ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management Systems Auditor Conversion (CQI IRCA) Training

ABOUT THE COURSE

This CQI IRCA certified ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) Auditor Conversion Course provides existing auditors of other management system disciplines basic training for potential FSMS Lead Auditors with the knowledge and skills to prepare, conduct, report and follow up 1st, 2nd and 3rd party FSMS audits. Together with the existing lead auditor certification, this course meets the training requirements for auditor certification by the CQI IRCA.

Through tutor-led discussions, exercises, workshops and role-plays, students will gain sufficient knowledge and skills to get prepared as an FSMS professional.

Note: Delegates who have not successfully completed a CQI and IRCA Certificated (or acceptable alternative) Lead Auditor Training course in another discipline are unlikely to complete this 24-hour course successfully and will find the 40-hour ISO 22000:2018 Lead Auditor (FSMS) Training course more appropriate.

Duration: 3 - day course

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN FROM THE COURSE?

Topics to be covered in this course include:

• General introduction
• OHS management principles, vocabulary and ISO 22000 requirements
• Stage 1 audit (including document review)
• Audit planning
• On-site audit
• Writing NC reports
• Audit follow up

WHAT IS THE COURSE METHODOLOGY?

There is a balance between knowledge-based presentation, discussions, exercises and case studies. About two third of the time is spent on activity based learning.

Certificates will only be issued to participants with 100% full attendance.

This CQI IRCA Certified course is conducted under the license of, and certificates are issued in collaboration with ALC 06022954.

WHO SHOULD TAKE THE COURSE?

This course is specially designed for:

• Existing auditors of other management system disciplines
• Members/supporting personnel of other management systems who have responsibility to audit/implement/improve a FSMS
• Any other personnel who wish to advance their career in management systems, irrespective of discipline

Prerequisite:

Students are expected to have prior knowledge on the following subjects:

• Management systems: PDCA cycle and management system elements
• Food safety management: knowledge of the principles of food safety management including prerequisite programmes as specified in ISO/TS 22002 (All parts) and HACCP; relationship between food safety management and the provision of safe food products to prevent or minimise adverse effects on human health and the proactive improvement of food safety performance; Awareness of common examples of relevant national and local FSMS legislation and requirements ISO 22000: Commonly used terms and definitions and requirements which may be gained by completing a CQI IRCA certified ISO 22000 Foundation course.
• Knowledge of management systems audit through satisfactory completion of a CQI IRCA Certified Lead Auditor course (or acceptable alternative).

WHO IS THE COURSE ADVISOR?

With a global vision, Alauda Learning Centre (ALC) offers personal development programmes as well as training solutions to individuals and multinationals.  ALC specializes in management training and CQI IRCA (UK) certified training courses. Collaborating with local partners, ALC training courses are delivered in over twenty countries with stringent quality assurance measures to ensure world class delivery. All local tutors are qualified directly by ALC through a series of competence tests.