5-day BRCGS Lead Auditor course

Lead audits with confidence

Course summary

This course enables participants with an in-depth
understanding of the Standard in terms of the protocol, requirements and how to audit effectively.

Participants will gain competency to assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard, including fundamental clauses, statements of intent, how to undertake a BRCGS audit, planning of the audit and reporting of the audit.

Auditing fundamentals and techniques will be discussed including the auditor competency skills required of Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) scheme auditors.
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Who Should Attend

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Those interested in becoming a Auditors who want to gain recognition by BRCGS or other GFSI stds and do
not hold a lead assessor quality managers and personnel, operations managers, internal audit personnel, retailers, importers and exporters of food products, foodservice staff & industry consultants
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Duration

5 days.

This course is delivered face-2-face in Brisbane or via our Virtual Classroom & LMS.

Course Format

This course is developed in modules and formatted for virtual or face to face learning.
This blended approach reinforces understanding with individual and group activities including case
study exercises and a post course assessment.
Participants should download and read a copy of Global Standard Food Safety Issue 9 before attending
this course. The Standard is available from BRCGS Store.

Practical learning

Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based activities to encourage
critical thinking and help explain how auditors with audit against the Standard.
Participants must have
a working knowledge of quality management systems and auditing within the relevant manufacturing
sector, and have completed a hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) course of at least 2 days’ duration.

Assessment

Assessment: 50 question exam. Pass mark 75%.

Successful completion of this course, including the exam, forms part of the training necessary to
become a BRCGS auditor. The steps necessary to complete training must be arranged with a BRCGS approved certification body..

Key Learning Objectives

Audit programme

Explain the steps to managing an audit programme

Audit techniques

Describe auditing fundamentals and techniques.
Assess compliance to the requirements of the Standard and explain how compliance can be
demonstrated to maintain food safety, quality, legality, and authenticity.

Audit scope

Describe the scope of companies and products covered by the Standard

Audit planning

 Describe steps to conduct a BRCGS audit including the preparation, planning,
and reporting of the audit.
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Results You Can Feel

I used the lesson templates the same week and my projects stopped stalling. I plan faster, write clearer, and finish work on time.
Maya, Student
The course gave me a simple system I can repeat. I can explain my work with confidence and get better feedback from my team.
Jordan, Career Changer
I came in unsure where to start. Now I have a step-by-step process and a portfolio piece I can show in interviews.
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