Food Safety Management Systems Lead Auditor Training

Understand how to initiate, participate in, lead, and report on audits, aligned with the guidance provided in ISO 19011, including:

• Audit planning requirements, such as undertaking the document review and developing the audit plan and timetable
• Delivering a successful, risk-based audit, including evidence collection, sampling, and verification
• Conducting and leading audit meetings, including opening, closing, and team meetings
• Collating audit findings, understanding and identifying key risks and documenting nonconformances
• Creating, reviewing, and issuing the audit report including audit findings and outcomes.
• Understand the structure and requirements of a food safety management system in alignment with ISO 22000:2018.
• Application of Codex Alimentarius requirements and the food standards code
• Design of a food safety management system and associated plans, including prerequisite programs
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) steps, and common food safety hazards.

This course is divided into two modules, enabling you to attend all modules in the same week or spread across different sessions. The first 2-day module is equivalent to our Becoming a Skilled Lead Internal/External Auditor course, where you learn how to conduct an audit of any management system in accordance with ISO 19011. The remaining 3-day module covers the ISO 22000 management system standard and HACCP requirements, respectively.

Timetable

Day 1 – Monday

Preparing for a management systems audit

• Introduction to auditing
• 7 principles of auditing
• Roles and responsibilities of an auditor
• Setting appropriate audit objectives, scope, and criteria
• Undertaking the document review
• Audit planning, including effective timetabling
• Checklist generation and review.

Day 2 – Tuesday

Conducting a management systems audit

• Conduct of an audit opening meeting
• Communication skills and interview techniques
• Effective audit evidence and sampling
• Determining conformance and an evidence-based approach
• Developing the audit report and writing audit findings
• Reviewing corrective action.

Day 3 – Wednesday 

Introduction to food safety & HACCP

• HACCP plan introduction
• Context of food safety
• Overview of industry recalls
• Food Safety Legislation including Food Standards code
• Prerequisite programmes
• HACCP Steps 1 to 6 including Workshops
  • Assemble HACCP team
  • Describe product
  • Identify intended use
  • Hazard analysis and control.

Day 4 – Thursday

Documenting and implementing a HACCP Plan

• Food safety hazard identification and controls
• Food pathogens
• HACCP Steps 7 to 12 including Workshops to determine and establish Critical Control Points (CCP) including:
  • critical limits, monitoring systems, corrective actions, verification & validation requirements, documentation and record keeping
• Validation of CCPs
• Validation verification
• HACCP plan review. 

Day 5 – Friday

Application of food safety management systems

• Review of food safety management system requirements
• Food safety audit scenarios and the application of food safety management systems standards
• Course review.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive a Certificate of Attainment with the following Exemplar Global competencies:

• Exemplar Global AU26 – Auditing management systems 
• Exemplar Global TL26 – Lead audit teams 
• Exemplar Global FS – Auditing food safety management systems.
• Exemplar Global NFS-1 – Assess compliance with food safety programs
• Exemplar Global NFS-2 – Communicate food safety audits 
• Exemplar Global NFS-3 – Conduct food safety audits
• Exemplar Global NFS-4 – Identify, evaluate, and control food safety hazards
• Exemplar Global HP – Developing HACCP plans

Upon successful completion of the course and all required assessment items, you will receive a Statement of Attainment for BSBSS00128 Lead Auditor Skill Set, consisting of: 

• BSBAUD411 Participate in quality audits  
• BSBAUD511 Initiate quality audits 
• BSBAUD512 Lead quality audits 
• BSBAUD513 Report on quality audits

Nationally Recognised Training assessment components are to be completed within 6 months.

There are no prerequisites.

You will complete a series of workshops during the course, which form part of the assessment. Upon the completion of each module there is a short multiple-choice quiz. You will receive continual assistance and feedback from the facilitator. 

To complete the Nationally Recognised Training units of competency and BSBSS00128 Lead Auditor Skill Set, an additional assessment is required to be completed and submitted to RTP for review following the training to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the audit process. You will be provided with instructions to assist with completion of the assessment, and templates are available for use, as required. Your trainer will explain the post-course assessment process during the training. 

Nationally Recognised Training assessment components are to be completed within 6 months. 

This course is ideal if you:

• Want to become an internal food safety management systems auditor
• Are aiming to become a third-party food safety auditor
• Need to develop or improve a food safety management system 
• Are involved in food safety processes or compliance
• Are a manager responsible for a food safety management system or its auditing
• Wish to formalise and build on your existing knowledge with a recognised qualification.

A food safety industry background is preferred, however prior experience in food safety is not essential.

This course is your first step to becoming a third-party food safety auditor under the Exemplar Global scheme. Once you’ve achieved the required competencies, you can apply for auditor certification through Exemplar Global.

Visit the Exemplar Global website for full certification requirements and current fees.  

Expand your qualifications with the following courses: 

Training available in a separate week: 

• Quality Management Systems (Exemplar Global QM) 
• Environmental Management Systems (Exemplar Global EM) 
• OH&S Management Systems (Exemplar Global OH 45001)   
• Information Security Management Systems (Exemplar Global IS)
• Business Continuity (Exemplar Global BC and BSBOPS407X)
• Risk Management Fundamentals (BSBOPS504)
• Psychological Health and Safety at Work

If you’re looking for a foundation-level understanding of ISO standards and auditing skills, check out our library of eLearns, which includes our self-paced 45-minute Introduction to ISO 22000 module.  

Price

The price of this course is $3,095 GST exempt. 

Discounts for multiple attendees are available – please contact us to find out what discounts can be applied.

How to enrol

We offer an easy, streamlined enrolment process – you can either enrol directly into your course online or call us on 1300 95 96 92 to enrol over the phone.

How to pay

We offer a variety of payment methods:

• Bank transfer
• Credit card
• Payment plans.

Payment plans

We are able to arrange flexible payment plans on an individual basis. Please be aware that your certificate will be held until full payment has been received.

Public – Virtual/Online

Please note: Due to licensing restrictions, our virtual courses are open to participants from Australia and NZ only.

In-house – Face-to-face or virtual

In-house training can provide a cost-effective training solution for organisations with a number of staff who require training. We can also customise a course to suit your own individual needs, and include your own audit documentation. Call us on 1300 95 96 92 or complete the form below to request a quote. 

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