When selecting a training programme with an assessment you have two options:
- Content and assessment–you must organise an assessor to observe you working in a commercial food preparation area or at Practical Education Institute's New Plymouth campus.
- Assessment only–you must have completed the 'content only' or 'content and assessment' programme previously. You will have access to the programme's online material. The Practical Education Institute will contact you to organise a date and time for your assessment. You will be assessed in a commercial food preparation area, or at Practical Education Institute's New Plymouth campus.
Assessments are only available in the Taranaki region.
The assessment is based on the following unit standards:
- Unit 167, Practise food safety methods in a food business
- Unit 20666,Demonstrate a basic knowledge of contamination hazards and control methods used in a food business
There are three parts to the assessment: a closed-book written test and two practical sessions with an assessor. The written part of the assessment is to be completed in the presence of the assessor at the first practical session.
To sit your assessment, you will need to:
- contact an assessor and arrange a time for your assessment ('content and assessment' option only)
- bring appropriate kitchen utensils
- bring your assessment voucher
- bring a copy of your signed enrolment form
- bring a certified copy of an approved form of identification
The approved forms of identification are as follows:
- a birth certificate with the place of birth stated as New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Tokelau or Niue
- a current New Zealand passport
- a current overseas passport with a residency stamp
- a certificate of citizenship
We also require a certified copy of your marriage certificate if your current name is different from that on your birth certificate.
Please note that 'certified' means a photocopy of the original document signed by a Justice of the Peace (JP) or a solicitor as being a true and accurate copy. You can find a list of Justices of the Peace in the Yellow pages of the telephone book.
When you are ready to sit the assessment, contact our Hospitality Coordinator on freephone 0800 22 55 97 to arrange a time for your assessment. Please note the following:
- The assessment is only available in the Taranaki region.
- Some of our assessors are only able to assess in HSI-registered workplaces. Your employer should be able to tell you if your workplace is registered with HSI.
- You must be assessed in a commercial food preparation area, such as a cafe or restaurant kitchen. Normally this will be your own workplace, but if this is not available you will need to find a suitable location.
