Auditors and Consultants
SQFI no longer registers SQF Practitioners. Only SQF Consultants, Trainers and Auditors are registered and listed on the SQFI website. An SQF Practitioner is an individual assigned by their employer to develop, implement and maintain the company's SQF system. An SQF Consultant is an external professional registered with the SQF Institute as being competent to share their expertise and experience of the SQF program.
Visit our SQF Professional webpage.
New consultants pay an initial non-refundable application fee at the time the application is submitted. A registration fee is payable upon approval of the application. There is an annual fee payable when the registration is renewed. There is an additional charge of $100.00 each time an applicant applies for an upgrade, regardless of the number of categories added.
Click here for a list of SQF Professional Registration Fees.
If you wish to register as a Consultant you will need to take an Implementing SQF Systems course. Prospective SQF Consultants must also demonstrate that they have attended a HACCP training course.
If you wish to register as both an SQF Auditor AND Consultant you will ONLY need to take the Auditing SQF Systems course.
Visit our SQF Professional webpage.
New Auditors and Contract Auditors pay an initial non-refundable application fee upon submission of the application. A registration fee is payable once the application is approved. There is an annual fee, payable when the registration is renewed. An individual will not be charged the registration fee until their application has been approved by the Review Panel. There is an additional charge of $100.00 each time an applicant applies for an upgrade, regardless of the number of categories added.
Click here for a list of SQF Professional Registration Fees.
In order to register as an SQF Auditor you will need to complete the Auditing SQF Systems course.
If you wish to register as both an SQF Auditor AND Consultant you will need to take ONLY the Auditing SQF Systems course.
Contact a Licensed Training Center to take an SQF Implementation Course. A list of SQF Auditing System courses can be found on our Events webpage.
An Audit Training course specific to HACCP food safety, such as ISO 9000, GMA_Safe, SERVE SAFE, AQS and RAB/QSA are all acceptable to meet this requirement.
Please contact us if you are unsure if your specific course qualifies for this requirement.
If the Review Panel declines your application, an explanation will be e-mailed to you by the SQF Institute. For information on how to appeal the Review Panel's decision, please contact the SQF Institute.
The SQF Program has many unique features that ensure trust and consistency in the auditing process as well as greater oversight of auditing activities conducted by companies and individuals operating on behalf of the SQF Institute.
Certifying Bodies are entities licensed by the SQF Institute, and consequently able to ensure that Auditors working on their behalf are performing audits in a manner consistent with the criteria for Certification Bodies and Auditors that is mandated by the SQF Institute and the SQF Program.