HPCSA Accredited Advanced HACCP System Implementation Training Course in South Africa (FS25)
This advanced HACCP system implementation training course equips learners to implement an HACCP system from scratch with stronger practical capability in the 5 preliminary stages, the 7 HACCP principles, advanced food microbiology, hazard analysis, CCP development, verification activities and HACCP documentation for South African food operations.
Choose the advanced HACCP implementation training format that suits your operational, technical and team requirements
This FS25 advanced HACCP course supports online self-paced learning, virtual instructor-led classroom training and onsite physical classroom delivery for food businesses across South Africa.
Online Self-paced Training
A flexible advanced HACCP implementation option for learners who want to start at any time, work independently and complete the course at their own pace through structured online access.
- ✓HPCSA accredited online learning option
- ✓Duration: 24 hours
- ✓Start at any time
- ✓Ideal for technically focused learners and flexible schedules
Virtual Classroom Training
Live Zoom-based advanced HACCP training for HACCP teams, QA managers, QC personnel, technical managers, internal auditors and food safety leaders who need guided explanation and facilitated implementation understanding.
- ✓Instructor-led virtual classroom
- ✓Duration: 3 days
- ✓Presented via Zoom
- ✓Useful for public bookings and technical team training
Physical Classroom Training
A face-to-face advanced HACCP implementation classroom option for organisations that need onsite or in-house training linked directly to operational teams, food safety systems and implementation projects.
- ✓Onsite or in-house team delivery
- ✓Duration: 3 days
- ✓Suitable for HACCP teams, QA and technical functions
- ✓Minimum learner numbers may apply
Designed for full HACCP system implementation capability, technical understanding and practical workplace application
This programme is especially valuable for businesses and learners who need deeper capability in HACCP plan development, hazard evaluation, CCP design, microbiological understanding, implementation structure and ongoing food safety system control.
Practical implementation focus
The course focuses on how to implement the HACCP system stages and principles in a structured, practical manner rather than only discussing HACCP theory at a high level.
Advanced microbiology relevance
Learners strengthen their understanding of advanced food microbiology concepts relevant to hazards, contamination routes, control strategies and food production decision-making.
Team and systems application
The programme supports HACCP teams and food safety personnel who need better implementation confidence, documentation understanding and stronger system maintenance capability.
Course Introduction
This HPCSA accredited Advanced HACCP System Implementation course provides learners with a deeper and more practical understanding of how to build, implement and maintain an effective Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points system from scratch, with strong emphasis on structured HACCP development, hazard analysis, CCP management, verification, documentation and advanced microbiology understanding.
- ✓Focus on implementing the 5 preliminary stages of HACCP
- ✓Focus on implementing the 7 HACCP principles in practice
- ✓Includes advanced food microbiology topics relevant to food safety systems
This course is highly recommended for learners and organisations that are moving beyond HACCP awareness and need stronger capability in real HACCP system implementation, technical interpretation and practical workplace application.
Who Should Attend?
This course is intended for people actively involved in food safety systems, HACCP implementation, hazard control, verification activities, microbiological risk control and technical food safety decision-making.
- ✓QA and QC managers or technical personnel
- ✓HACCP teams and food safety teams
- ✓Internal auditors and supplier auditors
- ✓Supervisors, managers and implementation personnel involved in HACCP system development
Minimum prerequisite: the learner should have successfully completed the HACCP for Supervisors and HACCP Teams Course (FS10) or have equivalent knowledge and workplace experience.
Key topics covered in the FS25 Advanced HACCP System Implementation training course
The outline below reflects the main implementation, HACCP development, advanced microbiology and assessment topics covered during this advanced level programme.
Implementation of a HACCP system
- ✓How to form a HACCP team
- ✓How to develop product descriptions
- ✓How to determine intended use of products
- ✓How to draw process flow diagrams
- ✓How to verify process flow diagrams
- ✓How to conduct a hazard analysis
- ✓How to determine CCPs
- ✓How to establish critical limits
- ✓How to monitor CCPs
- ✓How to apply corrective action for CCPs
- ✓How to establish verification procedures
- ✓How to establish documentation and record-keeping
Advanced microbiology and assessment
- ✓Advanced food microbiology in relation to food safety
- ✓Concept of microorganisms in food handling environments
- ✓Growth and reproduction of microorganisms
- ✓Good Manufacturing Practices used to control microbiological contamination
- ✓Indicator organisms
- ✓Microbiology of food commodities
- ✓Microbiology of food preservation
- ✓Sampling and testing principles
- ✓Workplace assignment
- ✓Classroom assessment of learner competence
What learners and food businesses gain from this advanced HACCP implementation course
The aim is stronger implementation capability, deeper technical confidence and better operational support for HACCP-based food safety systems.
Better implementation capability
Learners should leave with stronger ability to implement a HACCP system from scratch, including hazard analysis, CCP determination, verification and record-keeping structure.
Certificate of achievement
The learner receives a certificate of achievement after successful completion. A course pass rate of 70% is required to receive the course certificate.
Stronger technical and team support value
This course helps HACCP teams, QA personnel and food businesses strengthen food safety system design, implementation readiness and technical decision-making.
Upcoming virtual Advanced HACCP System Implementation classroom training events
Bookings in advance are strongly recommended. If no public dates are shown, on-demand virtual classroom and onsite physical classroom delivery can still be arranged for companies and teams across South Africa.
Time: 09:00 am to 04:30 pm (Timezone UTC/GMT +2 hours)
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