The GMP program designed by our industry experts encompasses the aspects of food and pharmaceutical product manufacturing including building and maintaining the premises and equipment, sourcing and transporting raw materials, personal hygiene and training, sanitation and pest control, traceability and recall, and documentation. These principles, which have the force of related laws and regulations, require that manufacturers, processors and packagers of food, drugs and medical devices to take proactive steps to ensure that their products are safe for intended use. This, in turn, protects consumers from purchasing a product that is not safe. Detailed documentation on the standard operating procedures is consistently followed at each step of the manufacturing process – every time a product is made. Therefore, the knowledge and experience of GMP prove to be a basic requirement for both employers and employees in the industries.

Canadian College of Food and Health (CCFH) offers both in-class and online GMP training.

Why take GMP and HACCP training?

General GMPs and inspections are carried out by regulatory bodies such as CFIA, USDA or FDA for the federal or regulated categories of commodities, to assess the degree of conformity to prescribed standards (e.g., GMP, cGMP, pre-requisite programs), and to assess/ audit the compliance with the relevant regulatory requirements, e.g., license provision. Most professionals working in GMP-compliant organizations are expected to be able to provide an individual certificate as proof of compliance.

For employers that have their facility licensed with GMP or site license or HACCP program implemented, they understand the requirements to provide GMP and HACCP training regularly to the employees either internally or externally to ensure that the employees have the appropriate knowledge or competency to support GMP and HACCP described activities within the facility, the supply chain, the customers or contractors. Therefore, they will also seek and hire employees with the required qualifications.

For employees, job seekers, new graduates or new immigrants who wish to enter the food and pharmaceutical industries, having industry-oriented GMP and HACCP certificates absolutely helps them more prepared, ready and competitive when applying for a job in the industry including manufacturing, OEM or co-packer, government agency jobs, laboratory opportunities, when asking for a salary increase, when first stepping into the promising food industry, or when there is a need to upgrade skills and knowledge, especially in North America and Europe. In recent years, more and more students coming from Africa, South America, the Middle East, Korea, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, China, and many other countries have been benefited from our industry-oriented GMP, GFSI and HACCP training modules, which are all integrated into our GMP-HACCP certification course. Our instructors possess 20 – 40 years’ experience and most of them hold senior positions in the industry.

GMP Course Description

The FULL course has been developed by top industry experts and experienced instructors who have trained hundreds of professionals working in the food and pharmaceutical industries across the world. The instructors will explain how GMP and HACCP regulations are applied in professional day-to-day activities and provide interactive content including videos, graphics, case studies, and hands-on tasks to engage learners. This training program will help you access the GMP and HACCP guidelines in a well-structured way, and understand the step-by-step process of production and testing that ensures safe and quality products.

The 6 lectures of the GMP course:

• Lecture 1: Food Technology – Processing Principles and Application
• Lecture 2: Food Quality Assurance and Control
• Lecture 3: Regulatory Affairs and Food Labelling
• Lecture 4: Food Safety and Quality Programs
• Lecture 5: Prerequisite Programs – CFIA FSEP (1-2)
• Lecture 6: Prerequisite Programs – CFIA FSEP (2-2)

Upon the successful completion of the course, the participant will receive an official GMP certificate.