BRCGS for Food Safety

Food audit and certification are crucial to ensure food safety, quality and integrity. The compliance with internationally recognised standards and local regulations requires good preparation of your teams. Being properly trained is the first step in the preparation of your audits and certification plans.

BRCGS for Food Safety - Conversion to Issue 9 for Site

About the Course

This one-day virtual course will get you to get up to speed on BRCGS Issue 9 updates and ensure that you and your team will be equipped to keep your program compliant and successful. Certification against Issue 9 will commence in audits starting February 1, 2023.

Learning Objectives

This course will provide you with an in-depth understanding of the revisions of the Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9, as well as a review of audit protocol. It is designed to equip delegates with the skills and knowledge to successfully implement the changes to the Standard on site.

At the end of the course, you will be able to: 

• Identify the aims of the BRCGS scheme 
• Explain how to meet the requirements if the Standard 
• Describe what to expect from your BRCGS audit 
• Recognise the changes to the protocol of the Standard 
• Utilise and understand the benefits of the BRCGS resources 
• Identify and explain the changes to the Standard from Issue 8

Who should attend?

• Consultants
• Technical Managers and personnel
• Quality Managers and personnel
• Auditors
• Importers and exporters of food products
• Foodservice staff
• Operations Managers
• Internal audit personnel
• Current BRCGS Auditors
• Those interested in becoming a BRCGS Auditor

BRCGS Internal Auditor - Conversion to Issue 9

Learning Objectives

This two-day course will enable you to undertake internal audits and prepare companies for third party audits. It is delivered through a series of workshop-led discussions, presentations and an interactive case study. During the live case study, you will be given feedback and support to enable you to carry out an audit at your own workplace.

You will be assessed throughout the course (50%) and you will also need to undertake a workplace audit and submit an audit report for assessment (50%). You will need to gain a 75% pass for this assessment.

This course is part of the BRCGS Professional Recognition Programme

At the end of the course, you will:

• Understand the roles and responsibilities of auditors
• Be able to plan and conduct an internal audit
• Know how to write concise, accurate and factual audit reports
• Be able to undertake audit follow-up activities

Who should attend?

• Technical Managers and personnel
• Quality Managers and personnel
• Operations Managers

• Internal audit personnel