Food Handler Safety Training

Keeping Our Community Safe, One Plate at a Time

Focus College proudly hosted the Food Handler Safety Training event this November 2025 at our Abbotsford campus. The Food Handler Safety Training program at Focus College provides an interactive learning experience for all food industry workers and future professionals in British Columbia.

Food safety exists beyond being a legal requirement because it represents a fundamental duty of care. The training program provides participants who work in restaurants and cafes and food trucks and community kitchens and childcare centers with essential knowledge to maintain food safety standards and defend their customers’ health.

The training program receives recognition from BC public health authorities because it fulfills necessary provincial food handler training standards. The training program provides an interactive learning experience that delivers simple content to help students achieve their success

Students who finish the course must move to the government website to take their official final assessment. Students who succeed in the exam will obtain a Food Handler Certificate which serves as proof of their competence for five years and enhances their job prospects and professional credibility.

The program teaches students to develop essential skills which include:

• Prevent food-borne illnesses
• Meet regulatory food requirements
• Enhance workplace safety
• Increase customer confidence
• Prevent cross-contamination 
• Understand the importance of person hygiene to prevent contamination
• Understand the importance of regular cleaning and sanitizing equipment, surfaces, and utensils

The training program at Focus college enables students to develop food safety awareness which makes them dependable workers in all food service environments.

The program schedule along with enrollment procedures and additional training sessions will be announced in the future. The program enables you to develop your skills while making yourself more attractive to employers while safeguarding our community through safe food preparation.