Food Safety Management Systems Training Courses
Duration of course:
- 3 days
Who should attend:
- Food safety team members
- QA Managers
- Laboratory Managers
- Technical Managers / Directors
Information provided:
- Technical dissection of the entire standard into understandable “man on the street” language
- PDCA diagram of the standard to illustrate how all the clauses integrate into each other
- Example of hazard analysis required for ISO 22000
- Decision tree for identifying OPRPs and CCPs
- Corrective action using the 5 “Whys” method
- Templates of all documented procedures
- Templates of all forms, registers and schedules
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full colour training manual with all necessary documentation for ISO 22000 implementation
- CD with all required documentation for ISO 22000 (all in word format to customize to own requirements)
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Above average knowledge of food safety concepts
- Awareness of ISO 9001 requirements would be beneficial
- Diploma in Food Technology would be beneficial
Duration of course:
- 3 days
Who should attend:
- HACCP team members
- QA Managers
- Laboratory Managers
- Technical Managers / Directors
Information provided:
- Technical dissection of the entire standard into understandable “man on the street” language
- Technical dissection of the regulations required by Certification Bodies to be followed during BRC audits
- PDCA diagram of the standard to illustrate how all the clauses integrate into each other
- Templates for all documents required for the HACCP Plan (e.g. Hazard Analysis; easy to use methods for identifying CCPs, HACCP plan review)
- Templates of all documented procedures
- Templates of all forms, registers and schedules
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary documentation for BRC implementation
- CD with all required documentation for BRC – all in word format to enable customization to own requirements
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Above average knowledge of food safety concepts
- Awareness of ISO 9001 requirements would be beneficial
- Diploma in Food Technology would be beneficial
Duration of course:
- 3 days
Who should attend:
- HACCP team members
- QA Managers
- Laboratory Managers
- Technical Managers / Directors
Information provided:
- Technical dissection of the entire standard into understandable “man on the street” language
- Technical dissection of the regulations required by Certification Bodies to be followed during BRC audits
- PDCA diagram of the standard to illustrate how all the clauses integrate into each other
- Selection of the correct risk category: High Hygiene Risk Category OR Low Hygiene Risk Category
- Templates for all documents required for the HACCP Plan (e.g. Hazard Analysis; easy to use methods for identifying CCPs, HACCP plan review)
- Templates of all documented procedures
- Templates of all forms, registers and schedules
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary documentation for BRC Packaging and Packaging Materials implementation
- CD with all required documentation for BRC – all in word format to enable customization to own requirements
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Above average knowledge of food safety concepts
- Awareness of ISO 9001 requirements would be beneficial
- Diploma in Food Technology would be beneficial
Duration of course:
- 2 days
Who should attend:
- HACCP team members
- QA Managers
- Laboratory Managers
- Technical Managers / Directors
Information provided:
- Technical dissection of the entire standard into understandable “man on the street” language
- PDCA diagram of the standard to illustrate how all the clauses integrate into each other
- Example of hazard analysis required for HACCP (SANS 10330)
- Practical information for easily identifying CCPs
- Corrective action using the 5 “Whys” method
- Templates of all documented procedures
- Templates of all forms, registers and schedules
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full colour training manual with all necessary documentation for HACCP (SANS 10330) implementation
- CD with all required documentation for HACCP (SANS 10330) – all in word format to customize to own requirements
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Should understand the basic concepts used in food safety
Operational Food Safety Training Courses
Duration of course:
- 1 day
Who should attend:
- HACCP team / Food Safety team members
- Production planners, Production managers, Production supervisors
- Quality Control staff
- Food Technologists from Retail Supermarkets
Information provided:
- Allergen reactions and their effects
- Types of allergens
- Allergen labeling
- Allergen contamination control measures
- Production scheduling
- Monitoring of allergens
- How an ACP fits into a HACCP Plan / Food Safety Management System
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Photographs indicating compliance and non-compliance
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary explanations
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Supervisory level in production facilities
Duration of course:
- 1 day
Who should attend:
- Laboratory technologists
Information provided:
- Laboratory techniques
- Calibration and verification
- Incubation temperatures
- Positive and negative controls
- Common mistakes in laboratories
- Record keeping
- Access control
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary explanations
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Diploma in Food Technology would be beneficial
- Personnel that have been working in a laboratory environment for at 6 months
Duration of course:
- 2 days
Who should attend:
- Growers with packing facilities on their farms
- Supervisors / Quality Control staff from packing facilities
- Extension officers (Government Departments)
- Technical Managers / QA Managers / Product Managers from Export Companies
- Food Technologists from Retail Supermarkets
Information provided:
- Reasons for spoilage and their physiological effects
- Spoilage vs Food Safety
- Post harvest pathogens
- Control measures for reducing / preventing spoilage
- Retention samples and analysis + benefits
- Monitoring in packing facilities – air-plate monitoring
- Microorganisms that should be tested for monitoring purposes
- Related references in GlobalGAP and Food Safety Standards, (e.g. SANS 10330, BRC, ISO 22000)
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary explanations
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- A current working position in quality assurance / quality control would be beneficial
Duration of course:
- 1 day
Who should attend:
- Recently appointed document controllers
- Office administrators
Information provided:
- What document control is and its importance
- Understanding the hierarchical document structure in a food safety system / food safety management system
- Different systems for doing document control
- Record keeping and its importance
- Types of records
- Preservation of records
- Document / record retrieval
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- PowerPoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Case studies
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary explanations
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- No specific qualification but good organizational skills would be an advantage
Audit Training Courses
Duration of course:
- 3 days
Who should attend:
- Internal auditors
- Food technologists from Supermarket Retailers
Information provided:
- Principles of auditing
- Auditor requirements
- Stages in conducting a food safety internal audit
- Case studies of actual internal audits
- Fraudulent documentation
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Case studies
- Roll play scenarios
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary explanations
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Above average knowledge of food safety concepts
- Diploma in Food Technology / similar qualification would be an advantage
Duration of course:
- 2 days
Who should attend:
- QA Managers
- Company representatives delegated to do supplier audits
- Food technologists from Supermarket Retailers
Information provided:
- Differences between Supplier audits and Internal audits
- Traceability procedures
- Principles of auditing
- Auditor requirements
- Stages in conducting a supplier audit
- Case studies of actual supplier audits
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Case studies
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary explanations
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Diploma in Food Technology / similar qualification
Other Training Courses
Duration of course:
- 1 day
Who should attend:
- Financial Managers
- Procurement Managers
- Operations Managers
- CEO’s, CFOs and COO’s
Information provided:
- Principles of Food Safety
- Hazard Analysis
- Advantages of Food Safety Certification
- Costs associated with Certifications / Accreditations / Marks / Approvals
- Costs of non-compliance
- Checks and balances for food safety (common mistakes made in food production will be highlighted)
- Food safety risk vs compliance monitoring
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- PowerPoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary explanations
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- No specific food safety qualification / experience required
Duration of course:
- 2 days (0.5 days practical)
Who should attend:
- Growers / Farm Managers
- Extension officers (Government Departments)
- Technical Managers / QA Managers / Product Managers from Export Companies
- Food Technologists from Retail Supermarkets
- Technical Managers from Grower / Farmer Associations
- Sales Representatives from Crop Protection Companies
Information provided:
- Technical interpretation of the 3 different modules (according to different farming scopes, e.g. fruit and vegetables, poultry, livestock, aquaculture) required for implementation into understandable “man on the street” language
- Technical dissection of the regulations required by Certification Bodies to be followed during GlobalGAP audits
- Templates for all risk assessments (e.g. Hygiene risk assessment, occupational health and safety risk assessment, pesticide residue risk assessment)
- Templates of all forms (e.g. Pesticide application records, Fertiliser application records, Spray instructions)
- Year planner for all activities required to be done for GlobalGAP compliance
Presentation methods:
- Interactive workshop – strong participation from delegates is encouraged
- Powerpoint presentations
- Diagrams and illustrations
- Photographs indicating compliance / non-compliance on farms
- Class room exercises to test understanding of concepts
You take home:
- Full-colour training manual with all necessary documentation for GlobalGAP implementation
- CD with all required documentation for GlobalGAP implementation – all in word format to enable customization to own requirements
- Certificate of attendance
Entry level requirements:
- Awareness / knowledge of farming practices would be beneficial