CIEH Level 3 Award in HACCP for Food Manufacturing
Short course
In Ventnor
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Ventnor
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Duration
1 Day
Suitable for business owners and managers of all food manufacturing businesses
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Course programme
Overview
The Level 3 Award in HACCP for Food Manufacturing is based on a one-day training programme designed to ensure candidates develop the requisite knowledge and practical skills to implement a HACCP plan in their workplace. Candidates will be assessed by an assignment that requires the development of a HACCP plan.
Withdrawal of the CIEH Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice and HACCP in Practice qualifications
From 30 June 2007 the CIEH Intermediate Certificate in Hazard Analysis Principles and Practice and the HACCP in Practice qualifications will be phased out.
These qualifications will be replaced by this brand new qualification to complement the Level 3 Award in Implementing Food Safety Management Procedures for catering businesses which was launched last year.
Outline programme
The qualification covers the following topic:
- The HACCP process and its role within food manufacturing
- How to develop, monitor and evaluate HACCP-based systems
Assessment method: Assignment (available on demand)
QCA Accredited: Yes
Suggested progression on completion: CIEH (New) Level 3 Award in Food Safety Supervision for Manufacturing
Syllabus
A Food safety management
Candidates should understand the importance of HACCPbased food safety management procedures, appreciate the need for food businesses to take a proactive approach to analysing potential food hazards and be able to:
i Define the term hazard as it relates to food.
ii Describe the nature and variety of food hazards and the implications of failing to control them.
iii State the benefits of an organised food hazard identification and control system.
iv State the legal requirements for a food safety management procedure based on the Codex principles
of HACCP.
B Preliminary procedures
Candidates should understand the preliminary processes for HACCP-based procedures and be able to:
i Describe the policies, standards and prerequisites for HACCP.
ii Explain the requirements and skills of a HACCP team.
iii Describe the product including its intended use, at-risk consumer groups and the scope of
potential hazards.
iv Produce a suitable process flow diagram.
v Explain the importance of on-site confirmation of the process flow diagram.
C The development of HACCP-based procedures
Candidates should understand how to develop a HACCP-based procedure and be able to:
i Detail the techniques involved in planning, analysing and documenting a HACCP plan.
ii Identify relevant food hazards, their significance and location within the process, and justifiable control
measures.
iii Identify points where control is critical and define and differentiate between control points and critical control points.
iv Establish critical limits and tolerances/targets for each critical control point.
v Identify methods of implementing and communicating the HACCP system in the workplace.
D Monitoring HACCP procedures
Candidates should understand how critical control points can be monitored and the actions that must be carried out if critical limits are not met and be able to:
i Determine suitable control measures and monitoring procedures.
ii Establish essential monitoring procedures at each critical control point.
iii Determine the nature of, and limits for any corrective action.
E Evaluating HACCP procedures
Candidates should understand the need for accurate documentation and record keeping and be able to:
i Devise suitable and appropriate documentation.
ii Establish procedures for verification to confirm that the HACCP system is working effectively.
iii Identify the need for review and state the circumstances under which review should be carried out.
CIEH Level 3 Award in HACCP for Food Manufacturing