CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 22000:2018 Lead Auditor Training Course (PR359)

Food Safety Management System

CQI and IRCA Certified ISO 22000:2018 Lead Auditor Training Course (PR359)

Level Lead auditor Duration 5 days

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Gain the confidence to effectively audit a FSMS in accordance with internationally recognized best practice techniques or demonstrate your commitment to food safety by transforming existing auditor skills to ISO 22000. This course will allow you to consolidate your expertise with the latest developments and contribute to the continual improvement of the business.

You’ll grasp the key principles and practices of effective FSMS audits in line with ISO 22000, and ISO 19011 ‘Guidelines for auditing management systems’.

Over five days, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills required to undertake and lead a successful food safety management systems audit; using a step-by-step approach, you’ll be guided through the entire audit process from initiation to follow-up.

Learn to describe the purpose of an ISO 22000 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.

How will you benefit?

This course will help you:

Identify the aims and benefits of an ISO 22000 audit
Interpret ISO 22000 requirements for audit application
Plan, conduct and follow-up auditing activities that add real value
Grasp the application of risk-based thinking to products and processes, leadership and process management
Access the latest auditor techniques and identify appropriate use
Build stakeholder confidence by managing processes in line with the latest requirements
Meet training requirements for CQI/IRCA certification

You will gain the knowledge to:
- Describe the purpose of a FSMS, of FSMS standards, of management system audits and of third party certification
- Explain the role of an auditor to plan, conduct, report and follow up a FSMS audit in accordance with ISO 19011 (and ISO 22003 including ISO/IEC 17021, where appropriate)
You will gain the skills to:
- Plan, conduct, report and follow up an audit of a FSMS to establish conformity (or otherwise) with ISO 22000 in accordance with ISO 19011 (and ISO 22003 including ISO/IEC 17021, where appropriate)
- Apply the concept of product and process risk to audit findings
- Anyone with the need to audit an organization’s FSMS.
- As part of our CQI and IRCA accreditation requirements, BSI must ensure that delegates have the necessary prior knowledge before attend this course, as the requirements of the standard are not covered within this Lead Auditor Course. You should have good knowledge of ISO 22000 and its key principles. If you do not have this knowledge, we strongly recommend attending our ISO 22000 Requirements course prior to this training. Once enrolled, you will be provided with a prior knowledge check, which must be completed before the start of the course.
- Detailed course notes
- On completion, you'll be awarded an internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate
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