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Ensure you have up-to-date allergen knowledge with our allergy awareness course.
Research from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) states that around 6% of the population live with a diagnosed food allergy, but around 30% of adults reported experiencing an adverse reaction when eating certain foods. Food allergies can be life threatening, so it’s important that food is labelled and handled correctly to keep people with allergens safe.
Local authorities are responsible for enforcing allergen information regulations, but businesses need to ensure that all staff have up-to-date allergy training. This allergy awareness course will give you an understanding of allergens, the causes, and how to deal with reactions.
This course is made up of two mandatory and one optional unit.
Mandatory: Allergens, allergies and intolerances
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- Food allergens, allergies and intolerances
- The methods for allergy diagnosis and treatment
- The methods for intolerance diagnosis and treatment
Mandatory: Food labelling
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- The importance of food labelling
- Regulations for food labelling
- Packaging regulations
Optional: Allergy awareness for those working with children
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- The signs and effects of allergic reactions – including anaphylaxis and how to administer first aid for a severe allergic reaction in children
- How to reduce the risk of an allergic reaction – including record keeping, how allergies can be treated, and medications to help allergic reactions.
Optional: Allergy awareness for those working in adult health and social care
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- The signs and effects of allergic reactions – including anaphylaxis and how to administer first aid for a severe allergic reaction
- How to reduce the risk of an allergic reaction – including record keeping, how allergies can be treated, and medications to help allergic reactions.
Optional: Allergy awareness for those working in the service sector
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- The signs and effects of allergic reactions – including anaphylaxis and how to administer first aid for a severe allergic reaction
- How to reduce the risk of an allergic reaction – including record keeping, how allergies can be treated, and medications to help allergic reactions.
We call our online courses 'flexible' learning as they're designed to fit around your other commitments. You'll get access to our online learning platform where you'll work through your assessments with support from a subject specialist tutor.
This is a 7 week course.
We refer to our online courses as 'flexible learning' because they're designed to be completed around your work and home life commitments. All deadlines for your course will be shown in your online course platform once you are enrolled to help keep you on track.
This course is funded via the Government's 'Adult Skills Fund', which means you may be able to study for free. Eligibility criteria for funding can be found below. If you are not eligible for funding, you can still purchase the course by clicking the 'Buy Now' button above.
This course is accredited by Training Qualifications UK (TQUK), a leading awarding organisation. We are a recognised TQUK centre, approved to deliver TQUK qualifications.
This course is a knowledge qualification, and is designed to support learners in an existing job role. The optional units are designed to support people working in the health and social care, childcare and early years, or the hospitality sector.
Study for free with Government Funding
There is government funding available for this course via the Adult Skills Fund.
Eligibility Criteria - to be eligible, you must:
- You must currently live in England
- You must have been resident in the UK/EU for 3+ years, for purposes other than study
- You must be over the age of 19
- You must not be on an apprenticeship
If you enrol onto this course but fail to complete, please be aware there is a £125 administration charge.
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6%
of people have a clinically diagnosed food allergy
30%
of people report adverse reactions after food
2.4m
Adults have a diagnosed food allergy
220k
People under 44 have had nut-induced anaphylaxis
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A tutor will be assigned to support you through your course, they can be contacted via phone, text or email
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Your work will be marked by your Tutor and returned to you within 7 days.
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Once you've finished your course, we'll apply for your certificate. This will be posted to your home address within 6 months of completing your course.
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