ADVANCED LEVEL 4
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Our Classroom Options
Option 1
Online Self-paced TrainingDuration: 20 hours
This is a convenient, budget-friendly option. You can start at any time and finish at your own pace. The certificate is automatically available immediately after completion.
Option 2
Virtual Classroom TrainingDuration: 2.5 days
Join our next instructor-led virtual classroom via Zoom. You can contact us by visiting the link below for available dates, pricing and/or registration.
Option 3
Physical Classroom TrainingDuration: 2.5 days
Our physical classrooms are based on demand and ideal for companies interested in onsite, in-house training. Please note a minimum classroom size applies. Visit the link below to get in touch with us.
Course Information
Course Introduction
This course will equip the learner with the necessary skills to become a skilled and effective internal and supplier auditor. The focus is on determining a company’s current internal auditing programme weaknesses and providing alternative methods and the necessary tools for improvement.
Delegates will receive helpful auditing templates and be required to perform an actual internal audit as part of the assessment process.
Internal and supplier auditing allows food-handling organisations to verify and continually improve their Food Safety Management System. Most international standards require an organisation to conduct internal audits to pass an external audit. Another requirement is that suitably qualified auditors must conduct internal audits.
Even if you have an internal auditing system, the question is, is it effective, and are your internal auditors adequately motivated and trained to perform this task?
Who Should Attend?
The following people will benefit significantly by attending this course:
- Internal auditors
- Supplier auditors
- QA managers
- QC managers
Companies currently certified or in the process of implementation under any one of the following Food Safety Management Systems:
- ISO 22000
- FSSC 22000
- BRCGS
- GlobalG.A.P.
- IFS
- GFSI Intermediate
Minimum Prerequisite Requirements
What are the minimum prerequisite requirements for the learner to attend this course?
The learner should have successfully completed ONE of the following courses, or have equivalent knowledge and/or experience before attending this course:
Implementation of a Food Safety Management System based on any one of the following standards: ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRC Global Standards, IFS, etc.
Course Outline
- THE AUDIT PROCESS
- What is a Food Safety Audit?
- Standards-Based Food Safety Audits
- The Importance of Food Safety Audits
- Different Audit Categories
- Auditing Tools
- The Principles of Auditing
- Managing the Audit Programme
- Establishing the Audit Programme
- Determining Audit Programme Resources
- Implementing an Audit Programme
- Selecting Audit Team Members
- Assigning Responsibility for an Individual Audit to the Audit Team Leader
- Managing Audit Programme Results
- Managing and Maintaining Audit Programme Records
- Monitoring Audit Programme
- Conducting the Audit
- Initiating the Audit
- Audit Planning
- Generating Audit Findings
- Determining Audit Conclusions
- Preparing And Distributing Audit Report
- Distributing the Audit Report
- FOOD SAFETY AUDITORS
- Food Safety Auditor Requirements
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Audit Process Summarized
- Prior to Conducting the Audit
- Conducting The Audit
- Auditor Reporting Requirements
- AUDITING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
- Preparing to Conduct a GAP audit
- INTERNAL AND SUPPLIER AUDITING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RELEVANT STANDARD (for example, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000 BRCGS, GLOBALG.A.P., etc.)
- An Overview of the Relevant Standard’s Auditing Protocol
- WORKPLACE ASSIGNMENT
- CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT
Course Benefits
How will this course benefit the learner?
- After successful completion, the learner should be able to effectively perform internal and supplier audits based on the relevant Food Safety Management System.
- The learner will receive a certificate of achievement. A course pass rate of 70% is required to receive a course certificate.
- The learner will be assessed to determine competency.
- This course is presented by our industry and subject matter experts.
Upcoming Virtual Classroom Training Events
Bookings 2 weeks in advance are essential. Please note that we also offer on-demand virtual and physical classroom training for this course. Tell us about your preferences in the contact form below, and we will contact you to make the necessary arrangements.
Venue: Virtual via Zoom
Time: 09:00 am to 04:30 pm (Timezone UTC/GMT +2 hours)
| 28 to 29 January 2026 | 25 to 26 February 2026 | 25 to 26 March 2026 | 29 to 30 April 2026 |
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COURSE CODE: FS26
