Advanced HACCP, live online tutor-led training course (6 mornings)

Obtain the knowledge and skills to design, implement and verify food safety management systems based upon the Codex HACCP principles. A highly interactive online course, experienced tutors will provide practical guidance with much emphasis on case studies and group exercises. 

The course will be delivered over 2 weeks, in 6 modules.  Each module will be 4 hours long and run from 0845 - 1315 hours. Participants will need to attend all 6 modules.  The course will be delivered live online and  participants will be sent log in details for a Microsoft Teams session.

As it is not an introductory level course it is only suitable for participants with an existing knowledge and understanding of HACCP.  It is a requirement that delegates have previously successfully completed an Intermediate Level (3) HACCP training course, or equivalent.  The course is equivalent to a Level 4 qualification.

• Background to HACCP (National and international role); Legislation relating to HACCP, including role of Codex Alimentarius; Prerequisites Programmes.
• Practical application of the HACCP principles (1); Preparatory Stages including role of Team leader and the Team. Skills and training requirements for Team.
• Practical application of Principles of HACCP; Principles 1, 2.
• Practical application of Principles of HACCP; Principles 3,4,5,6.
• Practical application of Principles of HACCP; Principles 6.
• Practical application of Principles of HACCP; Principles 7; Implementation of HACCP.

Optional assignment and exam - the course is accredited with REHIS and participants will need to submit a written assignment of 4,500 words for marking within three weeks of the completion of the course.  On successfully passing the assignment, participants will be able to sit a 3 hour written exam remotely on 9 December 2024 in the afternoon.  If successful in the exam, participants will be awarded the REHIS Advanced HACCP Course Certificate.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, based upon a given scenario,  delegates will be able to:

• Correctly explain the background to HACCP and the role of Codex including the revision of the general principles of food hygiene
• Correctly explain the role of the prerequisite programmes in food safety management
• Correctly explain the Codex HACCP terminology and why it is important
• Apply all of the elements of the Codex HACCP principles, including the preparatory stage
• Plan how to develop and implement HACCP into a given sector of the food industry
• Compare the different roles of validation, verification and review and explain how they can be applied to a given scenario
• Plan the development of the HACCP team
• Compare the application of the HACCP principles for a given scenario within the guidelines stated by Codex Alimentarius.