Highly interactive two-day training programme designed for those who require a sound understanding of the techniques and principles of food safety auditing.
Who should attend the Internal Food Safety Auditor Training Course?
This course is ideal for food industry personnel intending to become involved in the internal audit process for the maintenance and improvement of their food safety programmes including those:
- Involved in auditing the site HACCP program or external suppliers
- Intending to become involved in the internal audit process for the maintenance and improvement of their site’s food safety management system.
Typical roles include Quality Assurance Managers, Supervisors and internal audit team members.
The audit principles and techniques developed in this course can be applied to any food safety management standard.
What are the objectives of the Internal Food Safety Auditor Training Course?
To understand the audit process and be able to plan, perform and report the results of internal food safety audits with the aim of developing and improving the food safety management system of an organisation. To help delegates to understanding best practice for ensuring successful internal audits.
What will you learn from the Internal Food Safety Auditor Training Course?
- Introduction to auditing food safety management systems
- This course is based on ISO 22000, BRCGS and other GFSI recognised standards
- Audit preparation including audit scheduling, audit planning and audit checklists
- Performing the audit including opening meetings,non-verbal communications, question techniques, resolving conflict and gathering objective evidence.
- Presentation of audit findings including the evaluation of audit findings, non-conformity classification, corrective action requests, developing an audit report, closing meeting and root cause analysis.
- Follow up activities
- Key to successful internal audits
How you will benefit from Internal Food Safety Auditor Training
Upon successful completion of the course delegates will be equipped with the technical skills and knowledge required to plan, conduct and report internal food safety audits. Delegates will also find the interactive nature of the course, it’s challenging content and extensive use of team-based exercises stimulating and surprisingly enjoyable.
The knowledge and skills developed in the course can be applied to internal audits of any food safety management standard.
Is any prior knowledge required for Internal Food Safety Auditor Training?
It is recommended that all delegates have the following prior knowledge:
- A basic knowledge of the concepts of food safety management including prerequisite programmes and HACCP principles
- Understand commonly used food safety terms and definitions
- An understanding of the requirements of ISO 22000 or GFSI schemes such as FSSC 22000, BRC, SQF or IFS.
- Understand the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) cycle
Style of delivery and course leaders: Internal Food Safety Auditor Training
Our course leaders have unrivaled food safety management systems design and improvement experience, including ISO 22000:2005, BRCGS and other GFSI recognised standards, HACCP and food safety management system implementation. They are qualified and experienced auditors with extensive practical management experience across a wide range of food sector businesses. We have extensive experience working across cultural boundaries, through our work in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas.
Certification for Internal Food Safety Auditor Training
Delegates successfully completing the course, will be awarded a training certificate.
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