TWO ONLINE FOOD SAFETY COURSES NOW AVAILABLE AT BCIT...
The Food Technology Program at British Columbia Institute of Technology
(Burnaby, BC, Canada) delivers 2 online courses related to food safety
during food processing. With the online format, plant workers can train
at home or workstations can be set up at the plant. For course
descriptions, learning outcomes, and how to register, click the links
after the course names below, or copy and paste the web address into your
internet browser.
FOOD 1301 Food Safety for the Plant Worker (
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/food1301), 15 hrs, 1 credit (online
course). Register anytime (continual intake) - Basic concepts of food
safety concerns including basic microbiology, food-borne illnesses,
allergens, personal hygiene and handling, GMPs and HACCP. Uses
self-quizzes, interactive learning activities and assignments. This course
was designed with input from various sectors of the food industry, the
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Richmond Health Servcies, and the
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands.
FOOD 1178 Prerequisite Programs for HACCP (
http://www.bcit.ca/study/courses/food1178), 24 hrs, 2 credits, Apr. 10 -
Jun.25/06 (online course). After April 2006, we plan to offer this course
in September, January and April each year. - For seafood and agri-food
workers. Covers purposes of a Prerequisite Program, it's components
(construction, hygiene, receiving, transportation, storage and shipping,
equipment, pest control, sanitation, recall), and the approach for
creating a Prerequisite Program Plan. Uses self-quizzes, interactive
learning activities and assignments. This course was developed in
consultation with various sectors of the food industry and the Canadian
Food Inspection Agency. Here's what participants have said about the
course:
"This course is an excellent offering for anyone wanting to work in a food
processing facility, and I think it should be mandatory for anyone at the
charge-hand level and up."
"Very good information. Very well organized and materials are presented
clearly. Very practical. Appendices and weblinks are excellent source for
more in-depth or detail materials."
"...this course would be a good one for any company willing to set aside a
couple of workstations where employees in need of this training could sit
down for one or two hours per week and study right at the plant level."
"Great, I was able to log in based on my schedule and my traveling
commitments."
If you want a pdf file of the course outline for either FOOD 1301 or FOOD
1178, please send an e-mail to: Denise_DeLeebeeck@bcit.ca
The course outline includes the evaluation criteria. For FOOD 1178, it
also includes assignment details and the course schedule.
For information on our other Part-time Studies courses on food safety and
quality, and for registration details, visit our website at
http://www.bcit.ca/health/food/industry.shtml or contact
Sharon_Cameron@bcit.ca, 1-800-663-6542 (ext. 8723).
(Note: International student course fees are 1.25 times the course fees
shown on the website.)
:-) Denise
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Denise DeLeebeeck, Instructor/Coordinator Fish Harvesting &
Processing Technology / Food Technology
E-mail: Denise_DeLeebeeck@bcit.ca School of Health
Sciences
http://www.bcit.ca/health/fish/ British Columbia Institute of Technology
Ph: 604-432-8948 or 1-800-663-6542 (8948) 3700 Willingdon
Avenue, Bldg. SW3, Rm. 2075
Fax: 604-433-7879 Burnaby, BC V5B 2S5 CANADA
Check out BCIT's upcoming Open House... http://www.bcit.ca/openhouse
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