of food poisoning can trace straight back to one untrained hand in the kitchen. In catering and hospitality, where a reputation is built plate by plate, that risk is too big to leave to chance, and Saudi inspectors expect proof that your staff know the basics. Highfield Food Safety Level 1 training gives your newest team members that grounding before they start handling food, so good hygiene is a habit from day one.

In one short session, learners pick up the essentials: washing hands properly, keeping food at safe temperatures, keeping raw and cooked apart, and spotting the everyday slips that make people ill. The qualification is awarded by Highfield, a globally recognised body. It is made for brand new food handlers, kitchen porters, and counter and waiting staff stepping into a food role for the first time.

Hotels, restaurants, and caterers across the Kingdom rely on Future Institute to get their teams certified quickly and correctly. Once the basics are in place, we make it easy to progress your staff to Level 2 and beyond as they grow. Our trainers come from the food industry itself, and every session uses real kitchen examples, so the lessons stick where it matters, on the floor.

What Is Highfield Food Safety Level 1?

Highfield Food Safety Level 1 is an entry level qualification for anyone new to working with food. It introduces the core rules of food hygiene: personal cleanliness, keeping food at safe temperatures, avoiding cross contamination, and understanding why these habits matter. It is short, simple, and written in plain language, so a first day worker can follow it and pass with confidence.

What Is Highfield Food Safety Level 1

Highfield Food Safety Level 1 Course Outline

The Highfield Food Safety Level 1 course is delivered in a single short session,
built around clear, practical topics your team can use straight away:

Topic

What it covers

Why food safety matters

The risk of illness and the cost of getting it wrong

Personal hygiene

Handwashing, clean clothing, and reporting illness

Keeping food safe

Safe temperatures for storing, cooking, and chilling

Cross contamination

Keeping raw and cooked food apart

Cleaning

Basic cleaning and a tidy work area

Assessment

A short question paper to confirm understanding

By the end, your staff understand the core hygiene rules and can apply them from their very first shift.

Who Should Attend

Who Should Attend

This course suits brand new food handlers, kitchen porters, waiting and counter staff, and anyone starting out in catering, hospitality, or food retail. No experience or prior qualification is needed, which makes it the ideal first step before moving on to Level 2.

The Exam and Certificate

The Highfield Food Safety exam is a short, straightforward question paper taken at the end of the session, and your trainer prepares you for it throughout. On passing, you receive the Highfield Food Safety certificate, recognised in Saudi Arabia and worldwide, with a QR verifiable card an employer or inspector can check in seconds.

The Exam and Certificate
How the Course Is Delivered

How the Course Is Delivered

You can train at our center, at your own site, or through our online Highfield Food Safety Level 1 course, where you study the theory at your own pace and finish the assessment with a trainer. Our food safety at work Highfield e learning option suits busy kitchens, letting staff certify without all leaving the floor at once. It is the same online Highfield Food Safety Level 1 training, delivered flexibly around your rota.

Why Train With Our Safety Training Center

As a trusted safety training Institute serving companies across the Kingdom, we make food hygiene simple to get right from day one. Our trainers bring real food industry experience, our sessions use clear, everyday kitchen examples, and we teach in Arabic, English, Hindi, and Urdu. We have delivered Highfield programmes for hotels, restaurants, caterers, and food producers, at our center, on your site, or online.

Why Train With Our Safety Training Center

Frequently Asked Questions

Level 1 is the entry level food hygiene qualification. It covers basic personal hygiene, safe temperatures, and avoiding cross contamination, and suits anyone new to food work.

Level 2 is the next step up, the standard qualification for anyone who prepares, cooks, or serves food, going deeper than Level 1.

Yes. Highfield is a major UK awarding body, recognised and trusted across Saudi Arabia and internationally.

There is no fixed expiry, but a refresher every three years is recommended, and often required by employers.

Highfield is one of the most widely recognised and trusted food safety qualifications in Saudi Arabia and internationally.

Yes. Our online Highfield Food Safety Level 1 course lets you study remotely and complete the assessment with a trainer.

Yes. We train in Arabic, English, Hindi, and Urdu, at our centre or on your site anywhere in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

Book Your Highfield Food Safety Level 1 Course

Get your team food safety certified from day one with Future Institute. Choose c
lassroom, on site, or online, and our advisors will confirm the next batch in Arabic,
English, Hindi, or Urdu.