Overview
Objectives
- Build a clear working understanding of HACCP Lead Assessor.
- Apply relevant principles, requirements and good practice in realistic organisational contexts.
- Prepare participants to contribute confidently to implementation, assurance or professional practice.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the programme, participants should be able to explain the core concepts, identify practical requirements, evaluate evidence and plan appropriate improvement actions.
Reference standard
The programme draws on recognised international standards, professional guidance and current good practice relevant to HACCP Lead Assessor.
Target audience
Suitable for managers, practitioners, auditors, implementers, consultants and other professionals whose responsibilities relate to HACCP Lead Assessor.
Benefits
- Stronger practical capability and professional confidence
- A structured approach that can be transferred to the workplace
- Assessment and a verifiable Cognicert certificate where the course requirements are met
Course content
- History and background of the HACCP system
- The Codex guidelines for the application of the HACCP system
- Assemble the HACCP team
- Describe product and identify intended use
- Construct flow diagram and on-site confirmation of flow diagram
- List all potential hazards associated with each step, conduct a hazard analysis and consider any measures to control identified hazards
- Determine critical control points
- Establish critical limits for each critical control point
- Establish a monitoring system for each critical control point
- Establish corrective actions
- Establish verification procedures
- Establish documentation and record keeping
- Implementation of HACCP Plan
- Implementation of prerequisite programme
- Training, Awareness and Communication
- Suppliers Management
- Monitoring of HACCP
- Review of HACCP
- HACCP Assessment Fundamentals
- Principles of audit and Challenges of HACCP Assessment
- Roles of Government Agencies
- Stages of Assessments
- Creating a Corrective Action Plan
- The Root Cause Analysis Process
- How to construct a Root Cause Analysis Checklist
- Examples of how a well-run Root Cause Analysis Process works
- Corrective and Preventive Actions
- External audit follow -up
- Write a HACCP Plan
- Implement a HACCP System
- Audit HACCP System
- Lead HACCP Assessment
Training methodologies
- Case Study
- Individual Exercises
- Role Play
- Group Exercises
- Group Presentation
- Examination
- 4 hours open examination. Passing the exams qualifies the candidate for Cognicert HACCP Lead Assessor (CPD Certificate)
- Practical experience of 25 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert HACCP Lead Assessor (Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
- Practical experience of 50 days with activity log qualifies participants for our Cognicert HACCP Lead Assessor (Lead Auditor Category) I.D Card and Certificate
| EXAM | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
| February 27 | January 22, 2022 |
| March 24 | February 22, 2022 |
| April 21 | March 22, 2022 |
| May 18 | April 22, 2022 |
| June 22 | May 24, 2022 |
| July 27 | June 22, 2022 |
| Aug 24 | July 22, 2022 |
| September 21 | August 24, 2022 |
| October 19 | September 15, 2022 |
| November 23 | October 13, 2022 |
| December 18 | November 11, 2022 |
