The BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 Lead Auditor course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of the Standard, focusing on its protocol, requirements, and effective auditing practices. Throughout this course, learners will develop the necessary skills to evaluate compliance with the Standard. This includes a thorough exploration of fundamental clauses, statements of intent, and the procedures involved in conducting a BRCGS audit. The course also covers critical aspects of audit planning and audit reporting, ensuring participants are well-equipped to manage the entire audit process.

Active learning is a central feature of the course, with case study-based individual and group activities designed to promote critical thinking. These activities offer practical insights and help participants understand how auditors apply the Standard during audits.

Completing this course and successfully passing the exam are essential steps towards becoming a BRCGS auditor. Arrangements to complete the required training must be made with a BRCGS approved certification body.

This course is part of the BRCGS Professional recognition programme.

• Outline the procedures for effectively managing an audit programme.
• Discuss core auditing principles and methodologies.
• Evaluate adherence to Standard requirements and articulate methods by which compliance may be evidenced to uphold food safety, quality, legality, and authenticity.
• Define the range of organizations and products encompassed by the Standard.
• Detail the stages involved in conducting a BRCGS audit, including preparation, planning, and reporting.
• Demonstrate the use of resource tools for compliance and describe the supportive benefits provided by BRCGS.

• Those interested in becoming a BRCGS Auditor
• Compliance/Technical Managers and personnel (including those from retailing and manufacturing)
• Quality Managers and personnel
• Operations Managers
• Internal audit personnel
• Site staff wishing to gain auditing skills and a deeper understanding of the Standard
• Industry Consultants
• Current BRCGS Auditors and Auditors of other schemes
• Certification Body personnel (including scheme managers and those reviewing reports and /or corrective actions)

• To have a working knowledge of quality management systems and auditing within the relevant manufacturing sector
• To have completed a hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) course of at least two days’ duration. If you need HACCP training, explore the IHA accredited HACCP courses under the training section.
• To have carefully reviewed the Food Safety standard (appendices & glossary included) before the course starts. You can download a free (locked PDF) copy of the standard here.

This training course is delivered by experienced BRCGS ‘approved training partners’ (ATPs).

This is our lovely team of trainers.