From September 2006, the government has set new nutritional standards for school lunches and other school food. High-quality meat, poultry or oily fish must be regularly available on school menus. Pupils will be served at least two portions of fruit and vegetables with every meal. Deep-fried food will be limited to no more than two portions per week. Fizzy drinks, crisps, chocolate and other confectioneries will all be removed from school meals and vending machines. If the school's budget share includes an amount for lunches and refreshments, it is the governors' responsibility to provide free and paid-for meals facilities, and to meet the nutritional standards.
City & Guilds Providing a Healthier School Meals Service Award level 1
A qualification designed specifically for school meals caterers. The units will provide the knowledge required to enable kitchen staff to deliver healthier school meals by understanding what constitutes a healthy choice, and how to change catering practices. Equally, the course aims to show how healthier choices can be marketed to young people.
CIEH Certificate in Food Safety in Catering level 2
This certificate replaces the Foundation Food Hygiene Certificate which will be obsolete by the end of 2006.
The one-day course aims to provide an appreciation of the fundamentals of good food hygiene.
Who should attend? All food handlers!
Click here to download our information sheet for CIEH Certificate in Food Safety in Catering level 2
CIEH Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace level 1
This one-day course aims to provide an appreciation of the fundamentals of good work safety practice.
Who should attend? Everyone!
Qube offers Government Funded NVQs to aid School Meal Cooks in meeting the new standards
NVQ level 2 Food Processing & Cooking
NVQ level 2 Professional Cookery
NVQ level 2 Food and Drink Service (Food Service)
For more information about these, click to download our individual qualifications sheets.
Qube has had success delivering Level 2 Food Processing NVQs and numeracy to school meal cooks.
We have also developed materials to support the City and Guilds Level 1 qualification “Providing a Healthier School Meal Service” and we are accredited to deliver this qualification.
This initiative supports the standards developed by the School Meals Review Panel aimed at improving the quality of school dinners through defining stringent nutrient-based standards.
| qualification type | qualification name | funding | value/fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| City & Guilds Award | Providing a Healthier School Meals Service Award 1 | Full (as part of Train to Gain NVQ) | £60 |
| CIEH Certificate | Food Safety in Catering level 2 | Full (as part of Train to Gain NVQ) | £40 |
| CIEH Foundation Certificate | Health & Safety in the Workplace level 1 | Full (as part of Train to Gain NVQ) | £40 |
| NVQ level 2 | Food Processing & Cooking | Full (Train to Gain) | £1,150 |
| NVQ level 2 | Professional Cookery | Full (Train to Gain) | £1,150 |
| NVQ level 2 | Food & Drink Service (Food Service) | Full (Train to Gain) | £850 |