The British Retail Consortium (BRCGS) is a trade association for the UK food retail industry created in 1992. The BRCGS published standards for best practices for the food and manufacturing industries for two decades and published the On-Pack recycling standards for the UK. The BRCGS Global Food standard has been in existence since 1998, and in 2000 was the very first food safety standard to be recognized by the GFSI organization, meaning the Standard meets their “benchmark” criteria for acceptance. The Standard is designed as “total quality management” program and includes both food safety and quality requirements that food manufacturers must meet to be certified.
With rapidly growing expectations from regulators, consumers, and retail outlets, companies should be more proactive in their approach to food safety practices. BRCGS internal auditor training for Food safety is critical when working at any stage of the food supply chain to protect consumers, and meet customer requirements, and safeguard your brand. What sets Safe Food Alliance apart from other companies is our 100 years of experience, dedication to food safety and quality, and personalized service to every customer.
These courses are taught by experienced BRCGS auditors who will share practical experiences and real-life examples of how to practically meet the requirements and explain what auditors are looking for during the certification audit.
BRCGS internal auditor training courses offered by BSI provide the most up-to-date information, incorporating group exercises and case studies, enabling delegates to gain the skills to maintain or continuously improve their BRCGS audit grade. BRCGS is a market-leading global brand that helps build confidence in the supply chain. Our Global Standards for Food Safety, Packaging Materials, Storage and Distribution, Consumer Products, Agents and Brokers, Retail, Gluten-Free, Plant-Based and Ethical Trading set the benchmark for good manufacturing practice and help assure customers that your products are safe, legal, and of high quality. Independent research carried out by the University of Birkbeck demonstrates the value and economic impact of certification to BRCGS.
BRCGS Global Standards for Food Safety
The BRCGS Standard for Food Safety Issue 8 training course offers a clear understanding of the protocols and requirements of the Standard, including audit planning and the events during and after the audit.
BRCGS Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials
The famous Standard is accepted as a benchmark for food safety worldwide and is often a core requirement of the supplier approval process for food retail and manufacturing.
BRCGS Global Standard for Agents and Brokers
BRCGS Standard for Agents and Brokers Issue 2 ensures you have an in-depth and practical understanding of the format and requirements of the Standard. Increase your confidence in addressing the protocol for the audit and actions following your audit.
BRCGS Global Standard for Storage and Distribution
The BRCGS Standard for Storage and Distribution is changing from Issue 3-to 4. Now is the time to prepare to meet the new requirements BRCGS internal auditor training will enable you to undertake internal audits and prepare companies for third-party audits. It is delivered through workshop-led discussions, presentations, and an interactive case study. During the live case study, you will be given feedback and support to enable you to conduct an audit at your workplace.
The course will help you with the following responsibilities.
Understand the roles and responsibilities of auditors
You will understand the Auditor job description, including
- collating, checking, and analyzing spreadsheet data.
- Examining company accounts and financial control systems.
- Gauging levels of financial risk within organizations.
- Checking that financial reports and records are accurate and reliable.
- Ensuring that assets are protected.
Be able to plan and conduct an internal audit.
The task of internal audit planning can be overwhelming and involve many individuals. Sometimes it isn’t easy even to know where to begin. In this article, we will break down a few common questions regarding an internal audit, elaborate on the critical steps of the internal audit planning phase, and reference resources and guidance that can be of use.
Steps for Internal Audit Planning include:
- Define Audits To Be Performed
- Perform Risk Assessment and Prioritize
- Designate Resources and Define Timeline
- Prepare
- Create Audit Plan
- Review Audit Plan and Set-Up Planning Meetings
- Know how to write concise, accurate, and factual audit reports
- What Should Be in an Audit Report?
Content matters when learning how to write a good audit report. Our understanding of audit report contents is based on The IIA Standard 2410 – Criteria for Communications. We are told what the information must and should contain in the internal auditing standards. Since we all work from the same auditing standards, audit reports have a basic structure that most internal auditors follow.
The audit report generally includes the following elements:
- Scope and objectives (must).
- Results (must).
- Recommendations and action plans (must).
- Conclusions (must).
- Opinion (should).
- Acknowledgment of satisfactory performance (encouraged).
Be able to undertake audit follow-up activities.
Audit, especially in the area of business continuity, crisis management, and disaster recovery, is a crucial part in the attempt of any organization to improve its processes, eliminate risks, get rid of unnecessary costs due to excessive planning, and review the effectiveness of the response, resumption, and recovery plans.
These are the significant activities to be executed during the
Audit Follow-up Stage:
- Follow-up Audit
- Follow-up Review
- Follow-up Report
- Surveillance Audit
Follow-up Audit is an audit that verifies that corrective actions have been accomplished as scheduled. It determines that the steps are effective in preventing or minimizing future recurrence. Usually, a Follow-up Audit includes a Follow-up Review and a Follow-up Report.
These are the additional activities:
- Monitoring follow-up of the initial response to the audit.
- Reviewing and evaluating the corrective action response of the Client.
- Refer to “Execute Corrective Actions “and “Corrective Action Procedures”
- Confirm the response’s content on the “when, who, where, and how.”
- Monitoring and reviewing the Client “s actions to address the deficiencies and recommendations.
- Conducting a follow-up audit or re-audit if necessary.
- Ensuring the corrective action is taken, and a satisfactory conclusion is achieved
- Reviewing and filing the documentation and records.
- Identifying measures for verification during the next audit.
