Food Safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) is a large-scale training and certification ecosystem for Food Businesses across the food value chain. Persons successfully trained & certified under FoSTaC will be termed as Food Safety Supervisor (FSS). These Food Safety Supervisors in turn will train other food handlers in their premises, to create an ecosystem of trained persons.
FoSTaC has been designed by FSSAI to fulfil its mandate Section 16(3) h of the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. Under FoSTaC, the curriculum and content for 16 courses for different kinds of food businesses on three competency levels i.e., Basic, Advanced & Special has been created centrally by domain experts. Training is to be delivered through Training Partners including Large Food Businesses, Academic and Vocational Institutions, Training Agencies approved under Skill Development Councils and Missions, Industry, Scientific and Technology Associations and Civil Society Organisations.
All food businesses having central licences or state licenses should have at least one trained and certified food safety supervisor for every 25 food-handlers or part thereof on all their premises.
How will I benefit?
FOOD HANDLERS
• Improve their performance and value in the food businesses
• Enhance the knowledge and in the field of food safety
• Consider as a skill development in the food safety and quality assurance
• Opportunity to exhibit your leadership quality among the other food handlers
STUDENTS/OTHERS
• Value addition to the individuals resume and improves their employability in the food sector throughout the country
• Enhance their knowledge in the field of food safety
• Able to fulfil the demand for skilled food handlers in the food businesses as FSS
Who should attend?
FOOD HANDLER
• Class 5th standard. No experience required.
STUDENT
• Education in relevant field with 10+2 passed with science. No experience is needed.
What will I learn?
You will gain the knowledge to:
• Enhance the availability of skilled manpower in the field of food safety.
• FSS ensures better implementation of Schedule 4 requirements of the FSS regulations in food businesses which in turn reduces the non-compliance for FBOs during the regulatory inspection and smoothens the operations during pre-audit & audits.
• Having a FSS will lead to self-compliance of FSSAIs schedule 4 requirements and further it reduces the burden of the legal action/grievances/complaints raised by the consumers, regulatory officials, and food authorities.
• Build a confidence among the consumers for food safety and maintaining hygiene in their food business premises which reflects on the profit of the food business.
What is included?
- Refreshments
- Course Folder
- Pen and Notepad
- Certificate of attendance
- On completion, you’ll be awarded an internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate.
- Loan copy of the standard (to be returned after the course)
