1.Purpose and scope:

Food safety is a shared responsibility of the government, producers and consumers, ensured by the joint efforts of all parties involved in the food chain.

Certification of qualified food safety management systems auditors/lead auditors is important to ensure that the country controls food safety and avoids or minimizes risks that pose a threat to human health and well-being.

Through the ISO 22000:2018 auditor/lead auditor training course, you will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to design, conduct and report on a third-party food safety management system certification/consulting audit program.

Food Safety Management Systems ISO 22000:2018 Auditor/Lead Auditor Training Needs:

• Managers of agriculture, primary production, food processing, storage or distribution, as well as in the field of public catering, cleaning service provider and equipment manufacturing company managers;
• Legal entities interested in studying the principles and methods of conducting first, second and third party audits;
• Internal auditors, project coordinators, administration representatives;
• Auditors working in the public or private sector who need more competence in the audit process;
• Auditors of certifying organizations.

2. An application for certification can be submitted by: any interested parties;

3. Certification program:

Training language: Georgian/English/Russian;

Training period: 32 hr-4 days

Training cost: 800$ (Equivalent in GEL)

During the course of training, you will learn:

Day 1 and Day 2: ISO 22000:2018 Food Safety Management Systems:

• The essence and purpose of food safety management systems;
• Advantages and benefits of having food safety management systems in the organization;
• General overview of ISO 22000:2018 standard;
• Purpose and success factors of food safety management systems;
• ISO 22000:2018 Basic terms and definitions of food safety management systems;
• ISO 22000:2018 Basic principle of food safety management systems;
• Using the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle in ISO 22000:2018 food safety management systems;
• Interpretation of requirements of ISO 22000:2018 food safety management systems and application in the organization.

Day 3: Management system auditor - Exemplar Global – AU - ISO19011:2018

• Implementation of the audit guidelines;
• Internal auditor responsibility and role;
• Internal Audit requirements;
• Basic audit terms and definitions;
• Aim, scope, criteria and methods of audit;
• Audit types, principles and best practice;
• Responsibilities of auditors and auditees;
• Audit plan, performance, reporting and further control;
• Using a procedural approach in the audit process;
• Risk-based thinking application in an audit;

Day 4 - Management systems Lead auditor -Exemplar Global – TL - ISO 19011:2018

• Responsibility of lead auditor and audit team;
• Selection of the members of audit team;
• Competence of audit team;
• Conduct an audit:

           - preparation for audit activities; 

           - audit commencement;

           - audit activities management;

           - identification of noncompliances;

           - Completion of the audit;

           - preparation and distribution of the audit report;

           - Conducting a post-audit control audit.

• Opening & Closing meetings;
• Audit methodology (on site/ remote audit);
• Leadership and responsibilities of Auditors;
• Complex situation management during the audit;
• Audit involved parties’ communication during the audit;
• Requirements for the 1st stage and the 2nd stage of audit.

4. E-application: Take Online registration for training here

5. Certificate issuance and terms: the certificate is issued to the training participants after successfully passing the exam tests for Auditor/Lead Auditor training course. Within 2 weeks after the test, you will receive the ISO 22000:2018 auditor/lead auditor international certificate of food safety management systems ISO 22000:2018 of the company "G-certi Co" accredited by the American center "International Accreditation Service" (IAS) for a period of 3 years.

6. Registry: After handing over the certificate, you are registered in the unified electronic register of auditors of the company «G-certi Co». Validity of the certificate may be checked on the link: www.gcerti.com.