Food handler course in Adelaide
Last updated: 23 October 2026
Short answer
You can take our food handler course online from anywhere in Adelaide. The course and the exam are free; you pay A$19 (GST included) for the certificate only if you pass.
The course follows Standard 3.2.2A of the Food Standards Code, and your certificate has a QR code your employer can check.
Who checks food businesses in Adelaide?
Food businesses deal with their local council. This is what City of Adelaide says:
- All food businesses operating in the City of Adelaide need to notify the council when they start trading.[1]
- More than 1,000 food businesses operate across the city, and City of Adelaide environmental health officers inspect them.[1]
Adelaide is in South Australia:
- In South Australia, food premises inspections are mainly carried out by environmental health officers employed by the local council where the business is located.[2]
- During an inspection, officers can ask food handlers questions, examine food and records, take photographs and record observations.[2]
What training do food handlers in Adelaide need?
The same as everywhere in Australia. Since December 2023, Standard 3.2.2A has required each food handler who handles unpackaged, potentially hazardous food that is ready to eat to have completed a food safety training course, or to have adequate skills and knowledge in food safety and hygiene, before doing that work.[3]
A food safety training course under the Standard covers safe handling of food, food contamination, cleaning and sanitising of food premises and equipment, and personal hygiene.[3] No refresher period has been set, but businesses need to make sure their food handlers' skills and knowledge are adequate and up to date.[3]
The business must also have a certified food safety supervisor to supervise these food handlers.[3] This course does not give a food safety supervisor certificate.
Businesses may keep a record of the training their food handlers have completed, to show authorised officers they meet the requirements.[3]
What does the course include and what does it cost?
The Food Handler Course (Australia) is based on the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code and covers the four food handler training topics in Standard 3.2.2A: 7 modules with a quiz in each one and a final exam of 30 questions (pass with 21). The certificate confirms you completed the training.
The course and the exam are free; you pay A$19 (GST included) for the certificate only if you pass. See the course.
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Sources
- Running a food and beverage business in Adelaide (City of Adelaide, no date shown)
- Food safety inspections (SA Health, last updated 14 August 2026)
- Food handler training (Food Standards Australia New Zealand, page last updated 1 October 2025)
Do your food handler training online, free
7 short modules, a quiz in each one and a final exam. The course and the exam are free; the certificate costs A$19 (GST included) and you only pay if you pass.