FSPCA Preventive Controls for Animal Food (PCQI Training)

Dates	Times	Location	Prices	Availability
	– 22 hours	Virtual Learning	Early Bird Pricing: 10% off Membership Pricing: 15% off Regular Pricing: $999 USD	Register

Dates

Times

– 22 hours

Location

Virtual Learning

Prices

Early Bird Pricing: 10% off
Membership Pricing: 15% off
Regular Pricing: $999 USD

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

This virtual, instructor-led training course is delivered over 2.5 days (total 20 contact hours) on consecutive training days as follows:

Training Day One: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Training Day Two: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Training Day Three: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

The Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-based Preventive Controls for Animal Food regulation (referred to as the Preventive Controls for Animal Food regulation) is intended to ensure safe manufacturing/processing, packing and holding of food products for animal consumption in the United States. The regulation requires that certain activities must be completed by a “preventive controls qualified individual” who has “successfully completed training in the development and application of risk-based preventive controls or is otherwise qualified through job experience to develop and apply a food safety system”. 

This course developed by the FSPCA is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by FDA; successfully completing this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual.”

Join us for this 2.5-day training program that has been designed for the PCQI and meets the FDA requirements for FSMA training.

In this interactive web-based, live instructor-led training, we have incorporated several group activities that require us to utilize breakout rooms for group work and discussions. These types of activities reinforce better knowledge transfer and allow our learners to share experiences and knowledge. 

All participants will need to ensure they can join the web-based, live training via VoIP to participate in these activities.

This course is taught by Lead Instructors trained by the FSPCA, who have been instructed in how to teach the FDA-recognized standardized curriculum.

You will receive a hard copy of the course materials prior to the first day of the webinar. Please confirm the mailing address and telephone number within 24 hours of where you would like the course materials to be sent by emailing acrewson@nsf.org to ensure the course material arrives on time for your course. The courier service requires a physical address, they are not able to deliver to a PO Box address.

Who should Attend

The course is applicable to facilities that are to comply with Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals. Individuals who need to understand and comply with the CGMP requirements will benefit by taking the course.

Prerequisites

An understanding of Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) will be beneficial.

Course Objective

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

Discuss current Good Manufacturing Practices and Prerequisite Programs
Conduct hazard analysis and determine preventive controls
Define process, food allergen, sanitation and supply chain preventive controls
Discuss verification, validation, recall and recordkeeping requirements

Partners

The Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is a broad-based public private alliance consisting of industry, academic and government stakeholders whose mission is to develop curricula, and training and outreach programs to support compliance with the prevention-oriented standards of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

Computer and Internet Connection:

Each learner requires the internet, a computer with a built-in microphone and speakers, as well as sufficient bandwidth (512 Kbps).

Participant attendance and engagement will be monitored throughout the entire course. Course participants are only eligible for the FSPCA Participant Certificate of Training if they are present for all FSPCA modules, as confirmed by Lead Instructor and/or Course Monitor. The entire virtual delivery of the course will be recorded. The recording will be made available to the FSPCA upon request.

Accommodations

NSF is committed to accommodating the learning requirements of all our stakeholders. If you require special assistance for any reason, please contact your regional office one week prior to your class.

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