INTRODUCTION

How can governments, producers, processors and other actors in the agri-food chain design and implement food measures to ensure safe food? In complex food supply chains, it is not easy to guarantee an appropriate level of food safety, without complying with different kinds of rules, regulations and inspections. To deliver safe food as well as to create a sustainable business, stakeholders along the value chain have to design and/or implement scientifically sound and practical surveillance, monitoring and enforcement measures. This two-week course empowers you to assess and manage food safety throughout the value chain. The participant will learn about functional elements such as standards and regulations, monitoring and surveillance, control management, inspection and certification, risk communication, and training and education; practice a step-wise approach to improve your own control system: benchmark current practice, identify local challenges and opportunities and design a strategy to manage the change process and develop skills (and confidence) to engage with others to bring about change in your own organization, major clients or other stakeholders.

DURATION

10 days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is aimed at business, civic society, or government professionals engaged in food quality and safety management, including research, public controls, production, manufacturing and trade.

COURSE LEVEL: Foundation

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Participants will be able to:

• Explain key concepts and elements of national food safety system;
• Describe current safety hazards and understand how these translate into risk and control limits;
• Identify institutional constraints and options to improve national control systems;
• Engage in setting up or improving elements of a (national) food safety control system;
• Advise governments, sector organisations and development organisations on food safety governance issues;
• Develop education and training programmes on food safety control.

• Module 1; Introduction to Governance and Food Safety
• Module 2; Concepts and elements of national food safety system;
• Module 3; current safety hazards
• Module 4; Risk and control limits;
• Module 5; Institutional constraints
• Module 6; Improving national control systems;
• Module 7; Setting up or improving elements of a (national) food safety control system;
• Module 8; Food safety governance issues;
• Module 9; Food safety control.

Course Administration Details:

REQUIREMENTS

Participants should be reasonably proficient in English. Applicants must live up to Indepth Research Institute (IRES) admission criteria.

METHODOLOGY

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

ACCREDITATION

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with an Indepth Research Institute (IRES) certificate.

TRAINING VENUE

The training is residential and will be held at IRES Training Centre. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

All participants will additionally cater for their, travel expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.

Email:[email protected].  

Mob: +254 715 077 817

Tel: 020 211 3814

TAILOR- MADE

This training can also be customized for your institution upon request to a minimum of 4 participants. You can have it delivered in our training center or at a convenient location.

For further inquiries, please contact us on Tel: +254715077817,  (+254) 792 516 000
 +250 789 621 067 or mail [email protected] or [email protected]

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on/before course start date.

Send proof of payment to [email protected]

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