Level 1Building
Informed Diner
Pre-visit checks, focused restaurant questions, menu reasoning and what to do when information is incomplete.
Recognition after validationIndividual learning credential after validation
GCSI Academy · In development
One foundation. Three ways to put it into practice.
Every learner starts with the same evidence and safety-reasoning foundation. From there, the Academy branches into the decisions made by diners, kitchen teams and managers.
Course structure
Start together. Then specialise by role.
The Foundation is a real course in its own right—not material repeated inside each Level 1. Completing it prepares a learner to continue into any one of the three role pathways.
Free common foundation
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GCSI Gluten-Safety Foundations
Shared evidence, cross-contact reasoning, verification, communication and decision-making.
Diner pathwayFor people with celiac disease, families and supporters
Level 1Informed Diner
Level 2Confident Diner
Level 3Community Guide
Kitchen team pathwayFor chefs, cooks, food handlers and service teams
Level 1Celiac-Aware Kitchen Staff
Level 2Safe-Process Practitioner
Level 3Kitchen Safety Lead
Manager pathwayFor restaurant managers, owners and operational leaders
Level 1Celiac-Inclusive Manager
Level 2Gluten-Safety Operations Manager
Level 3Organisational Safety Lead
The common Foundation is planned as free. Role levels, assessment rules and recognition open only after their evidence and quality requirements are validated.
Role pathways
The Foundation stays common. The decisions become specific.
Courses are being prepared—not sold or presented as existing qualifications.Each course will open only after its evidence, learning outcomes, assessment, accessibility and credential rules have been reviewed and pilot-tested with the intended community.
For people with celiac disease, families and supporters
In development
Diner pathway
Build the judgment and communication skills needed to make informed dining decisions without turning uncertainty into false reassurance.
Level 2Building
Confident Diner
Evidence interpretation, communication, travel planning and constructive reporting.
Recognition after validationAdvanced learning badge after validation
Level 3Building
Community Guide
Peer-support boundaries, misinformation, contribution standards and research participation.
Recognition after validationCommunity Guide credential after validation
For chefs, cooks, food handlers and service teams
In development
Kitchen team pathway
Translate the common safety reasoning into repeatable receiving, preparation, cleaning, cooking and service-handover practice.
Level 1Building
Celiac-Aware Kitchen Staff
Applying the Foundation to receiving, storage, preparation, cleaning, handwashing and service communication.
Recognition after validationIndividual learning credential after validation
Level 2Building
Safe-Process Practitioner
Preparation zones, utensils, frying, boiling, baking, cleaning controls and handover.
Recognition after validationPractitioner badge after validation
Level 3Building
Kitchen Safety Lead
Procedure design, colleague training, monitoring, corrective action and incident response.
Recognition after validationSafety Lead credential after validation
For restaurant managers, owners and operational leaders
In development
Manager pathway
Build the governance, documentation and improvement systems needed to support consistent practice across hospitality operations.
Level 1Building
Celiac-Inclusive Manager
Responsibility, staff readiness, honest menu wording, escalation routes and an initial control map.
Recognition after validationIndividual learning credential after validation
Level 2Building
Gluten-Safety Operations Manager
Supplier controls, procedures, onboarding, records, complaints and internal monitoring.
Recognition after validationOperations badge after validation
Level 3Building
Organisational Safety Lead
Auditing, multi-site standards, performance indicators, serious incidents and continuous improvement.
Recognition after validationLeadership credential after validation
Our release promise
Recognition follows learning quality—not the other way around.
Before a course opens, people should be able to understand what it teaches, what they are expected to demonstrate, how learning is assessed and what any certificate or badge genuinely represents.
Traceable evidence
Substantive course claims connect to governed evidence, practical context and visible limitations.
Outcome alignment
Competencies, teaching and assessment are mapped before a credential can be released.
Accessible delivery
Language, navigation, captions, transcripts, keyboard use and mobile experience belong to release quality.
Expert + pilot review
Content and assessment are reviewed and tested with the people expected to use the learning in real situations.
First course specification
See exactly how the common Foundation is being designed.
The course page publishes its intended scope, learning outcomes, curriculum, teaching method, assessment approach, quality boundaries and planned credential before enrolment opens.