BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 Auditor Training
£856.00 (plus VAT)
Duration: 3 days
Language: English or French
Location: Online (Zoom)
Course Summary
This BRCGS Food Safety issue 9 Auditor course enables participants to develop a full understanding of the general principles of the requirements of the Standard and gain competency to assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard, including fundamental clauses, statements of intent, how to undertake a BRCGS audit, planning of the audit and reporting of the audit.
Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based individual and group activities to encourage critical thinking and help explain how auditors will audit against the Standard.
Successful completion of this course, including the exam, forms part of the training necessary to become a BRCGS auditor. The steps necessary to complete training must be arranged with a BRCGS approved certification body.
This course is part of the BRCGS Professional recognition programme.
Assessment
25 multi-choice questions
Online. Open book. At the end of the course.
Pass Mark 60%. Immediate results
3 attempts allowed (included in the fee).
Certificate & Badge downloadable instantly.
Note: You do not have to take the exam if you don’t need the official BRCGS qualification. You can choose to request instead a Certificate of Attendance. Your tutor will guide you through the process.
Key learning objectives
- Explain the requirements of the Standard
- Assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard and explain how compliance can be demonstrated to maintain food safety, quality, legality, and authenticity
- Describe the scope of companies and products covered by the Standard
- Describe steps to conduct a BRCGS audit including the preparation, planning, and reporting of
- the audit
- Utilise and explain resource tools available for compliance and beneficial support from BRCGS.
Who should attend
- Those interested in becoming a BRCGS Auditor and who already hold a Lead Assessor qualification*
- Compliance/Technical Managers and personnel (including those from retailing and manufacturing)
- Quality Managers and personnel
- Operations Managers
- Internal audit personnel
- Site staff wishing to gain auditing skills and a deeper understanding of the Standard
- Importers and exporters of food products
- Foodservice staff
- Retailers
- Industry Consultants
- Current BRCGS Auditors and Auditors of other schemes
- Certification Body personnel (including scheme managers and those reviewing reports and /or corrective actions)
*Those interested in becoming a BRCGS Auditor and who do not yet hold a Lead Assessor qualification may choose to attend the 5-day Food Lead Auditor Training course instead of the 3-day Auditor course
Pre-requisites
- To have a working knowledge of quality management systems and auditing within the relevant manufacturing sector
- To have completed a hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) course of at least two days’ duration. If you need HACCP or HARA training, we propose various suitable courses. Have a browse at the website or get in touch for advice 🙂
- To have carefully reviewed the Food Safety standard (appendices & glossary included) before the course starts. You can download a free (locked PDF) copy of the standard here.
Programme Outline
Day 1 | Welcome and introduction | Scope and format of the Standard | Requirements of the Standard
Day 2 | Requirements of the Standard (continued)
Day 3 | Audit protocol | BRCGS compliance and support | Auditor requirements | Practical exercises | Exam
Instructor credentials
This course is provided by a Techni-K partner, who is an experienced BRCGS ‘approved training partners’ (ATPs)/ ‘approved virtual trainers’ (AVTs).
What happens once your space has been booked
Before the course
To ensure smooth online participation, the delegates need to make sure before the course starts that they have a stable internet connection, a fully charged device, and a working camera and microphone.
If you have any questions at all in the run up to your course, feel free to get in touch.
During the course
If you’re not completely confident in your spoken English, do not worry! Most of our trainers speak English as a second language, so we know how it feels to attend a live course in a language that’s not your first. We use Zoom’s automatic translation captions to support those students who need it, and it works wonderfully. Just let us know when you book if it is something you’d be interested in.
If you are unable to join at the very start of a session, please have the courtesy to inform your trainer or to email us.
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