Global Standard for Packaging Materials Issue 7: Sites Training

Course Description: Sites Training

Scheduled duration
2 days

Target audience
• Manufacturers
• Technical and Quality Managers
• Product Development – printers and art work providers, packaging technologists • BRCGS Professionals
• Operations Managers
• Internal audit personnel

Course summary
This course has been designed to enable participants to gain a full understanding of the requirements of Issue 7, including the objectives of fundamental clauses and statements of intent. Participants will learn how audits against the Standard operate including preparation, the audit, non-conformities, corrective actions, root cause analysis and certificate issue.
Active learning will be used throughout the course utilising case study-based activities to encourage critical thinking and help explain how sites will implement the Standard and how auditors will audit against the Standard.
In preparation for the course, participants must read and review a copy of the Standard including the Appendices and Glossary, which is available as a free download from the BRCGS Store, in addition to the pre-course materials provided.
At the end of the course, participants will be assessed with an exam.

Key objectives
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
• Understanding the background and benefits of the Standard
• Outlining the details of the audit and certification programme
• Determining audit scope and planning the audit
• Understand what it is to have an audit, non-conformities and corrective actions
• How to respond to corrective actions in a timely manner, including root cause analysis
• How to report issues and use BRCGS resources
• Understand the BRCGS compliance programme