BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 Auditor Training

Course Summary

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)

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 training, explore the IHA accredited HACCP courses under the training section.
• 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.