GFSIAuditorCompetence Update

IzabelaPalganGFSISeniorTechnical Manager

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• Theefficacyoffoodsafetyauditsbeingpubliclychallengedeg.PCA,Jensens Farm.• Negativecommentsinthepressandsocialmediaaboutthirdpartyaudits.

• Therewasnorecogniseduniversalqualificationforfoodsafetyauditors

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Catalysts

TheNeed(2010)– GFSIBoard

TheGFSIBoardestablishedaTechnicalWorkingGroup todefinegenericfoodsafetyauditorcompetenciesunderpinningallGFSIbenchmarkedCPOs,andthemechanismsbywhichtheycouldbeassessedandverified.

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2.TheAuditorCompetenceSchemeCommittee

• AllGFSIbenchmarkedCertificationProgramOwner(CPOs)

• 4representativesfromeach:• CertificationBodies• FoodRetailers• Foodservicecompanies(includingfood

distributionandbrokers)• Manufacturers• PrimaryProducers• Others:Onerepresentativefromeachof

ISO/CASCO,IAF,Codex,foodsafetyregulators• OneConsultant• Non-votingObservers

MANDATEfortheAuditorCompetenceTWG:

• Improvetheintegrity,theconsistencyandthereliabilityofauditoutcomesacrossalltheGFSI-recognisedprogrammesandsupplychains;

• Improvethecost/benefitinqualifyingauditors,byreducingtheduplicationandwastageinexistingtrainingoptions;

• Provideacleararticulatedpathwayfortheprofessionaldevelopmentoffoodsafetyauditors;

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ACTWGwasassembledin2010

Build Confidencein3rdParty

Certification

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TheAuditorCompetenceProcess- workplan

Competencies

Competenciesdeveloped,reviewed,validated,andpublishedforfoodsafetyauditorsofGFSIrecognizedCPOs

KnowledgeExamination

Rigorouson-lineexaminationforallexistingandnewauditorsofGFSI-recognizedCPOs.DevelopedinassociationwithPrometric

SkillsAssessment

Practicalskillsassessmenttobeconductedbytrainedandregisteredskillsassessors.Skillsassessmentdevelopedandtestedbycertificationbodies,manufacturersandretailersontheauditorcommittee

Competence“Thedemonstratedabilitytoapplyknowledgeandskillstoachieveintendedresults”

GFSIBenchmarkingRequirementsversion7,PartIV

3milestonestobedelivered:

AuditorCompetence(2010-2013)TheGFSIBoardestablishedaTechnicalWorkingGrouptodefinegenericfoodsafetyauditorcompetencies.

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1. Auditing Skills &

Knowledge

3. Behaviour & Systems Thinking

2. Technical Skills &

Knowledge

KnowledgeExamination

SkillsAssessmenttool

TechnicalWorkingGroup– AuditorCompetenceSchemeCommittee(ACSC)

AuditorCompetence2017KnowledgeExamination(setformofquestions)

Questionbankdevelopedandapproved/reviewedbyACSC– DONE• Twogenericexams,oneforPrimaryProductionandoneforPost

Farm-Gate.• Eachexamtobe150items- 3hrexam- withallthesections

common,exceptforGAP(PrimaryProduction),andGMP(PostFarm-Gate).

• Auditorswishingtositbothexamsshouldbeabletosowithanadditional30questions(~30minutes).

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AuditorCompetence2017SkillsAssessmenttool

Witnessauditassessmentprotocolandtool-DONE• Primaryproduction• Postfarmgate

TheskillsassessmentprotocolhasbeendevelopedbytheCertificationBodiesthataremembersoftheACSC,andhasbeentestedbyCertificationBodiesandthemanufacturingACSCmembers.PracticalskillsassessmenttobeconductedbytrainedandregisteredskillsassessorsAssessorrequirementsin-processbysub-team- ONGOING

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AuditorCompetenceSchemeCommittee

Auditor Competence Steering CommitteeTobefinishbeforethelaunchofBRV7.2:

Betatesttodeterminethecutscore(passing/failingscore):

• DeliverthebetatestthroughPrometric.• 100auditors(50and50PostFarm-Gate).• Recruitmentoftheauditors– ongoingprocess.• Aim– finishbyendofAugust.

Nextsteps:

Accomplishedtheremindingwork:• Betatest(cutscore)• Assessorsrequirements

IncludeAuditorCompetenceworkintheGFSIBenchmarkingRequirementsVersion7.2(beginningof2018)

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Thankyouforyourattention!

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