Although you can use different audit methods to diagnose issues in your food safety programs, you need to use the corrective actions process to decide on the treatments.

Learn a framework to understand the appropriate actions for each level of non-conformance and how to use the results of verification activities to improve your food safety programs.

Through 45 minutes of course content, including video lessons, practical tools, and exercises, this online course looks at some examples of common non-conformances, their most likely cause, and offers simple solutions on how to deal with them.

This course includes a printable certificate as a Record of Training Completion.

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Course Details

Is This Training for Me?

This course is designed for Quality Managers and Management Teams working in food manufacturing and processing plants!

What’s Included?

  • 5 Lessons ~ 45 minutes course content
  • Video Lessons
  • Downloadable templates
  • Practice exercises to be carried out in your facility
  • Final quiz
  • Training certificate

Topics Covered

  • Introduction: Two big problems with corrective actions and how to solve them.
  • Appropriate Action: Five factors to consider when determining appropriate action, and how those factors relate to each category of non-conformance.
  • Cause: The difference between “Cause & Root Cause” and when to use both.
  • Root Cause Analysis: Different tools used in Root Cause Analysis, and steps required to complete it.
  • Recap: Quick overview of what we covered and pulling it all together.

After This Training You Will Be Able To:

  • Understand the intent of the corrective action process.
  • Explain the difference between cause and root cause.
  • Understand when to perform a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) or when it’s best to fix the Cause with simple solutions.
  • Identify the cause of non-conformances at the program level.
  • Determine what "appropriate action" is for different levels of non-conformances.
  • Use a simple process to divide the work and improve programs.

Technical Requirements

To access our online training, you will need:

  • Email account (must be individual)
  • Desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile device 

Your device will need to have the following capabilities:

  • Video/audio output
  • High-speed internet connection (minimum speed of 5Mbps recommended)
  • The latest version of one of the following browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge