€350 / ZAR 5 500
Course Duration
1 Day
This course is aimed at
Purchasing/Technical and Quality personnel at manufacturing, storage and distribution and retail sites; Auditors and Consultants and BRCGS Professionals.
Assessment
Course assessment – Vulnerability Assessment for Food Fraud; Pass mark 75%.
Course summary
This course is designed to provide manufacturers with an in-depth and practical
understanding of Vulnerability Assessment for Food Fraud tools and techniques, and how they can be
applied in a practical manner relevant to the participants industry sector.
It will enable participants to use techniques to better identify and mitigate risks associated to
raw materials in the supply chain. This is particularly useful when implementing product safety
management systems and the requirements of the BRCGS Standards onsite.
Post-Course Requirement
To pass the course each learner will need to undertake a Vulnerability Assessment at their place of work.
Key learning objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand vulnerability assessment requirements for BRCGS Standards
• Understand what is meant by the term ‘food fraud’
• Identify the difference between vulnerability assessment, threat analysis critical control point and
food defence
• Assess the raw materials most vulnerable to food fraud.
€350 / ZAR 5 500
Course Duration
1 Day
This course is aimed at
Consultants/Auditors/Quality and safety management staff at manufacturing, storage and distribution and retail sites and BRCGS Professionals.
Assessment
Course assignment – Validation & verification; Pass mark 75%.
Course summary
This course will provide participants with a thorough understanding of validation and
verification so they know the level of detail required for each process and are able to use validation and
verification in practice. This is especially helpful when implementing some of the requirements in the
BRCGS Standards.
Key learning objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Define and understand the terms validation and verification
• Understand the level of detail required for each process
• Use validation and verification in practice
• Appreciate how validation and verification relate to conformance to the Standard.
€350 / ZAR 5 500
Course Duration
1 Day
This course is aimed at
Consultants/Auditors/Quality and safety management staff at manufacturing,
storage/distribution and retail sites and BRCGS Professionals.
Assessment
Course Assignment – Root Cause Analysis; Pass mark 75%.
Course summary
This course is to provide participants with a thorough understanding of root cause
analysis (RCA) to know the importance of RCA, and to be able to perform RCA competently. This is especially helpful when implementing some of the requirements in the BRCGS Standards.
Key learning objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Define root cause analysis (RCA)
• Understand difference between symptoms and RCA
• Understand the role and importance of RCA in compliance with the BRCGS Standards
• Explore some common methods for undertaking RCA
• Be able to perform a RCA and document it effectively.
€350 / ZAR 5 500
Course Duration
1 Day
Who should attend
Consultants/Auditors/Technical, Quality staff and BRCGS Professionals.
Assessment
25 question exam; Pass mark 60%
Course summary
This course is to provide participants with a thorough understanding of risk
assessment and enable them to use different risk assessment models. This is particularly useful when
implementing product safety management systems onsite, and when implementing the requirements
of the BRCGS Standards.
Key learning objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand risk assessment terminology
• Choose and use different risk assessment models for processes onsite
• Understand what BRCGS expects from a thorough risk assessment.
€750 / ZAR 9 050
Course Duration
2 Days
Who should attend
Operational, quality and technical staff responsible for managing an internal
auditing schedule and BRCGS Professionals.
Assessment
50% Course Participation; 50% Course Assignment – Workplace audit; Pass mark 75%.
Course summary
This course is to enable participants to undertake internal audits and prepare
companies for third party audits. It’s delivered via a series of workshop-led discussions, presentations
and an interactive case study. During the live case study, you will be given feedback and support to
enable you to carry out an audit at your own workplace.
Key learning objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of auditors
• Be able to plan and conduct an internal audit
• Know how to write concise, accurate and factual audit reports
• Be able to undertake audit follow-up activities.
€350 / ZAR 5 500
Course Duration
1 Day
Who should attend
Auditors/ Consultants and Technical and quality personnel.
Assessment
Course assignment – workplace assessment; Pass mark 75%.
Course summary
This course will provide participants with an understanding of the key components
of an environmental monitoring programme to identify potential microbiological risks in production
and open product areas; in addition to explaining different sampling methods and key elements
of a corrective action procedure. This is particularly useful when implementing an environmental
monitoring programme based on the Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 8 requirements and industry best practices.
Key learning objectives
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand Issue 8 requirements and key components of an environmental monitoring programme,
including risk assessment, sampling location, target organisms, test methods, sample frequency,
establishing control limits, appropriate corrective action, validation/ verification of the programme
• Describe appropriate target organisms and identify suitable sampling locations
• Explain different sampling methods
• Explain appropriate corrective action for environmental monitoring failures
• Develop an environmental monitoring programme based on Issue 8 requirements and industry
best practices.
€350 / ZAR 5 500
Course Duration
1 Day
Who should attend
Consultants/Auditors/Technical/HR/Senior Management who lead on culture,
Operational, Technical & Quality staff, BRCGS & Industry Professionals or anyone involved in implementing and maintaining Product Safety Culture.
Assessment
Workplace assignment; pass mark 75%.
Course summary
An Approach to Product Safety Culture is an industry focused course, considering
organisational culture, leadership and behavioural concepts; inclusive of and generic to all BRCGS
Global Standards, in addition to the global market for application to any manufacturing facility -
regardless of business size or whether sites have a product scope of food or non-food related goods/
services. By attending this 1-day course participants will gain the fundamental understanding of the
importance of a positive product safety culture at a site and the important role played by senior
management leadership, understand the impact of attitudes and behaviour on product safety culture
and demonstrate preparatory steps in developing a Product Safety Culture Plan, including how to engage staff and encourage their involvement.
Key learning objectives
• Describe the concept of Product Safety Culture and why a positive culture is important to ensuring
product safety and integrity
• Identify what the standards require, and the function of Product Safety Culture Plan within a QMS
• Recognize the link between behaviour, Product Safety Culture and how it underpins product safety
assurance
• Discuss how to measure an organisation’s Product Safety Culture through the use of tools
and techniques
• Develop a sustainable Product Safety Culture action plan and how to engage staff to support it.
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Following the payment, you will receive an
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