VIC Training Requirements

This page details the training requirements for Responsible Service of Alcohol, Responsible Service of Gambling, Food Handlers and Food Safety Supervisors in the State of Victoria. 

VIC Food Handler Training Requirements

All food premises that operate in Victoria need to ensure that their food handlers have the skills and knowledge required to keep food safe in the workplace. This requirement means anyone within the business or community group involved in any activity that involves food, or surfaces likely to come into contact with food, must know how to keep the food safe from contamination.

In Victoria Food Handlers are not required to undertake any specific training but there is a general obligation under the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) that everyone involved in the production, preparation, handling and transport of food be trained to a level commensurate with their responsibilites. Most councils recognise completion of SITXOHS001A - Follow Workplace Hygiene Procedures as meeting the FSANZ requirements for food handler training.

VIC Food Safety Supervisor Training Requirements

In Victoria (VIC), a Food Safety Supervisor must hold a valid Food Safety Supervisor Certificate. Victorian food laws require businesses to comply with the Food Standards Code which is a collection of individual food standards jointly developed by Australia and New Zealand. It is a criminal offence in Australia to supply food that does not comply with relevant food standards.

The course of training required by Department of Health Victoria to obtain this certificate can include the Units of Competency SITXOHS002A and SITXFSA001A or SIRRFSA001A. Australian Online College offers the first two units as a package which meets the VIC Food Authority training requirements.

  Minimum Competency Standards for Food Safety Supervisors

VIC RSA Training Requirements

The online RSA training offered by Australian Online College does not meet the legislative requirements for RSA training in VIC.

In VIC all persons employed in a licenced premises who are involved in the sale of alcohol are required to have successfully completed a Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) course approved by the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR).  Unfortunately, for all employees of the Victorian Liquor Industry to gain the required qualifications to serve or supply alcohol, they must obtain this RSA Certificate through a face-to-face course from an accredited RSA training organisation. 

A list of approved trainers can be found on the trainer pages of Responsible Alochol Victoria website - http://www.vcglr.vic.gov.au. 

VIC RCG Training Requirements

In VIC all persons employed in a licenced premises who are involved in the sale or delivery of gambling products are required to hold a current VIC Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing(OLGR) - Respsonsible Conduct of  Gambling (RCG) Certificate. Training for this certificate must be conducted as face-to-face training over a minumum of 6 hours -  online training is not permitted.

The online RSG training offered by Australian Online College does not meet the legislative requirements for RCG training in VIC. A list of approved trainers can be found on the Victorian website;  http://www.vcglr.vic.gov.au..