Principles of Internal Auditing Self-paced

On-Demand7 hours

Course Overview

This course is a self-paced eLearning course. This online course will take approximately 6.5 hours to complete. You can start, stop, and pause at any time, progressing through the course at your own pace.

Conducting internal audits with a food safety focus is required to determine whether your food safety management system is implemented effectively. The analysis of results is critical to ensure that the food safety plan continues to be effective. Challenges to achieving continual improvement in food safety programs can occur due to improperly conducted and documented internal audits.

This self-directed online training program provides the flexibility to access training materials any time and progress at your own pace. Through interactive exercises, case studies, scenarios and quizzes, you will gain the knowledge and skills to internally audit your food safety management system effectively to ensure food safety and compliance with regulatory and GFSI-benchmarked food safety standard requirements.

Who should Attend

Operational, Quality, Technical Staff and Food Safety personnel working in manufacturing or retail with food safety plans and programs.

Prerequisites

A strong food safety background is required.

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Course Objective

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

  • Distinguish between inspection, audit and verification activities 

  • Identify the role of internal auditing in maintaining and improving the food safety system  

  • Apply techniques in planning and conducting audits and writing internal audit reports 

  • Use objective evidence to assess conformance and impact of non-conformances on food safety 

  • Manage the corrective and preventive action process for continual improvement 

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.sa@nsf.org

Additional Recommended Courses

Principles of Internal Auditing

This training course is designed to provide attendees with a thorough understanding of the design, implementation and verification of a full internal audit program within the food facility.

Conducting internal audits with a food safety focus is required to determine whether your food safety management system is implemented effectively. The analysis of results is critical to ensure that the food safety plan continues to be effective. Challenges to achieving continual improvement in food safety programs can occur due to improperly conducted and documented internal audits. Gain the knowledge and skills to internally audit your food safety management system effectively to ensure food safety and compliance with regulatory and GFSI benchmarked food safety standard requirements.

What this course covers

  • Determine the purpose and write the scope of an internal audit based on industry case studies

  • Create an internal audit checklist for an assigned program

  • Complete an internal audit non-conformance/corrective action report for an assigned industry scenario

  • Write objective audit report statements

This course concludes with an online examination. The link to access the exam will be emailed to the email address used for course registration. The online exam must be completed within ten business days of having completed the training course, following which, the exam access will expire.

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.

Prerequisites

A strong food safety background is required.

FSSC 22000 v6 Internal Auditor

Conducting internal audits with a food safety focus is required to determine whether your food safety system is implemented effectively. The analysis of results is critical to ensure that the food safety plan continues to be effective. Challenges to achieving continual improvement in food safety programs can occur due to improperly conducted and documented internal audits. Gain the knowledge and skills to internally audit your food safety system effectively to ensure food safety and compliance with FSSC 22000 requirements in this course.

This course meets the internal auditor training requirements of other food standards although it has a focus on FSSC 22000 version 6.

Participants must have their copies of the ISO 22000:2018 standard and ISO/TS 22002-1:2009 available for this training program.

What this course covers

Conducting internal audits with a food safety focus is required to determine whether your food safety system is implemented effectively. The analysis of results is critical to ensure that the food safety plan continues to be effective. Challenges to achieving continual improvement in food safety programs can occur due to improperly conducted and documented internal audits. Gain the knowledge and skills to internally audit your food safety system effectively to ensure food safety and compliance with FSSC 22000 requirements in this course. This course meets the internal auditor training requirements of other food standards although it has a focus on FSSC 22000 version 6.

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 any homework on the eLearning 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