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Catering
At HMP Altcourse the catering is provided by Aramark, one of the largest service management organisations in the world.
The catering department is required to provide meals 3 times daily for prisoners and lunch and hospitality in the staff restaurant 7 days a week. The menu rotates on a four weekly basis and caters for all dietary, ethnic and healthy options needs including special diets as prescribed by the prison doctor. Food is ordered via a weekly pre-select system and delivered to the units by a hot trolley system.
Training opportunities
Safety and hygiene are of paramount importance when working with food, and at HMP Altcourse we ensure all prisoners receive a range of training opportunities. The Aramark staff provide prisoners with training which is refreshed on a regular basis. Some examples of training include:
- Safe food handling
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Equipment use
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Safe knife drill
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Reporting of defects
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Reporting sickness and accidents
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Fire procedures
- Control of substances hazardous to health regulations
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Menu planning
In line with HMP Altcourse's commitment to providing prisoners with training opportunities Aramark offers NVQs in Catering and Hospitality, this includes such skills as:
- Health & Hygiene (Basic) certification
- Aramark 5 star Hygiene certification
- NVQ food preparation
- NVQ food service
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