Basic Hygiene training in Urdu

Date published: 08/11/2004

Food businesses across Rochdale borough have an opportunity for their employees whose first language is not English to train in basic food hygiene. Rochdale Council's Environmental Health service is organising the course in Urdu, for employees who handle food.

The course takes place at Castlemere Community Centre, Tweedale Street in Rochdale on Monday 29 November. The full day course costs just £25, which includes the exam fee, a 'food safety principles' workbook, and lunch. All employees working with food are legally required to be trained to a standard that relates to their responsibility and the food they handle.

Anyone handling or preparing open high-risk foods should have completed a Basic Food Hygiene Course.

The exam papers are available in English, Urdu or Bengali. For those people who have difficulty in reading any of these languages there is an oral (spoken) paper. Saiqa Aslam, an Environmental Health Officer for Rochdale Council will be teaching the course in Urdu.

Any local business wishing to book their staff on the course should contact the Environmental Health service on (01706) 864255, or pick up an application form from Floor 1 of Telegraph House, Baillie Street, Rochdale. For further information Saiqa Aslam, Environmental Health Officer, Tel 07813 862720