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Introduction to Cheesemaking
$300.00This course allows the participant to become familiar with the basics of dairy chemistry and with the microbiology necessary to understand the vocabulary that supports the cheese industry. Furthermore, at the end of this training, the participant will know the main principles of cheese making including notions of quality and will be introduced to the concept of technological levers required to make adjustments during production. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Numeracy
$299.00The purpose of this Numeracy course is to help frontline production workers gain the skills required to make sense of and apply basic mathematical concepts and information common to job responsibilities and tasks. By completing this course, participants will gain the basic knowledge of numeracy to solve basic mathematical equations, complete mathematical calculations in the correct order, understand and calculate fractions and percentages for workplace situations, calculate and convert common units of measurement, track production data, and calculate averages. The information learned will help participants solve mathematical problems in different workplace situations. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Effective Problem-Solving
$299.00Everyone experiences problems from time to time. Some of our problems are big and complicated, while others may be more easily solved. Oftentimes solving problems involves dealing with emotions either within ourselves or others. This is one of the main reasons why companies want employees who can effectively identify and solve problems. Effective problem solvers help their organizations operate more efficiently, be more innovative and deliver exceptional customer service, leading to improved job satisfaction and career development for the employee and higher performance for the organization. Regardless of their level of complexity, problems are part of life and work. Therefore, problem-solving can be considered a life skill. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Developing a Training Needs Analysis
$110.00The right training at the right time can make a huge difference in the productivity and profitability of your organization. Whether you are scanning your workplace for opportunities to make things better and training is the answer, or a client asks you to come into their organization and do an assessment, your answer is best framed in the form of a training needs analysis. Your ability to create an analysis that is comprehensive yet simply prepared is critical for it to be understood and acted upon. This course will help you to gather the information, assess the data, and present your suggestions for training or non-training solutions. Member price: $88.00 -
Traceability Systems in the Food Manufacturing Industry
$249.00The information the Traceability Program provides makes management of product recalls fast and effective, reduces risks of a food safety crisis, and demonstrates that the processor is a responsible manufacturer. This course demonstrates how to develop and implement a Traceability Program for a food processing facility. This course introduces users to the topic of traceability, examines the relationship between traceability and other food safety prerequisite programs and teaches how to design, implement and test the system to ensure it is fully functional. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
The Practical Trainer
$240.00Part of knowing where you are going is defining what you are doing. Training can mean different things to different people: a trainee has needs, your supervisor has expectations, and as trainers, you have objectives. The assumption that anyone who can do a job can teach another person how to do it has led to countless errors in the instruction process. Many of us have been either a victim of or a witness to this misguided belief. Trainees are most engaged by a trainer who: Has some experience to share Has something of value to offer Can provide some real examples and give them some tips Lets participants talk and share their experiences with others Throughout this course, we take a closer look at how to approach teaching individuals with an affinity for any learning style. Whether a seasoned trainer or looking to get started this course is an excellent resource to complement your existing skillset or develop your own style for more effective training. -
Interpersonal Relationships for Workplace Success
$399.00Interpersonal skills are one of the building blocks of emotional intelligence and are highly in demand by employers. While your expertise and technical ability are essential components of your success, your social skills might actually be your most precious social skill set of all. -
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Master Class
$199.00This course covers the main steps of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) development, ensuring its effectiveness, basic SOP review and maintenance requirements. Learning material includes definition and examples of effective SOPs in food production environments, communication and team responsibilities, testing a prototype system and requirements for updating your facility’s SOP. -
Food Fraud and Authenticity
$249.00This course will provide businesses with the tools and strategies to quantify, detect and prevent food fraud. It will also provide some guidelines and practices on how to build an anti-fraud culture in your company. Designed to give students a strong understanding of food fraud and food authenticity. This course emphasizes the importance of using existing legislative frameworks, strengthening of intelligence sharing and analysis to understand, mitigate and minimize fraud. Effective monitoring systems are essential to maintaining the integrity of a company’s own activities to maintain the assurance and integrity of its products, brand and supply chains. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Building Team Resilience
$399.00The purpose of this Building Team Resilience course is to provide team leaders with leadership and workplace practices that build the resilience of members of their work teams in order to positively contribute to workplace productivity and engagement, create a work environment where employees feel connected, supported, and safe, and reduce employee stress levels. Participants will also learn tips for becoming a more resilient leader. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Monitoring Budget Performance
$299.00This course provides the food and beverage processing industry supervisor with the knowledge and skills to monitor budget performance within a department or unit, and to communicate with the manager or financial consultants on budget performance. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
HACCP Essentials
$250.00This course provides background information on the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) technique, describes the pre-requisite programs that provide the foundation for the HACCP system and explains the purpose and scope of HACCP training within the food processing industry. As part of this, the course reviews the causes of food contamination with emphasis on the prevention of biological contamination and identifies and explains the seven HACCP principles. Part 1 of a 13-hour HACCP pairing. See Part 2: Applying HACCP *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Introduction to Preventive Control Plans
$399.00In this course, we'll explore various technical terms and concepts associated with food safety, accompanied by industry-specific real-life examples. Our focus will be on the distribution of responsibility for food safety, and we'll provide you with practical guidance on developing successful food safety cultures, implementing preventative control plans, and navigating the federal inspection process. This course is an excellent option for those who are federally registered or export outside of Canada and want to refresh their knowledge. Stay informed about the latest trends and scientific findings in food safety by reaching out to us if you have any questions or concerns. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Introduction Aux Allergènes
$225.00Ce cours met en évidence l'importance et l'impact des allergènes sur la sécurité des consommateurs, ainsi que les raisons pour lesquelles la sensibilisation et la gestion des allergènes sont une préoccupation majeure de l'industrie alimentaire. Apprenez les causes et les effets liés aux allergènes alimentaires, les complexités associées à la gestion et à la prévention des allergènes alimentaires indésirables, et les exigences réglementaires canadiennes associées. *Devenez membre pour bénéficier d'une réduction de 20% -
The Spark Within
$399.00This industry report looks at generational perspectives in Canada's Labour Force. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Transferable Skills
$199.00This course is about the skills we use in our daily lives, the skills we take with us in new situations, and the skills we use on the job. We will explore their relationships with each other and how we can apply these skills to finding careers in Food Processing. -
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion-Conscious Organization
$399.00This is the first course of the FPSC DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion) course series. The DEI world is a rich field of organizational leadership with a variety of practical strategies to support DEI growth in the workplace. For many, the question is not ‘if’ they should explore diversity, equity, and inclusion in their leadership approach but rather ‘how’. Through practical, framing, reframing, and reflection activities, this course will assist you in better recognizing the relevancy and potential solutions of DEI management and leadership in your role. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Salubrité alimentaire dans la distribution et les entrepôts
$399.00Dans ce cours, vous explorerez les meilleures pratiques et les conseils essentiels en matière de salubrité alimentaire pour les fabricants de produits alimentaires, les centres de distribution et les entreprises de logistique. Vous apprendrez comment assurer la salubrité des aliments du début à la fin, souligner l’importance du respect des procédures, prendre des mesures proactives pour protéger l’approvisionnement alimentaire et assurer la traçabilité des produits en cas de rappel. Préparez-vous à devenir un champion de la salubrité alimentaire dans votre entrepôt! -
Les relations interpersonnelles pour la réussite en milieu de travail
$399.00Les compétences interpersonnelles sont l'un des piliers de l'intelligence émotionnelle et sont très recherchées par les employeurs. Si votre expertise et vos compétences techniques sont essentielles à votre réussite, vos compétences sociales pourraient bien être votre plus précieuse compétence. -
Building Personal Resilience
$399.00The purpose of this Building Personal Resilience course is to provide employees with information, guidance, and tips on how to build their personal resilience in order to better manage stress, more effectively deal with challenging and adverse situations, and learn and apply strategies that improve their current and future life. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Sanitation: Level 1
$399.00This course provides food processing industry sanitation workers – more specifically, those who perform or will be performing sanitation , with an essential general background knowledge related to the principles of cleaning and sanitation as well as common food industry practices. It also provides detailed instruction on the facility-specific cleaning and sanitizing procedures. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Business Ethics for the Office
$125.00What exactly makes a decision ethical? The problem with ethics is that what may seem morally right (or ethical) to one person may seem appalling to another. This course will not provide you with an easy way to solve every ethical decision you will ever have to make. It will, however, help you define your ethical framework to make solving those ethical dilemmas easier. We’ll also look at some tools that you can use when you’re faced with an ethical decision. And, we’ll look at some techniques you can use so you don’t get stuck in an ethical quandary. Best of all, we’ll look at a lot of case studies so that you can practice making decisions in a safe environment. Member Price: $100.00 -
Generation Gap – Closing the Generation Gap in the Workplace
$100.00There are currently five generations in the workforce. Only a few short years ago employers who were expecting to be faced with mass retirements are now looking at accommodating workers who cannot afford to retire, or are simply healthy and happy enough they’d like to stay at work. However, the labor force continues to put in hard work and lots of strategy to find the right people to fill vacancies and to be able to serve their customers. This course examines the history and reality of the generation gap, especially for recruiters and succession planning. In it, we will explore whether defining the actual limits of each generation is most important, or whether the merits of people within the context of employment is the bigger issue. After all, understanding others helps us to understand ourselves and to manage the people that we work with. We will also explore problems, solutions, and strategies to help overcome issues of the generation gap. Member price: $80.00 -
Active Listening
$199.00Communication skills are at the heart of everything we do each day, whether at home, at work, or at play. Active listening encompasses the best of communication, including listening to what others are saying, processing the information, and responding to it in order to clarify and elicit more information. This course will help participants develop and practice their active listening skills. -
HACCP Essentials and Applying HACCP
$399.00As HACCP has such a profound importance in Food and Beverage Manufacturing, we have prepared a 13-hour, two-part crash course in HACCP. This series will prepare individuals for successful careers in food safety by covering two courses: HACCP Essentials (6 Hours, $250 Value) This course provides background information on the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) technique, describes the pre-requisite programs that provide the foundation for the HACCP system and explains the purpose and scope of HACCP training within the food processing industry. As part of this, the course reviews the causes of food contamination with emphasis on the prevention of biological contamination and identifies and explains the seven HACCP principles. Applying HACCP (7 Hours $250 Value) This course focuses on how to develop, apply and maintain Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) in a facility. The goal of this course is to help prevent food safety issues before they happen, rather than afterwards. This training will provide knowledge and strategies which clients can use to successfully develop and implement a HACCP System in the food processing industry. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
National Sanitation Training Program
$199.00This course provides food processing industry sanitation workers – more specifically, those who perform or will be performing sanitation , with an essential general background knowledge related to the principles of cleaning and sanitation as well as common food industry practices. It also provides detailed instruction on the facility-specific cleaning and sanitizing procedures. *Become a member to receive 20% off -
Quality and Safety Fundamentals in Cannabis
$300.00This course provides an overview of key safety standards and quality assurance requirements essential to cannabis production. Potential pathogens and contaminants are also identified along with recommendation on how to prevent such issues. Learning will be made easy with our engaging activities, quizzes, and games. Your knowledge will be tested in the final exam, in which you will receive an official certificate. *Become a member to receive 20% off
