[ellied]

I have been accepted to a REHIS food hygiene course through the Orchard Group and it's free so I am delighted since I'd thought about it many times.

However the anxiety is kicking in and I just wondered, is the intro level (2x3 hours) purely hypothetical or is there a likelihood I'll need to face handling raw meat or mushrooms ?

The social part of anxiety is sufficient without worrying about practicality! 

[bloomer]

when i did it it was purely theoretical but that was 10 years ago so no promises...

[Andrew]

I used to deliver REHIS course to our staff although that was a few years ago. The intro level was about 20 questions which are multiple choice. There is no practical element to it and all answers are generally given in the tutorials beforehand.

[shygirl]

its nothing to worry about, its class room based with multiple choice questions at the end.
as long as you can remember fridge/freezer temperatures(different in England and Scotland ), how long food can be out of the fridge and understand the term risk assessments, throw in a few definitions and the rest is common sense.
the pass rate is very high.

theres no practical in the intermediate level either that that was a 40hr course if I remember rightly.

[Backinwellies]

the pass rate is very high.

The course is a paper exercise and common sense (to be honest 10 mins on fridge temps would have been enough input for most people to pass.)

[ellied]

OK thanks.  So social and short term memory are my issues not actual handling .  Good, as mushrooms are almost a phobia now- my allergy/intolerance response is so dramatic if I touch or eat them, I don't think gloves would prevent me screaming and running!