ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System (FSMS) Lead Auditor Practitioner (Classroom & Asynchronous)
About This Course
This course equips learners with advanced expertise in the ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management System (FSMS). Gain comprehensive skills to implement, maintain, and lead audits of a robust FSMS, addressing critical industry needs for food safety, regulatory compliance, and supply chain risk management. You will learn to conduct audits, analyze findings, and drive continuous improvement, enhancing your competency as a Lead Auditor Practitioner. Highly relevant for the food manufacturing, retail, and hospitality sectors, this course is ideal for those seeking roles in quality assurance, auditing, and food safety management, offering significant job upgrading and career advancement opportunities. This is an intermediate to advanced level course.
What You'll Learn
Key Skills and Knowledge You Will Gain:
* FSMS Fundamentals: Understand the structure, requirements, and key principles of ISO 22000:2018, including risk-based thinking and the High-Level Structure (HLS).
* Hazard & Risk Management: Master Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles to identify, evaluate, and control food safety hazards.
* Audit Mastery: Learn to plan, conduct, report, and follow up on FSMS audits in accordance with ISO 19011 guidelines.
* Compliance & Improvement: Develop the ability to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and to drive continual improvement within an organization's FSMS.
* Stakeholder Collaboration: Gain techniques for effective communication and collaboration with stakeholders to address non-conformities and implement corrective actions.
Course Syllabus Outline:
The course is structured into seven core Learning Units (LUs):
1. Introduction to ISO 22000:2018 and FSMS Principles
2. Core Requirements of ISO 22000:2018
3. Food Safety Risk Management and HACCP
4. Fundamentals of Auditing
5. Planning and Conducting FSMS Audits
6. Reporting and Follow-Up of FSMS Audits
7. Advanced Audit Techniques and Certification Processes
Entry Requirements
Learn to describe the purpose of a ISO22000 audit and satisfy third party
certification as well as grasp the key principles and practices of effective food
safety management system audits in accordance with ISO 22000:2018 inclusive of
specific audit criteria for:
• ISO 22000:2018 Food safety management systems - Requirements for any
organization in the food chain’
• ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 ‘Prerequisite programmes on food safety, Part 1- Food
Manufacturing’
Acquire the skills to plan, conduct, report and follow up a FSMS audit that
establishes conformity, enhances food safety compliance, and overall
organizational performance.