TSL partners with Safe Quality Food Institute for international certified training

• October 11 2019
• http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business-report/tsl-partners-with-safe-quality-food-institute-for-international-certified-training_176886

Canadian consultant and food safety and quality systems implementation expert, Frank Schreurs, will be flying into Jamaica as trainer and technical team representative for the Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI), as Technological Solutions Limited (TSL) partners with the United States-based SQF Institute to host a series of SQF developed and certified training sessions from October 14 – 18.

The Safe Quality Food (SQF) Programme is a rigorous and credible food safety and quality programme that is recognissd by retailers, brand owners, and food service providers worldwide.

Recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), the SQF family of food safety and quality codes are designed to meet industry, customer, and regulatory requirements for all sectors of the food supply chain – from the farm all the way to the retail stores.

The five days of intensive training will see for the first time in the Caribbean the hosting of the Auditing SQF Systems Training, the sitting of the GFSI Knowledge exam as well as the hosting of the SQF Quality Code Training. This will provide local and regional firms with the opportunity to participate in all three activities without having to travel to the United States to do so.

The first leg of the course Auditing SQF Systems Training will take place between October 14 and 17, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. this includes the GFSI Auditor Knowledge Exam which will take place between 1:00 pm and 4:30 pm on October 17 while course two, 'Implementing the SQF Quality Code' takes place on October 18 between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm.

Both courses including the GFSI Exam will take place at the Courtleigh Hotel & Suites in New Kingston.

The objective of the Auditing SQF Systems Training competency-based course is to provide SQF certification auditor candidates with the foundational knowledge necessary to audit the SQF Food Safety Code. Implementing the SQF Quality Code incorporates the quality management principles necessary to achieve customer requirements and continuously improve quality and productivity.