Nationally recognised training in food safety legally requires students to demonstrate practical food handling skills. This is typically confirmed through an Observer Report — a workplace colleague signs off that they've seen you perform the relevant tasks.
The Basic Food Safety course is not nationally recognised, so this requirement does not apply. There is no Observer Report and no practical assessment component.
This makes the Basic Food Safety course well suited to:
People who are just starting out in food handling and don't yet have a workplace observer available
Students in remote areas where it may be difficult to arrange a practical observer
People who simply want to learn essential food safety practices without going through a formal assessment process