🍽️ Hospitality Sector Online Training

Compliance, Customer Care & Safety Courses for Hotels, Restaurants, Bars & Catering

In the fast-paced hospitality industry, your people are your brand - and the success of your business depends on quality service, regulatory compliance, and staff confidence. At Dernish, we deliver certified online training to help your team hit the ground running, stay compliant with food safety, licensing, and health & safety laws, and provide exceptional guest experiences.

Whether you're managing a hotel, running a restaurant, or operating a catering business, our flexible online courses make staff onboarding, upskilling, and compliance training fast, easy, and audit-ready.

πŸ“š Hospitality Health & Safety Courses

βœ… Employee Onboarding

Streamline your new hire experience with training that covers the basics of your organisation’s values, policies, safety expectations, and hospitality standards.

βœ… Food Safety Level 1

A beginner-level course for front-of-house, kitchen porters, and new staff handling food β€” covering hygiene basics, cross-contamination, and personal cleanliness.

βœ… HACCP Food Safety Level 2

Gain full compliance with Irish food regulations using HACCP principles. Ideal for chefs, kitchen staff, and anyone involved in food preparation and storage.

βœ… Fire Safety Awareness

Learn how to reduce fire risks in kitchens and hospitality premises, respond to fire emergencies, and understand evacuation procedures.

βœ… Manual Handling Theory

Prevent injury with essential lifting and carrying techniques for hospitality workers β€” from porters to housekeeping and kitchen teams.

βœ… Serving Alcohol Sensibly

Responsible alcohol service training, including checking ID, dealing with intoxicated customers, and complying with licensing laws.

βœ… Customer Care

Elevate the guest experience with practical training on communication, empathy, problem-solving, and delivering memorable service.

βœ… Chemical Safety Awareness

Essential for cleaning and kitchen staff β€” covers safe storage, use, and labelling of hazardous cleaning products and kitchen chemicals.

βœ… GDPR for Hospitality

Train staff to understand data protection duties, especially for booking systems, customer feedback, payment handling, and staff data.

βœ… Allergen Awareness

Vital for kitchens and front-of-house teams β€” ensures compliance with allergen regulations, cross-contamination avoidance, and customer communication.

βœ… Office Ergonomics

Protect the well-being of office-based hotel managers, admin staff, or reception teams with proper desk setup and posture practices.

βœ… Incident Reporting

Train staff to correctly document and report accidents, injuries, or near misses β€” ensuring full accountability and legal protection.

βœ… Child Protection Awareness

Ideal for family-focused venues β€” gives staff the skills to recognise and respond to potential child welfare concerns sensitively and appropriately.

βœ… Managing Martin - Dealing with Challenging Customers

Tactful and engaging training designed to help hospitality staff manage difficult situations calmly and professionally β€” using realistic scenarios.

βœ… Working at Heights

Ensure safety when using ladders or accessing elevated storage or signage, particularly relevant to hotels and event venues.

βœ… Cardiac First Aid Awareness

Basic training to recognise cardiac arrest and use an AED (defibrillator) β€” a valuable skill for any public-facing hospitality team.

βœ… Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Ensure consistency and quality by training staff to follow clear SOPs for food prep, cleaning, reception duties, and guest service protocols.

βœ… Branded Learning Management System (LMS)

Professionalise your staff training with a custom-branded LMS β€” making it easy to assign, track, and report on training progress across locations.

Dernish provides certified health and safety courses to the hospitality sector online, accessible on any device at any time