BRCGS Global Standard for Agents and Brokers Issue 3 – Auditor
Course Outline
This one-day course is designed for auditors and ATPs already qualified on the suite of BRCGS, who want to gain a working knowledge of the scope, requirements and protocol of the BRCGS for Agents and Brokers.
Introduced in 2014, the Standard provides essential certification for companies in the food and/or packaging supply chain that provide the services of purchase, importation or distribution of products.
Before the course you must have read and reviewed a copy of the Standard.
At the end of the course you will be assessed by an exam.
The Course is Aimed At
- Auditors
- Certification managers and technical reviewers
- ATPs
At the End of the Course You Will
- Know the scope of the Standard requirements, understand what companies may be certificated to the Standard, and products applicable for certification
- Understand the format and structure of the requirements of the Standard
- Have knowledge of international commercial trading terms used in the industry
- Be able to identify what is needed to comply with each requirement
- Know how to prepare for an audit to the BRCGS for Agents and Brokers
- Be aware of the scope and duration of an audit
- Understand the procedure for closing out corrective actions on non-conformities
- Be familiar with how an audit will be reported and how companies will be certificated