Auditor Requirements & Training

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All auditor applicants shall:

• Successfully complete the “Auditing SQF Systems” training course (4 days).

OR

• Successfully complete a registered “Management System Lead Auditor” training course of forty (40) hours’ duration AND the “Auditing SQF Systems” training course (3 days) taken in 2012 or later.

OR

• Successfully complete a registered “Management System Lead Auditor” training course of forty (40) hours’ duration AND the “Auditing the SQF Code Requirements” virtual training (certificate date prior to April 28, 2022).

OR

• Successfully complete a registered “Auditing the SQF Code Requirements” virtual training (certificate date of April 28, 2022, or later) and;
• Attend an HACCP training course that meets the definition described above (refer to 1.2); and
• Successfully complete the “Auditing SQF Food Safety Systems” examination.
• Have attained a university degree in a discipline related to the food sector category(ies) (FSCs) being applied for (e.g., food science, food technology, dairy technology); and
• Complete at least one hundred-sixty (160) hours of auditing in the food industry. Internal audits, pest control assessments, and training and sample retrieval are examples of activities that do NOT count as audit hours; and
• Demonstrate at least five (5) years’ work experience, as defined in 1.2 above, in a food-related technical, professional, or supervisory position involving food safety accountability and the exercise of judgment; and
• Be employed or contracted with at least one designated SQF licensed Certification Body; and
• Attest to the SQFI Professional Code of Conduct (refer attachment 2).