Introduction
Organisations of all types and size in the entire food supply chain are responsible for food safety. ISO 22000 is a globally recognised management system model that covers the whole food chain and caters for fruit growers, manufacturers of packaging, chilled food and equipment, cleaning chemical processors and retailers to name but a few. Using this international standard to develop and strengthen your approach to food safety management provides an effective and truly comprehensive basis for realising a robust food safety culture, enhanced communications within the business and with suppliers, customers and other stakeholders, and a systems-based approach to managing continual improvement.
This course is registered by CQI and IRCA. It draws on the experiences of specialist food safety auditors from LRQA who show how to interpret and address these requirements.
The course caters for individuals who wish to develop their auditing skills and techniques and enhance their knowledge of food safety management principles, ISO 22000, the ISO 22002 series (ISO 22002 – 100 concerns prerequisites on food safety for the food, feed and packaging supply chain; ISO 22002-1 concerns prerequisites on food safety for food manufacturers) and the FSSC 22000 version 7 Scheme additional requirements.
Who should attend?
Public events
- Individuals from the food chain looking to develop auditing technique.
- Individuals who want to learn about ISO 22000, ISO 22002-100, ISO 22002-1 and the FSSC 22000 certification scheme, and how to apply the associated requirements during internal and external audits.
- Auditors looking for CPD opportunities.
- You will have experience of working in the food chain, and knowledge of ISO 22000, HACCP principles as defined by the Codex Alimentarius Commission, prerequisite programmes as specified in (parts of) the ISO 22002 series, Good Practice guides (e.g. GMP), and relevant food safety legislation specific to the food industry sector in which you work.
Client profile
- Individuals wanting to develop themselves.
- Medium to large organisations with one or two people they want to develop to meet a specific improvement need.
- Medium to large organisations that have an ongoing need because their pool of auditors changes
In-company events
- Organisations from the food chain with five to eight auditors wanting to develop knowledge of food safety management systems, ISO 22000, ISO 22002-100, ISO 22002-1, FSSC 22000 version 7 Scheme additional requirements, and develop auditing skills.
Required prior knowledge:
- knowledge of ISO 22000 (ideally gained from attending LRQA’s 1-day Introduction to Food Safety Management Systems based on ISO 22000:2018 and FSSC 22000 version 6 or newer course)
- experience of working in the food supply chain
- knowledge of the following Food Safety management principles and concepts:
- implementing or operating a management system within a food sector context. This includes private schemes such as BRC, GLOBALGAP, FSSC 22000 and/or other schemes which include management system components.
- relevant key food safety legislation (this may be specific to delegates’ food industry context and location).
- knowledge of prerequisite programs as specified in the ISO 22002 series.
- Good Practice guides for Agriculture (GAP), Veterinary (GVP), Manufacturing (GMP), Hygiene (GHP), Production (GPP), Distribution (GDP) and/or Trading (GTP) depending on the segment of the food chain in which the student operates.
- the principles of HACCP as defined by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
- to understand the basics of how organizations work, and the role of top management.
What will you learn?
- the underpinning principles and benefits of a FSMS in an organisation’s success
- the principles, processes and techniques used for the assessment and management of food safety hazards
- the importance of aligning food safety specific controls with other general management system controls
- how continual improvement is applied within a FSMS
- the contribution audits make to the effectiveness of a management system
- the roles and responsibilities of a FSMS auditor and lead auditor
- about processes, and how to use them to audit the effective implementation of the FSMS
- to prepare thoroughly for audit and the value of process-based checklists
to gather objective evidence through observation, interviewing and reviewing documentation - how to relate your audit findings to the policy and objectives of the organisation being audited, including applicable regulations and legislation
- to report your findings accurately against the requirements of ISO 22000/ FSSC 22000
- the certification requirements to become a registered auditor/lead auditor with CQI IRCA
What do you need to prepare?
Before starting this course, learners are encouraged to take an introductory course to Food Safety Management Systems and ISO/FSSC 22000. For a successful completion, we recommend the following previous knowledge:
- ISO 22000 (ideally gained from attending LRQA’s 1-day Introduction to Food Safety Management Systems based on ISO 22000:2018 and FSSC 22000 versions 5, 5.1 or 6 course)
- experience of working in the food supply chain
- knowledge of the following Food Safety management principles and concepts:
- implementing or operating a management system within a food sector context. This includes private schemes such as BRC, GLOBALGAP, FSSC 22000 and/or other schemes which include management system components.
- relevant key food safety legislation (this may be specific to delegates’ food industry context and location).
- knowledge of prerequisite programmes as specified in ISO/TS 22002-1.
- Good Practice guides for Agriculture (GAP), Veterinary (GVP), Manufacturing (GMP), Hygiene (GHP), Production (GPP), Distribution (GDP) and/or Trading (GTP) depending on the segment of the food chain in which the student operates.
- the principles of HACCP as defined by the Codex Alimentarius Commission.
- to understand the basics of how organisations, work and the role of top management
Course content
Personal course preparation activities
- Pre-coursework: 5 eLearning modules with quizzes and reference materials.
Group course program items
- Review pre-work course
- ISO 22000 and operational
- ISO 22000 organizational planning and control
- Spider diagram and application
- Document review on context analysis with case study materials
- ISO/TS 22002-1 application
- TACCP (food fraud and food defense)
- Additional requirements of FSSC 22000 application
- Auditing basics
- Document review on HACCP with case study materials
- Audit cycle, programme and plan
- Meetings, scopes and planning
- Stage 2 planning application
- Correction and corrective action
- Process model application
- NC reporting application
- Auditor skills and behaviour
- LRQA 6-stage interview model and feedback
- Top management interview
- Validation, monitoring and verification
- Preparation of interviews
- Stage 2 interviews
- Actual reporting
- Actual closing meeting
- Exam preparations and empowerment
Participants are expected to do homework every day
Written exam
The participant needs to do the written online examination with IRCA/CQI within 180 days after the course.
Note: Only participants who achieve a successfully continual assessment can do the exam.
Course certification
Learners who successfully complete the training and successfully pass the final examination and continual assessment will be issued with a CQI & IRCA recognised Certificate of Completion. Learners who attend the full duration of the course but fail the final examination will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance.
This course is certified by CQI and IRCA and meets the requirements of the CQI and IRCA ISO 22000:2018 Lead Auditor (FSMS) course criteria PR359
Course length
- Pre-course work with eLearning: 8 – 24 hours.
We have three modalities available for this course:
- Classroom training: five days
- Virtual Instructor-Led Training (VILT): seven days
- Blended training (three days classroom + three days virtual): six days
Why choose LRQA
With LRQA, you can access a wide range of courses to help you further your career and bring improvements to the management systems in your organisation. With many learning styles to choose from, our training courses can help you develop and reach your next level. Find out more about Ascend Training Courses from LRQA.
