8 hours, Oct. 25-26, 2023

This interactive course provides a comprehensive introduction to internal auditing that can be applied to any food safety scheme or quality management system standard such as FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) and ISO 9001, as well as GFSI standards such as SQF, Global GAP and BRC. Participants will learn how to plan, prepare, perform, report, follow up and close an audit. It is ideal for individuals planning to do internal audits, supplier audits and people who want to understand the audit process. This course emphasizes the effective use of corrective action and root cause analysis to ensure audit non-compliances are effectively resolved.

• Auditing concepts
• Auditor selection
• Audit planning
• Audit preparation
• Conducting the audit
• Collecting audit evidence
• Identifying and writing non-compliances
• Reporting results
• Follow-up and corrective action