This page is a course, not a job offer
We do not find jobs or sign contracts. We teach food hygiene. Never pay anyone who promises you a job.
The short answer
- The law asks for food hygiene training, not a "health card". In Spanish it is called formación de manipulador de alimentos. People also say carnet de manipulador.
- Royal Decree 109/2010 ended the old official card. Now a private training body, or the employer, gives the training certificate.
- The rule: EU Regulation 852/2004 (Annex II, Chapter XII). The employer must make sure everyone who handles food is trained.
- In a kitchen you will hear: «¿Tienes el carnet de manipulador?» It means: do you have the food handler certificate?
Sources:
Read lesson 1 freeWhich jobs need this training
| Job (Spanish name) | Touches food? | Training needed? |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen helper (ayudante de cocina) | Yes: cuts, washes, cooks | Yes |
| Dishwasher (friegaplatos) | Yes: plates and kitchen tools | Usually yes |
| Cook (cocinero) | Yes | Yes |
| Waiter (camarero) | Yes: serves food and drink | Yes |
| Kebab or pizza shop (kebab, pizzería) | Yes | Yes |
| Supermarket meat, fish or bakery counter (carnicería, pescadería) | Yes | Yes |
| Food delivery (reparto) | Closed boxes, usually no | Ask the employer |
The employer decides in the end. This certificate is no job guarantee. It shows you took food hygiene training.
What people ask
How much is a food handler certificate? Some Spanish websites sell it for about €12 to €20. Here, the 7 lessons and the test (21 questions, 16 to pass) are free, in English. Your certificate in Spanish, in your name: €11, once.
How does it work? Read the 7 lessons at your own pace, then take the test. When you pass, you see a sample of the certificate at once, with your score and the date. It says «MUESTRA · SAMPLE» and has no name. Want it in your name? Pay €11. Your own delivery code (código de entrega) is on your purchase page. Type the code, and your certificate opens in your name. Save it as a PDF.
Little Spanish? The lessons are in English, and each key word is in Spanish too, so you understand it in the kitchen.
Who gives the certificate? Curso Sano, a private course. It is not a government document. Each employer decides whether to accept it.
The 14 allergens? Many restaurants ask about them too. The allergen lesson in English is free.
Refunds? Full refund if the delivery code does not open your certificate, or if an employer refuses it within 60 days. See the terms.
Try yourself
Next: the 7 lessons, free · the test (21 questions) and the certificate
Your certificate in Spanish, in your name: €11
The lessons and the test are free. Pass the test first. Then, if you want the certificate in your name, pay €11 once. Your delivery code is on the purchase page.
Private course, not official. Curso privado, no es un certificado oficial. Each employer decides whether to accept it.
Take the free testPassed the test? Buy your certificate: €11
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