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European Food Safety Training

The objective of the European Union's food safety policy is to protect consumer health and interests.The existing education systems in EU are in need of innovative learning tools, in order to provide a quality training of future staff, from food sector, to be able to put European food safety policy into practice. Our project aimed to meet this need. European Food Safety Training is a vocational e-learning training program which aimed:-To develop learning tools by which students and young workers would acquire the key competencies in the VET field of food services and food industry-To develop key competencies and professional building through training seminars and lessons for companies and schools (teachers and students) in the field mentioned above-To improve the quality of food safety training by providing accurate and effective learning materials-To increase the motivation for professional development in students, young workers and teachers, by offering them an accessible, free, updated learning tool-To reduce food safety risks all along the food chain by providing these innovative and up to date learning tools-To transfer the result of the project at EU level-To provide an e-learning system, with a perspective of future certification and qualification recognition in EUFor this purpose learning tools of high quality that already exist in Belgium were transferred to other EU member countries participating in the project.The consortium was made of 11 partners, from 4 countries, and included VET schools, university, unemployment agency and professional associations, all of them acting or being related to the field of food industry, food safety, hotels and restaurants.3 training modules were developed, based on the material already made by Belgian partners:Level 1:Basic knowledge of food safety for students and workers in the food industry, kitchens and restaurants; Level 2:Advanced knowledge of food safety for students and workers in food industry, kitchens and restaurants;Level 3:Introduction to HACCP and setting up a food safety plan based on HACCP.The content, accompanied by assessments and practical application, were transferred into an e-learning system as a teaching tool in vocational training.This innovative learning tool is available in English and in the languages of participant countries, but also in German and Hungarian due to the multicultural and pluri-linguistic area of the Romanian partner.These outcomes facilitate the development of a network of teachers, trainers and specialists in food service and food industry. This will also contribute to the creation of a unitary medium of qualification (due to a future integration of the course in the curriculum of vocational schools from EU) and training at national and international level. On long term, it will facilitate the transfer of work labour within the European labour market.
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