NSF Food Equipment Certification: Understanding Compliance for Design Success

Dates

Self-paced

Times

4 hours

Location

On-Demand

Prices

  • Self-paced Pricing: $400 CAD

Availability

Private Team Training

This course may be available for Private Team Training; for groups of six or more participants, this training option could be more cost-effective.
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Program Description

TRAIN YOUR TEAM: Licenses can be purchased individually or in bulk. Bulk pricing discounts are available for eLearning licenses when training five or more team members. The more you purchase, the more you save.

Bulk Licenses

1-4 User Licenses: *regular price of the course*

5-10 User Licenses: 10% off

Members: 15% off

If you are interested in purchasing 10+ user licenses, please email us at nsftraining.na@nsf.org for additional bulk pricing.

This online course will take approximately 4 hours to complete. You can start, stop, and pause at any time, progressing through the course at your own pace.

Are you involved in the design, manufacturing, regulation or use of food equipment? Gain a competitive edge and ensure compliance with the industry-leading NSF Food Equipment standards through our self-paced online training program. This self-paced online learning program provides a flexible and convenient way to gain knowledge in the NSF Food Equipment core standards (2, 51 and 170).

Enroll to participate in this comprehensive course that equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate NSF food equipment requirements and certification.

Click here for a preview of this self-paced course!

An email address is required for registration and to receive the login instructions.

Course Objective

At the end of the program, you will be able to:

  • Identify and Understand Requirements: Learn to interpret NSF Food Equipment requirements and grasp key terminology including zone identification, materials design and construction.
  • Navigate and Apply Standards: Through practical examples and interactive modules you will gain insight in implementing the standards in real-world scenarios.
  • Importance for Stakeholders: Recognize the significance of NSF Food Equipment Standards for manufacturers, regulators and end-users. Understand how compliance impacts product quality, safety and consumer trust.
  • NSF Certification: Acquire the knowledge and tools needed to prepare food equipment design for a successful NSF certification.

 

Accreditation  

As an Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Accredited Provider, NSF Training offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard. NSF Training and Education is authorized by IACET to offer the number of CEUs below for this program. 

0.4 CEU’s 


Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs. All food related industry personnel responsible for receiving, storing, staging, preparing, processing, loading, shipping and transport of food and food related products.

 

Upon registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the training course through NSF’s eLearning portal.  An email address is required for registration and to receive the login instructions. You will have three months to complete the course from the date of registration. Upon successful course completion, you will gain access to print your official NSF Certificate.   

 

Online courses  

If the course is not completed (including completion of the final online exam) within the three month time frame, the learner will need to re-register for the course and pay the full registration fee. 
 

Computer and Internet Connection: 

You will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection. High speed broadband access (LAN, Cable or DSL) is recommended. 

Compatible Web Browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Safari, IE Edge and higher 
 

Accommodations 

NSF is committed to accommodating the learning requirements of all our stakeholders. If you require special assistance for any reason, please contact us at nsftraining.na@nsf.org

Additional Recommended Courses

Food Plant Sanitation

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Registering more than 5 people? You might benefit from private training.
Let us come to you! Onsite or virtual private training available.
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A strong food plant sanitation program and team are crucial to ensure the production of safe food, but these elements of a food safety management system are often overlooked. This program, designed for sanitation managers and personnel who are new to supervising the sanitation function, teaches best practices for developing, implementing and maintaining an effective sanitation program for the food plant environment.

What this course covers

  • Evaluate and discuss food plant sanitary design principles and their impact on effective sanitation programs

  • Participate in group discussions, brainstorming and exercises using food plant case scenarios

  • Discuss fundamentals of detergents and sanitizers and their use

  • Review and write a sanitation standard operating procedure (SSOP)

  • Start developing a master sanitation schedule

An email address is required for registration and to receive the login instructions.

Upon registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the training course through NSF’s eLearning portal. Any additional information pertaining to the course will be sent in your confirmation email.

You will find your course material and homework/exam on the NSF Learner portal. You will need to access the portal in order to successfully complete the course and print your certificate. Upon successful course completion, you will gain access to print your official NSF Certificate.

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs. Also suitable for professionals new to the industry.

Sanitary Design for Food Plants

Looking to train your team? You might benefit from private training.
Registering more than 5 people? You might benefit from private training.
Let us come to you! Onsite or virtual private training available.
Contact us for more information!

A major contributor to the survival of pathogens in equipment and the environment is lack of proper sanitary design, resulting in hard-to-clean microbial niches. This course helps you understand the principles and impact of sanitary design so you can assess new equipment and installation design, refine and modify processes, and resolve issues while minimizing the potential for contaminants to be introduced into the facility.

Training covers requirements and industry standards for new equipment design and installation to meet the highest standards of hygiene.

What this course covers

  • Evaluate food plant case studies and scenarios to assess sanitary design

  • Determine the sanitary design requirements for various facility projects and equipment purchases

  • Use the American Meat Institute (AMI) checklist to assess sanitary design

An email address is required for registration and to receive the login instructions.

Upon registration, you will receive an email with instructions on how to access the training course through NSF’s eLearning portal. Any additional information pertaining to the course will be sent in your confirmation email.

You will find your course material and homework/exam on the NSF Learner portal. You will need to access the portal in order to successfully complete the course and print your certificate. Upon successful course completion, you will gain access to print your official NSF Certificate.

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs. Also suitable for professionals new to the industry.

This course is not designed for installation and construction engineers.