Course Overview

This comprehensive 3-day ISO 22000 Internal Auditor Course provides hands-on training to ensure that you thoroughly understand the role and acquires the expertise needed to perform internal audits effectively. It also includes a comprehensive foundation on the core requirements of ISO 22000:2005

Benefits of ISO 22000 Standard

• Introduce internationally recognized processes to your business
• Give suppliers and stakeholders confidence in your hazard controls
• Put these hazard controls in place across your supply chain
• Introduce transparency around accountability and responsibilities
• Continually improve and update your systems so it stays effective 
•  Embed and improve the internal processes needed to provide consistently safe food
• Provide confidence to the organization and the management team that the organization’s practices and procedures are in place and that they are effective and robust
• Provide confidence to customers and other stakeholders (through the ISO 22000 certification process) that the organization has the ability to control food safety hazards and provide safe products
• Provide a means of continual improvement that ensures that the food safety management system is reviewed and updated so that all activities related to food safety are continually optimized and effective
• Ensure adequate control at all stages of the food supply chain to prevent the introduction of food safety hazards

ISO 22000 Internal Auditor Course Business Benefits

• The ability to conduct Food Safety risk assessment of the effectiveness and maturity of the organization's Food Safety management system by interpreting the requirements of ISO 22000:2005
• The ability to conduct second-party FSMS audits of the organization's supply chain by interpreting the requirements of ISO 22000
• The ability to conduct third-party FSMS audits by interpreting the requirements of ISO 22000

Learning Objectives

• Understand food safety management definitions, concepts and guidelines
• Understand the concepts and requirements of ISO 22000:2005
• Understand national/international food safety legislation
• Understand HACCP principles based on Codex Alimentarius
• Recognize the role of management
• Recognize the benefits of a quality management system
• Gain an introduction to an implementation model and the process for certifying food safety management system
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of the auditor
• Apply ISO 19011 definitions, concepts, and guidelines
• Recognize the principles, practices, and types of audits
• Conduct all phases of an internal audit (plan, execute, report, record, follow-up, closure)
• Prepare and present effective reports

Training Approach

Accelerated learning is the most advanced teaching and learning method available today. Itʼs a total system of enhancing and speeding up both the design and learning process. What makes accelerated learning so effective is that it’s based on the way we naturally learn. It does this by actively involving the whole person, using physical activity, creativity, collaboration among learners, variety that appeals to all learning styles, contextual learning with real-world immersion, the creation of a positive physical, emotional, and social environment and other methods designed to get people deeply involved in their own learning.

Course Evaluation

The delegate is assessed based on participation and performance throughout the duration of the course. This includes all exercises, workshops / role plays, case studies and all other activities during the course. Please note that full attendance is required during the training course.

Course Pre-Requisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course as the course includes a foundation on the core requirements of ISO 22000:2005 at the start of the program 

Who should attend

Any individual requiring a working knowledge and understanding of the ISO 22000 standard

• Individuals interested in conducting 1st party (Internal) audits of Food Safety Management Systems
• Quality/Food Safety Management Representatives
• Food Safety Consultants
• Food Production/Factory Managers
• Enforcement Officers/Regulatory Inspectors
• Microbiologists/Food Technologists/Veterinarians
• HACCP/Food Safety Team Members
• Line Supervisors
• Anyone who may be involved in either the support or actual implementation of a food safety management system or HACCP-based system