FSA-funded training for food and feed law enforcement officers

The Agency is pleased to announce an extension of the training programme available to UK food and feed law enforcement officers. The Agency’s 'master vendor', Campden BRI, continues to supply the majority of the training for local authorities.

A list of the courses, and dates and venues (where known), together with further details, such as learning outcomes, aims and objectives, can be found below.

As a condition of attendance, delegates will be expected to supply feedback on the long-term effects of the course. This will take the form of a survey two or three months after the training event to discover how the training has affected and enhanced the delegate’s day-to-day work in the local authority.

This allows the Agency to properly evaluate the effectiveness of courses and target the resources it delivers for enforcement officer training more effectively.

Most of the Agency’s courses are over-subscribed. If officers do not complete the feedback as requested, it may affect the allocation of places to other officers in their local authority on future courses.

As the Agency’s training is only available to a limited number of officers, it is expected that delegates will, as appropriate, cascade the training upon return to their local authority.

Some of the courses are available for Food Liaison Groups and CIEH centres to book on behalf of their group and others are available for individual officers to apply for places.

You can apply for courses, whether as a Food Liaison Group or as an individual officer, as appropriate, on specially set up web pages on Campden BRI’s Website.

FSA specialised training courses for LA officers on the Campden BRI website

An application does not guarantee a place. All applications will be considered by the Agency and places allocated to those that would benefit the most.

HACCP Assessment for Enforcement Officers

• 2 - 4 July, South Yorkshire FLG
• 10 - 12 September, Lancashire FLG
• 15 - 17 October, North West London Sector
• 12 - 14 November, South West London Sector
• 10 - 12 December, Sussex FLG
• 21 - 23 January 2014, Northants FLG

Course details

Food Standards Update Course
To be confirmed
Course details

Working Effectively with Minority Ethnic Food Businesses

• 14 May, West Yorkshire TS, Leeds
• 11 June, Humber FLG
• 17 September, Leicester & Rutland FLG
• 1 October, venue tbc
• 12 November, Lancashire FLG
• 28 January 2014, venue tbc

Course details
Resource handbook

Vacuum-packing course

• 30 May, South Yorkshire FLG
• 26 June, venue tbc
• 10 September, venue tbc
• 22 October, Cheshire & Merseyside FLG
• 19 November, venue tbc
• 14 January 2014, venue tbc

Course details

Auditing food safety activities and processes

• 18 - 19 September, venue tbc
• 2 - 3 October, venue tbc
• 30 - 31 October, venue tbc
• 26 - 27 November, venue tbc
• 14 - 15 January 2014, venue tbc

Course details

Food Factory Inspections

• 17 - 18 July
• 11 - 12 September
• 23 - 24 October
• 27 - 28 November
• 22 - 23 January 2014
• 18 - 19 February 2014

Course details

E.coli O157 Control of Cross-Contamination Guidance (One Day Course)

• May - 29 Harrow confirmed
• June - 11 venue tbc, 12 Sussex FLG confirmed, 18 Humber FLG confirmed, 19 venue tbc
• September 10, 11, 17, 18 venues tbc
• October 16, 17, 22 venues tbc
• November 5, 6, 12 venues tbc

E coli learning outcomes course
E coli cross contamination guidance course

Consistency Scoring Using Annex 5 of the Food Law Code of Practice

• 23 October, Bradford MDC
• November - 7, 13, 14 venues tbc
• January 2014 - 8, 14, 15 venues tbc
• February 2014 - 5, 11, 12 venues tbc

Effective Imported Food Control for Inland Authorities

• June - 11 (venue tbc), 20 (venue tbc), 25 (venue: North West Trading Standards - Warrington)
• 4 September (venue: West Yorkshire - Leeds City Council)
• October - 8 (venue: Surrey), 10 (venue: Lancashire), 15 (venue: Gloucestershire)
• November - 19, 28 venues tbc
• December - 4, 10 venues tbc
• January 2014 - 9, 23 venues tbc
• February 2014 - 12, 27 venues tbc
• March 2014 - 12, 25 venues tbc

Course details

Sampling Imported Food for Contaminants

• 18 June, venue tbc
• 26 November (venue: North East)
• 12 December (venue: Northants)
• 20 January 2014, venue tbc
• 25 February 2014, venue tbc
• 27 March 2014, venue tbc

Course details

Evidence Gathering and Interview Skills

• 23 - 24 April at County Hotel by Thistle, Newcastle upon Tyne
• 21 - 22 May at Wychwood Park, Crewe
• 25 - 26 June at Marriott Huntingdon Hotel, Huntingdon
• 9 - 10 July at FSA HQ, Aviation House (no overnight accommodation will be provided)
• 24 - 25 September at FSA HQ, Aviation House ( no overnight accommodation will be provided)
• 26 - 27 September at FSA HQ, Aviation House ( no overnight accommodation will be provided)
• 26 - 27 November at Royal York Hotel, York
• 28 - 29 January 2014 at the Castle Hotel, Taunton
• 25 - 26 February 2014 at the De Vere Latimer Place, Chesham, Bucks

Course details

Local Authority Investigation Skills

• 18 - 19 June Royal Bath Hotel, Bath Road, Bournemouth BH1 2EW
• 24 - 25 September Best Western Monkbar Hotel, St Maurices Road, York YO31 7JA
• 15 - 16 October Bredbury Hall & Country Club, Stockport SK6 2DH
• 6 - 7 November Marriott Hotel Cheshunt, Halfhide Lane, Cheshunt EN10 6NG
• 7 - 8 January 2014 Jurys Inn, Derby DE1 3DB

Course details

The Application of Good Hygiene Practice and HACCP Principles in the Making of Speciality Cheeses

• 14 - 17 October at Reaseheath College, Nantwich

Course details

Food Standards Update course

• 10 September, venue tbc

• 28 January 2014, venue tbc

Food Information Consumer Regulation Event

• 15 July Royal York Hotel and Evenets Centre, Station Road, York YO24 1AA
• 25 September Macdonald Manchester Hotel & Spa, London Road, Manchester M1 2PG
• 2 October Reading Borough Council, Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Reading RG1 7AE
• 29 January 2014 - FSA, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH
• 5 February - Reading Borough Council, Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Reading RG1 7AE

Food Information Regulation programme: Course details

Feed safety management systems at food businesses

• 8 July, 10 October, 14 January 2014, venues tbc

Course details
Course programme: Feed safety management systems
Feed safety management systems objectives

Feed safety management systems at feed compounders

• 17 - 18 September, 4 - 5 March 2014, venues tbc

Course details

Import controls on feed of non-animal origin

• 2 July, 5 November, venues tbc

Course details

Sampling of animal feed

• 25 September, 4 February 2014, venues tbc

Course details

Shellfish hygiene in purification centres

Course details

Imported Food Control at Small Ports

• 5 September 2013 - Aviation House, London (FSA)

Course details

Veterinary Checks Refresher: A Course for Official Fish Inspectors

• 4 July 2013 - Aviation House, London (FSA)

Course details

Imported Food Update: Port Health Officers

• 19 September 2013 - Aviation House, London (FSA)

Course details

Imported Food Update: Inland Enforcement Officers

• 18 October 2013 - Foss House, York (FSA)

Course details

On-line training on food allergens, vac-packing, imported food also continues to be available via the Agency’s website. You can find these at the link below.

UKFSS training
The Food Standards Agency is hosting a series of one-day courses for Local Authority Enforcement Officers on UKFSS. The training is being run by ABC Food Safety.

If you have any queries or would like clarification on any point, please contact

Julian Ciepluch
tel: 020 7276 8449
email: julian.ciepluch@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

For further information on imported food courses, please contact
Ann Reason
tel: 020 7276 8139
email: ann.reason@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

For further information on animal feed courses, please contact
Sharon Nandhra
tel: 020 7276 8469
email: sharon.nandhra@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

If you have an enquiry for the Food Standards Factory Inspections course, please contact
Wing-Man Chan
tel: 0207 276 8423
e-mail: wing-man.chan@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

If you would like information about the UKFSS training, please contact
Standards Branch
tel: 020 7276 8423
email: standards.support@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

The Agency has issued a report on the 'Effective Evaluation of Food Safety Management Systems' course. The report is now available online.

As part of the Agency’s response to some of the recommendations to the Report of the Public Inquiry into the outbreak of E. coli O157 in Wales in 2005, the Agency ran a programme of training courses for local authority food law enforcement officers.

Between 5 November 2009 and 31 March 2010, 49 courses were run in England and a total of 1,024 delegates attended.