Food Safety Management Systems

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this course you will understand:

Food Safety management system requirements

• Food legislation
• HACCP – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points
• Food Safety programmes
• What an auditor should look for
• What an auditor needs to know about Food Safety and the audit programme
• Terminology and concepts of Food Safety programmes
• How to apply Food Safety management principles in the context of ISO 22000
• Relating the Food Safety management system to the organisational products, including services and operational processes
• Documentation required by ISO 22000
• Issues arising from implementing a Food Safety Management System

Course content

This 3-day course will leave you with knowledge of the ISO 22000 Food Safety management systems standard. It can be joined to an additional module: ‘Becoming a Skilled Lead Internal/External Auditor‘ where participants learn how to conduct management systems audits in accordance with ISO 19011:2018 Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems. To complete these modules together, see our Food Safety Management Systems Lead Auditor course.

Timetable 

Wednesday

Introduction to Food Safety & HACCP

• Context of Food Safety
• Overview of Industry Recalls
• Food Safety Legislation including Food Standards code
• Prerequisite programmes
• HACCP Steps 1 to 6 including Workshops
• Assemble HACCP team
• Describe product
• Identify intended use
• Hazard analysis and control.

Thursday

Documenting and Implementing a HACCP Plan

• Food Safety Hazard Identification and Controls
• Food Pathogens
• HACCP Steps 7 to 12 including Workshops to determine and establish Critical Control Points (CCP) including: critical limits, monitoring systems, corrective actions, verification & validation requirements, documentation and record keeping
• Validation of CCPs
• Validation v Verification
• HACCP Plan Review.

Friday

Auditing scenarios

• ISO 22000:2018
• Food safety audit scenarios and case study
• Course review

Qualification

This course in internationally recognised and is certified by Exemplar Global. Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Attainment with the following units of competency:

• Exemplar Global – FS Food Safety Management Systems
• Exemplar Global NFS-1 – Assess Compliance with Food Safety programs
• Exemplar Global NFS-2 – Communicate Food Safety Audits
• Exemplar Global NFS-3 – Conduct Food Safety Audits
• Exemplar Global NFS-4 – Identify, Evaluate, and Control Food Safety Hazards
• Exemplar Global HP – Developing HACCP Plans

This course has the equivalent of 24 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course. 

Assessment

All assessment is conducted during the course and there is no homework. Throughout the course, you will complete:

• Case study review
• Evaluation of Food Safety audit scenarios

The final piece of assessment is a short exam.

You will prepare, complete, and hand in copies of their assessments during class – there is never any homework!

Who should attend?

You should attend if you:

•  are developing and implementing a Food Safety management system
•  are looking to work in the area of Food Safety
•  wish to consolidate any informal experience you may have gained in your career
•  If your existing FSMS is not giving you the benefits it should

Prior experience in auditing and management systems is not essential.

Study Pathway – Where to from here?

If you wish to become a registered third-party, or external Food Safety Management Systems auditor with Exemplar Global, you need to have obtained the competency units from this course and the additional Exemplar Global competency units of AU and TL (via our Becoming a Skilled Lead Auditor or Management Systems Lead Auditor courses).

Once you have obtained these units of competency, you can follow the qualification-based path to become a registered third-party or external auditor.  A full explanation of the requirements to become certified with Exemplar Global can be found here, or contact us for more information.

Additional Exemplar Global competencies for Management Systems auditing (Exemplar Global AU and TL) may be added during the same week of training, or attended separately. Competencies for Quality Management Systems (Exemplar Global QM) Environmental Management Systems (Exemplar Global EM) and/or OH&S Management Systems (Exemplar Global OH 45001), and Information Security Management Systems (Exemplar Global IS) may be attended separately.  

How to enrol

PwC offers an easy, streamlined enrolment process – you can either enrol directly into your course online, or call us on 1300 95 96 92 to enrol over the phone.

Discounts for multiple attendees are available – Please call us to find out what discounts can be applied.

How to pay

We offer a variety of payment methods:

• Direct debit
• Credit card
• Cheque
• Payment plans

Payment plans

We are able to arrange flexible payment plans on an individual basis. Please be aware that your certificate will be held until full payment has been received.

Delivery

Public – Face-to-face

Our regular public courses are conducted at PwC offices in capital cities across Australia. You will enjoy an excellent learning experience in a premium training venue, and;

• We never cancel courses – book with confidence
• Class sizes are kept to manageable numbers – so everybody learns
• No homework or take-home assessment! All work is completed in course time – we know you’re busy
• No major exam – we assess you as you go

Public – Virtual/Online

We’ve developed an online digital classroom to deliver our courses virtually so you can attend from anywhere! Our purpose-built platform is engaging and interactive.

Our virtual training platform incorporates:

• Group exercises – facilitated by mini break out workshops amongst participants
• The ability to ask questions in real-time
• Built-in note taking and tracking of course materials
• Interaction with participants and trainer throughout the session through a chat functionality
• Online assessments providing a streamlined marking process

Our aim is to recreate the classroom experience in a safe, virtual environment, maintaining the fun and engaging experience our clients find useful and valuable.

Please note: Due to licensing restrictions, our virtual courses are open to participants from Australia and NZ only.

In-house – Face-to-face or virtual

In-house training can provide a cost-effective training solution for organisations with a number of staff who require training. We can also customise a course to suit your own individual needs, and include your own audit documentation. Call us on 1300 95 96 92 or complete the form below to request a quote. 

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