PCQI V2.0 TRAINING COURSE (BLENDED COURSE) PART 2:
This Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) Blended Training course was developed to provide an alternative for individuals to complete the FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food course. The Blended course consists of 2 parts. Part 1 is online, which you can complete at your own pace. Part 2 is a one day (9 hours + breaks) online Zoom course taught by FSPCA Lead Instructor (Human Food) Karine Lawrence, Principal/Founder of Sirocco Consulting. Both parts must be completed in order to obtain the certificate.
- Prerequisite: Part 1 certificate.
- 350 USD per participant.
- 1 day (9 hrs + breaks) online.
Please note that participants will only be eligible for the FSPCA Participant Certificate of Training if they are present for all modules of the virtual course. A video feed is required during the entire duration of the training.
Contact us to inquire or enroll directly in the course online. Upon receiving your secure payment (Paypal, credit card), we will contact you to provide the training materials and Zoom access link.
FSPCA PCQI V2.0 Blended Course Structure
The PCQI V2.0 Blended course is divided into two parts. Completion of both parts of the course is required to earn the FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food V2.0 participant certificate of training for successfully
completing the course.
Part 1: Online, self-paced (Asynchronous)
• Cost & Enrollment:
o The online portion costs $299.00 USD.
o After purchasing, you’ll get an automated enrollment confirmation email.
• Duration & Format:
o The course contains 16 chapters and knowledge checks, and takes about 12–16 hours.
o You can work at your own pace – start and stop as needed. You must complete each
chapter in order, and answer each chapter’s knowledge checks. Just be aware that if
you leave a chapter inactive, you might have to restart that chapter.
• Completion & Next Steps:
o Once you finish all 16 chapters and knowledge checks, you will receive an email
confirming your completion and an Enrollment Ticket for the next part of the course. You
must present this ticket to us when enrolling for Part 2.
• Time Limits:
o You have 6 months to complete Part 1. Once Part 1 is finished, you’ll have an additional
6 months to complete Part 2. If Part 2 is not completed within this timeframe, your
Enrollment Ticket will expire, and you will be required to retake Part 1.
Getting Started with the Online Course (Part 1)
• Enrollment and Purchase:
o Click here to purchase and enroll.
Part 2: Instructor-Led (PCQI V2.0 Course offered by Sirocco Consulting)
• Format & Content:
o The Sirocco Consulting course is led by Karine Lawrence, Human Food V2.0 Lead Instructor trained by FSPCA. Karine started teaching the FSPCA PCHF course in 2018. She will review the online material with you and facilitate workshop exercises. Course is 9 hours long (excluding breaks).
o You will complete course exercises using sample Food Safety Plans provided by FSPCA which Karine Lawrence will use to instruct the course.
• Enrollment for Part 2:
o The Sirocco Consulting Part 2 workshop is priced at 350 USD.
This PCQI course offered by the Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FSPCA provides training programs to assist the food industry to achieve compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Hazard Analysis and Risk-based Preventive Controls for human food regulation.
Successful completion of this course is one way to meet the requirements for a “preventive controls qualified individual or PCQI.” Under the rule, the PCQI, which can be a company employee or a consultant, prepares or oversees the preparation of the food safety plan, validates preventive controls, performs a review of food safety documents and reassesses the plan a minimum of every 3 years or when changes are required.
