Food handler course in Perth
Last updated: 23 October 2026
Short answer
You can take our food handler course online from anywhere in Perth. 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 Perth?
Food businesses deal with their local council. This is what City of Perth says:
- The City of Perth registers and inspects the food businesses operating in the city.[1]
- Once registered, a business has routine inspections, with a fee that depends on its risk rating: high, medium or low.[1]
Perth is in Western Australia:
- In Western Australia, a food business must register or notify before it starts operating, and most food businesses register with their local government's environmental health service.[2]
What training do food handlers in Perth 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.
Other cities
Sources
- Food business registration (City of Perth, no date shown)
- Registration of a food business (Department of Health, Western Australia, last reviewed 23 September 2021)
- 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.