Competency training as per BRC clause 7.1.5
7.1.5
The company shall routinely review the competencies of its staff. As appropriate, it shall provide relevant training. This may be in the form of training, refresher training, coaching, mentoring or on-the-job experience.
I am a new member to the IFSQN forum. It is a great forum and helps to put some uncertainties pertaining food safety into perspective.
With regards to the above clause, is there a generic form/template to be used when evaluating the competency of staff? Your help with this will be most appreciated.
Makayla
By the way welcome to the forums Makayla.
Regards,
Simon
7.1.5
The company shall routinely review the competencies of its staff. As appropriate, it shall provide relevant training. This may be in the form of training, refresher training, coaching, mentoring or on-the-job experience.
I am a new member to the IFSQN forum. It is a great forum and helps to put some uncertainties pertaining food safety into perspective.
With regards to the above clause, is there a generic form/template to be used when evaluating the competency of staff? Your help with this will be most appreciated.
Makayla
We did not find a need to have a format for same. However I may guide you to design a generic template to facilitate such review/evaluation.
The format should contain sources of information, including following, for collecting input data.
1- Comments of supervisor or senior about practicing and performance w.r.t food safety code of conducts.
2- Results of random observations of evaluator during operation.
3- Results / responses during previous trainings and awareness sessions.
Format should have provision to record the results of review or action proposed on the basis of above comments, results and responses.
Hope it would be useful.
Regards:
M. Zeeshan.
We did not find a need to have a format for same. However I may guide you to design a generic template to facilitate such review/evaluation.
The format should contain sources of information, including following, for collecting input data.
1- Comments of supervisor or senior about practicing and performance w.r.t food safety code of conducts.
2- Results of random observations of evaluator during operation.
3- Results / responses during previous trainings and awareness sessions.
Format should have provision to record the results of review or action proposed on the basis of above comments, results and responses.
Hope it would be useful.
Regards:
M. Zeeshan.
Somewhat delayed contribution.
Regarding Competency – BRC’s Glossary definition is –
(“demonstrably” is about as subjective as HACCP’s “significant risk” )Demonstrable ability to apply skill, knowledge and understanding of a task or subject to achieve intended results.
I like the Wiki version -
(“properly” is also subjective of course, maybe semantically related to ISO/Quality = “fitness for use”)Competence (or competency) is the ability of an individual to do a job properly.
BRC seems to imply (7.1) that the assessment can be made in terms of training / work experience / qualification (knowledge level?) either individually or collectively. This may be an oversimplification if compared to the Wiki article –
http://en.wikipedia....uman_resources)
and one corollary –
http://en.wikipedia....Peter_principle
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And other companies prioritise differently, eg are more concerned with the quality of the finished product.]
I agree with BRC’s implication (7.1.3) that different roles may demand different (types of) abilities, for example weighing shrimp usually requires a lower degree of HACCP familiarity as compared to a QC operative checking CCP monitoring data.
In fact the clause in 7.1.3 requiring documented identification of the necessary competencies for specific roles seems potentially quite penetrative to me. I am curious how BRC users are responding (avoiding?) to this request. ??
Rgds / Charles.C
PS: these 3 interesting links consider the meaning of the "Competence" topic also -
http://www.ifsqn.com...indpost&p=56482
http://www.ifsqn.com...dpost__p__46194
http://www.haccpment...ing-competency/
(I wasn't quite sure whether this was assessing the trainer or the trainee [both perhaps] but interesting anyway, and Rgds to HM)
It is also apparent from the IT that numerous consultants are offering to generate "competent" inspectors, auditors etc
I need questioner for BRC training. what type of question we add in questioner. Pl. help me.
I need questioner for BRC training. what type of question we add in questioner. Pl. help me.
See Post #5, especially the 3rd link.
Try searching "training" and you should find a lot more.
Rgds / Charles.C