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Introduction
This document outlines the requirements and activities required to complete the Post Course Assessment for the Online
Internal Food Safety Auditor ISO 22000:2018 & ISO 19011:2018 Training Course.
Course Recognition
Certification: Exemplar Global
Students who meet all assessment criteria of the Post Course Assessment for Exemplar Global units will be deemed
competent and receive a Certificate of Attainment for Exemplar Global competency noted below:
Accreditation
Students who meet all assessment criteria of the post course assessment for units under the Australian Qualifications
Framework will be deemed competent and receive a Statement of Attainment for the following units of competency:
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Assessment Process
Below is detailed information about the assessment process including timelines for submission, assessment outcomes,
and assessment appeals process.
Students need to have access to a workplace to complete the post course assessment.
Students have 12 months from the date or registration to complete and submit their completed Post Course Assessment
to SAI Global for assessment.
ASSESSMENT APPEALS
A fair and impartial process is available to all participants at SAI Global. If a participant wishes to appeal his/her
assessment outcome, he/she must first discuss the issue with the trainer/assessor. If the participant would like to
proceed further with the request after discussions with the trainer/assessor, a formal request should be made in writing
within 1 month of receiving the results of the assessment
Grounds for appeal may vary and the application will be reviewed by a panel consisting of the relevant SAI Global
Managers.
REASONABLE ADJUSTMENT
Learners have the right to ask for reasonable adjustment to be made to an assessment if they consider the particular task
will disadvantage them, provided it does not compromise the integrity or rigor of the assessment. Examples of
reasonable assessment may include, the use of adaptive technology, additional time, verbal assessment, large prints,
bilingual assessment and provision of study materials in an alternate format etc.
RE-ASSESSMENT
If a student receives a not yet competent result, they are able to re-sit the assessment task or may be provided an
alternate task. In the first instance, the assessor should request for additional information required.
Re-sit the same assessment again following discussions with the assessor
Assessment must be conducted in a safe environment where evidence gathered demonstrates consistent performance of
typical activities and include access to:
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SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Task 1: There are six practical assessment activities contained in the online course. These
Case study-Based Offline must all be successfully completed in order to gain the relevant unit(s) of
Assessment Activities competency. Your answers will be assessed against the criteria outlined at the
beginning of each assessment activity.
Assessment Activity 1: Prepare an Audit Plan
Assessment Activity 2: Prepare a Checklist
Assessment Activity 3: Compliance Audit
Assessment Activity 4: Classify Non-Conformities
Assessment Activity 5: Generate CARs
Assessment Activity 6: Create an Audit Report
Assessment Task 2: A series of 17 short answer/multiple choice and scenario based questions based on
General Questions what you have learnt during the IFSA course. This part of the assessment will be
marked out of 100 points. Each question has been assigned a number of points as
indicated.
Assessment Task 3: In order to meet the FBPAUD4001 Assess compliance with food safety programs
AUSTRALIA ONLY criteria, participants are required to demonstrate auditing knowledge and skills,
which include foundation skills. To demonstrate these skills, they are required to
Workplace Evidence Items participate in an internal audit in their organisation.
1,2 and 3
Since it is not possible for you to witness the participation of the participant in the
internal audit a Supervisor/Observer in their own organisation is assigned the task
to observe and evaluate their ability to carry out an internal audit. A
Supervisor/Observer Declaration is included in this assessment task, which declares
that the skills for these tasks have been verified by a third party signatory.
These assessment tasks are required to be completed in order to attain the
Australian unit of competency:
FDFAU4001A Assess compliance with food safety programs
Assessment Task 4 To meet the FBPAUD4001 criteria, assessors need to evaluate foundation skills of
AUSTRALIA ONLY participants. These are assessed via Assessment Task 3 and 4 and a video call with
the participant. The assessor assigned to evaluate your skills will contact you to
Video call arrange a time to convenient to you both to review and discuss the assessment.
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Activity Instructions
Before you begin, please download the Grummy Cake Company Case Study from the Resources button on the course
interface. You will need to review the case study in order to respond to the activity tasks.
Please complete these activities by placing your answers in the answer sections provided. Ensure you save the activities
to your computer as you progress throughout the course. When you have completed all the activities, you can upload
your document to the link provided at the end of this course.
Note: Please refer to your Online Assessment Guide which outlines your online assessment submission details. It is
recommended that you refer to this Online Assessment Guide prior to completing your assessments.
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Instructions There are six practical assessment activities contained in the online course. These must
all be successfully completed in order to gain the relevant unit(s) of competency.
Offline Assessment Activity 1: Prepare an Audit Plan
Offline Assessment Activity 2: Prepare a Checklist
Offline Assessment Activity 3: Compliance Audit
Offline Assessment Activity 4: Classify Non-Conformities
Offline Assessment Activity 5: Generate CARs
Offline Assessment Activity 6: Create an Audit Report
Before you begin, please download the Crummy Cake Company case study from the
Resources button on the course interface. You will need to review the case study in
order to respond to the activity tasks.
Please complete these activities by placing your answers in the answer sections
provided. Ensure you save the activities to your computer as you progress throughout
the course. When you have completed all the activities, you can upload your document
to the link provided at the end of this course.
Note: You must be deemed to have satisfactorily completed all assessment tasks to be
deemed competent in the relevant units of competency for this course. These can be
found at the end of this assessment guide.
Please refer to your Guidelines for Submitting Online Assessments which outlines your
online assessment submission details. It is recommended that you refer to this document
prior to completing your assessments.
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Activity objective: The objective of this activity is to demonstrate how internal audits are planned for.
Task: Prepare an audit plan for an internal audit of the Pest Control procedure at The Crummy Cake Company, using
the SQF standard as the criteria.
Please ensure that the audit plan covers at a minimum the following information:
The audit objectives - include a summary of the organisation’s requirements to comply with and apply
regulations, legal requirements, industry codes of practice, and customer requirements to their management
system.
The audit scope, including identification of the organizational and functional units as well as processes to be
audited.
The audit methods to be used, including the records to be reviewed (samples) to obtain sufficient objective
evidence and the design of the sampling plan, if applicable.
The roles and responsibilities of the audit team members, as well as guides, technical specialists and observers (if
appropriate)
Do not forget to save your work to your computer after completing the task.
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Date of audit
Audit objectives
Audit scope
Audit Criteria
Applicable regulations,
legislation, codes of
practice.
Auditors
Audit methods
Records to be reviewed
(sampled)
Auditee requirements
Resources required
Expected duration
Start time
Audit timings
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Activity objective: The objective of this activity is to demonstrate the ability to develop a checklist that will assist
during the audit process.
Task: Your task is to develop a checklist for an audit that you will conduct on the Pest Control Procedure of The
Crummy Cake Company.
Review the SQF Criteria for Pest Control shown in the first column of the checklist below.
For each clause, enter the checklist questions in the Checklist Prompt column of the table. The checklist you
develop here will form a working document that you will continue to fill in for Activities 3 and 4 as well.
Do not forget to save your work to your computer after completing the task.
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Activity objective: The objective of this activity is to demonstrate the ability to conduct a compliance audit and to accurately
identify and record the objective evidence.
Task: Your task is to conduct a compliance audit of the Pest Control procedure at The Crummy Cake Company.
Review the Crummy Cake Company case study, specifically the Pest Control procedures, Pest Control records and the
Audit observations.
Then, using the same checklist you filled partially for Activity 2, conduct a compliance audit and record the objective
evidence in the Objective Evidence column of the checklist.
Remember to save your work to your computer after completing the activity.
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11.2.11.1 The methods and Are the methods and responsibilities documented?
responsibilities for integrated pest
management shall be documented and Are they effectively implemented?
effectively implemented. The premises, Are the premises, surrounding areas, storage facilities,
its surrounding areas, storage facilities, machinery and equipment kept free from debris?
machinery and equipment shall be kept
free of waste or accumulated debris so
as not to attract pests and vermin.
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11.2.11.4 Records of all pest control Are records of pest control applications available,
applications shall be maintained. maintained and current?
11.2.11.5 Pesticides and other toxic Are pesticides and toxic chemicals labelled and stored
chemicals shall be clearly labeled and as 11.6.4?
stored as described in element 11.6.4
and handled and applied by properly Are pesticides and toxic chemicals used by or under
trained personnel. They shall be used supervision of trained personnel?
by or under direct supervision of Are there records of training available?
trained personnel with a thorough
understanding of the hazards involved,
including the potential for the
contamination of food and food contact
surfaces.
11.2.11.6 Pest control contractors shall Are pest controls contractors licensed and is there a
be: copy of the license on file?
I. Licensed and approved by the Are there copies of training records for opertators?
relevant authority
II. Use only trained and qualified Are chemicals approved for use in food manufacturing
operators who comply with facilities?
regulatory requirements Does the site map adequately identify the locations of
III. Use only approved chemicals the bait stations?
IV. Provide a pest control Does the procedure make it a requirement that pest
management plan which will control contractors report to an authorised person on
include a site map indicating arrival and after the completion of the inspections and
the location of bait stations treatments?
and traps
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11.2.11.7 The supplier shall dispose of Is the disposal of unused pest control chemicals in
unused pest control chemicals and accordance with regulatory requirements?
containers in accordance with
regulatory requirements and ensure How are empty containers disposed of?
that: Are empty containers reused in any way?
I. Empty chemical containers are
How are empty containers handled whilst waiting
not reused
collection?
II. Empty containers are labelled,
isolated and securely stored Is this clearly documented in a procedure?
while awaiting collection How are unused and obsolete chemicals stored whilst
III. Unused and obsolete chemicals waiting collection for disposal?
are stored under secure
conditions while waiting Is this clearly documented?
authorized disposal by an
approved vendor
11.6.4.1 Hazardous and chemical and Are pest control chemical and toxic substances
toxic substances with the potential for adequately stored so as not to present a hazard to staff,
food contamination shall be stored so product, packaging, product handling equipment or to
as not to present a hazard to staff, areas in which the product is handled, stored or
product, packaging, product handling transported?
equipment or areas in which the
product is handled, stored or
transported.
11.6.4.2 Processing utensils and Are processing utensils and packaging stored separate
packaging shall not be stored in areas from hazardous chemicals and toxic substances?
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11.6.4.5 Hazardous chemical and toxic Are storage facilities compliant with legislation?
substance storage facilities shall:
How do you prevent cross contamination between
I. Be compliant with national chemicals?
and local legislation and
designed such that there is no Is storage adequately ventilated?
cross-contamination between
Is signage appropriate and does it indicate that the area
chemicals
is a hazardous storage area?
II. Be adequately ventilated
Is the storage area lockable and does it restrict access
III. Be provided with appropriate
only to those personnel with formal training in the use
signage indicating the area is
and handling of hazardous chemicals and toxic
a hazardous storage area
substances?
IV. Be secure and lockable to
restrict access only to those Are the instructions on the safe handling of hazardous
personnel with formal chemicals and toxic substances readily accessible to
training in the handling and staff?
use of hazardous chemicals Is there an up to date inventory of all chemicals
and toxic substances contained in the storage facility?
V. Have instructions on the safe
handling of hazardous Is there suitable first aid equipment and protective
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Legend:
Comments in purple relate to the review of the Crummy Cake procedure against the SQF element.
Comments in blue relate to the compliance audit of the records and the additional observations
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Activity objective: The objective of this activity is to determine how non-conformities are classified.
Task: From the compliance audit completed in Assessment Activity 3, review your audit findings and then for any
non-conformities identified classify them as Critical, Major or minor.
Review the objective evidence you recorded for The Crummy Cake Company's Pest Control procedure, and
classify each non-conformity as Critical, Major or minor.
Enter your classification in the Compliance column of the same checklist you filled partially for Activities 2 and
3.
Remember to save your work to your computer after completing the activity.
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11.2.11.1 The methods and Are the methods and responsibilities documented? The procedure details the responsibilities and frequency of
responsibilities for integrated pest the monitoring activities but does not detail the
management shall be documented and Are they effectively implemented? responsibility for implementation.
effectively implemented. The Are the premises, surrounding areas, storage facilities,
premises, its surrounding areas, machinery and equipment kept free from debris?
storage facilities, machinery and
equipment shall be kept free of waste
or accumulated debris so as not to
attract pests and vermin.
11.2.11.2 The pest and vermin Does the pest program: The program does not clearly describe the methods and
management program shall: responsibilities for the development, implementation and
Describe the methods and responsibility for the maintenance of the pest control program. It states that the
I. Describe the methods and development, implementation and maintenance of the pest control contractor will maintain a manual outlining the
responsibility for the pest program? services to be provided and any actions taken.
development, implementation
and maintenance of the pest Identify the target pests for each pesticide application? The procedure does not name the contractor and also does
and vermin management Effectively outline the methods used to prevent pest not state the contractor’s license number. There is an extract
program control problems? from the Flop Pest Control manual but the procedure does
not identify that the Flop Pest company is the nominated
II. Identify the target pests for Outline the pest control elimination methods? contractor.
each pesticide application
Outline the frequency at which the pest status is The procedure does not identify the target pests for each
III. Outline the methods used to checked? pesticide application on the site map.
prevent pest problems
Include a site map? The procedure does not effectively outline the pest control
IV. Outline the pest elimination elimination methods. It provides a map of the site and
methods Does the site map clearly identify the location, number
and type of bait station? identifies where bait stations and insectocuters will be
V. Outline the frequency with positioned but provides no further detail.
which pest status is to be List the approved chemicals used?
checked Are MSDS available?
Site map does not identify the location number.
VI. Include on a site map the How are staff made aware of the bait control program
identification, location, and the measures to take when they come into contact
number and type of bait with a bait station?
stations set The extract from the Flop Pest Control manual lists the
How are staff made aware and trained in the use of the chemicals however it is noted that Mothrid is not to be used
VII. List the chemicals used (they pest control program? near food. There are no application rates noted.
are to be approved by the
relevant authority and their Measure the effectiveness of the pest control program
to verify that target pests have been eliminated?
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Material Safety Data Sheets No chemical registration numbers stated in the procedure.
(MSDS) made available)
VIII. Outline the methods used to
make staff aware of the bait The Arachnakil does not have a MSDS number stated on the
control program and the manual extract.
measures to take when they
come into contact with a bait
station The procedure does not outline the methods used to make
staff aware of the pest control program and what they need
IX. Outline the requirements for to do when they come in contact with a bait station.
staff awareness and training
in the use of pest and vermin
control chemicals and baits
X. Measure the effectiveness of
the program to verify the
elimination of applicable
pests
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every week
Read the sighting book on a
daily basis and initiate any
action as required
Any action taken internally or by
contractor in response to pest
problems shall be recorded in
Sighting book
Contractors log or service
report
11.2.11.4 Records of all pest control Are records of pest control applications available,
applications shall be maintained. maintained and current?
11.2.11.5 Pesticides and other toxic Are pesticides and toxic chemicals labelled and stored See comments in red under section 11.6.4
chemicals shall be clearly labeled and as 11.6.4?
stored as described in element 11.6.4
and handled and applied by properly Are pesticides and toxic chemicals used by or under
trained personnel. They shall be used supervision of trained personnel?
by or under direct supervision of Are there records of training available?
trained personnel with a thorough
understanding of the hazards involved,
including the potential for the
contamination of food and food
contact surfaces.
11.2.11.6 Pest control contractors shall Are pest controls contractors licensed and is there a The procedure does not state the contractor’s license
be: copy of the license on file? number.
I. Licensed and approved by the Are there copies of training records for opertators? No training records were sighted.
relevant authority
Are chemicals approved for use in food manufacturing The procedure states that the chemicals used are food grade
II. Use only trained and qualified facilities? but there is no evidence that they are approved and no
operators who comply with approval numbers are cited.
regulatory requirements Does the site map adequately identify the locations of
the bait stations? Site map does not adequately identify the locations of the
III. Use only approved chemicals bait stations as per the SQF requirements. See notes above.
Does the procedure make it a requirement that pest
IV. Provide a pest control control contractors report to an authorised person on The procedure does not make it a requirement that the
management plan which will arrival and after the completion of the inspections and
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11.2.11.7 The supplier shall dispose of Is the disposal of unused pest control chemicals in
unused pest control chemicals and accordance with regulatory requirements?
containers in accordance with
regulatory requirements and ensure How are empty containers disposed of?
that: Are empty containers reused in any way?
I. Empty chemical containers How are empty containers handled whilst waiting
are not reused collection?
II. Empty containers are labelled, Is this clearly documented in a procedure?
isolated and securely stored
while awaiting collection How are unused and obsolete chemicals stored whilst
waiting collection for disposal?
III. Unused and obsolete
chemicals are stored under Is this clearly documented?
secure conditions while
waiting authorized disposal
by an approved vendor
11.6.4.1 Hazardous and chemical and Are pest control chemical and toxic substances
toxic substances with the potential for adequately stored so as not to present a hazard to staff,
food contamination shall be stored so product, packaging, product handling equipment or to
as not to present a hazard to staff, areas in which the product is handled, stored or
product, packaging, product handling transported?
equipment or areas in which the
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11.6.4.2 Processing utensils and Are processing utensils and packaging stored separate
packaging shall not be stored in areas from hazardous chemicals and toxic substances?
used to store hazardous chemicals and
toxic substances.
11.6.4.5 Hazardous chemical and toxic Are storage facilities compliant with legislation?
substance storage facilities shall:
How do you prevent cross contamination between
I. Be compliant with national chemicals?
and local legislation and
designed such that there is no Is storage adequately ventilated?
cross-contamination between Is signage appropriate and does it indicate that the area
chemicals is a hazardous storage area?
II. Be adequately ventilated Is the storage area lockable and does it restrict access
III. Be provided with appropriate only to those personnel with formal training in the use
signage indicating the area is and handling of hazardous chemicals and toxic
a hazardous storage area substances?
IV. Be secure and lockable to Are the instructions on the safe handling of hazardous
restrict access only to those chemicals and toxic substances readily accessible to
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V. Have instructions on the safe Is there suitable first aid equipment and protective
handling of hazardous clothing available in close proximity to the storage
chemicals and toxic area?
substances readily accessible Is the storage area suitably designed so that in the case
to staff of a hazardous spill, spillage and drainage is
VI. Be equipped with a detailed contained?
and up to date inventory of all Does the storage area contain spill kits and cleaning
chemicals contained in the equipment?
storage facility
VII. Have suitable first aid
equipment and protective
clothing available in close
proximity to the storage area
VIII. In the event of a hazardous
spill, be designed such that
spillage and drainage from the
area is contained
IX. Be equipped with spillage kits
and cleaning equipment
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Activity objective: Generate Corrective Action Requests (CARs) for non-conformities identified during an audit.
Task: Your task is to generate CARs based on non-conformities determined during the audit of the Pest Control
procedure at The Crummy Cake Company.
Based on the findings that you recorded in the checklist, generate two separate CARs for any two of the non-
conformities noted. To generate the CARs, you will need to refer to all the previous information you have
documented in the checklist, such as the objective evidence captured, the non-conformities identified, their
classification, the criteria and the potential impact of the non-conformity on the organisation.
Remember to save your work to your computer after completing the activity.
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CAR 1
Products
Date
Non-conformities
Reference Criteria
Evidence
Explanation/Effect
Corrective Action
required
Date to be completed
by
Auditee Signature
Follow up required
Evidence of
Corrective Action
Auditor Signature
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CAR 2
Products
Date
Non-conformities
Reference Criteria
Evidence
Explanation/Effect
Corrective Action
required
Date to be completed
by
Auditee Signature
Follow up required
Evidence of
Corrective Action
Auditor Signature
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Activity objective: The objective of this activity is to complete an audit report which clearly summarises the results of
the compliance audit conducted in Activity 3
Task: From your compliance audit conducted on the Pest Control procedure at The Crummy Cake Company, complete
an Audit Report which clearly summarises the results of the audit.
You will need to refer to all the previous information you have documented, such as the audit checklist, the
objective evidence captured, the non-conformities identified and the CARs raised for the audit of the pest control
procedure.
You must include the requirements for audit completion and conducting audit follow-up
Remember to save your work to your computer after completing the activity.
Audit Number
Audit Scope
Audit Criteria
Audit Date
Audit Location
Auditor(s):
Auditee(s)
Non-conformities:
Strengths:
Conclusion:
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The purpose of this question is to consider how you would assess risk in your own organization as an internal auditor.
A. Identify an important area within your organization that may have potential risks.
B. List at least two types of information you would source to indicate risks within the area identified.
D. Briefly explain how these factors would influence the frequency of audits. Include 2 examples of specific
regulatory factors.
E. Briefly explain the purpose and minimum requirements of risk-based approaches to managing food safety
hazards, including the role of prescriptive templates or approved food safety programs, in supporting a risk-
based approach and the process used to validate these tools.
F. Identify an example of a prerequisite program in controlling hazards in your organisation, including its
relationship with the risk-based approaches.
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A. Explain the roles and responsibilities of audit team members, with each of the roles listed below.
B. Identify the methods that could be used to assess and confirm the skill requirements of these roles, specifically
regarding food safety and food hygiene?
Technical experts
Guides
Observers
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The purpose of this question is to prepare you for conducting audit interviews within your organization.
Using the scope of your audit identified in Question 2 and the sections Audit Principles in Module 3 and Questioning
Techniques in Module 5 to guide you in answering the following questions.
A. List six attributes you consider important for an internal auditor within your organization to display when
conducting an audit interview specific to ISO19011:2018.
C. Provide an example of a probing question you would use in conducting an audit interview
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The purpose of this question is to prepare you to identify that deficiencies identified during the audit have been
corrected during your follow-up audit. It also ensures your activity as an internal auditor contributes to the continual
improvement/review of your organization’s management systems.
A. List at least three sources of information that could be gathered to determine if identified deficiencies have been
corrected?
B. What would you do if those identified deficiencies were not corrected within the agreed timeframe?
C. Briefly describe how would you review the effectiveness of the audit and its contribution to the continual
improvement of your organization’s management systems?
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The purpose of this question is to ensure that as an auditor you use effective communication when managing conflict
and that you maintain the personal behaviours as shown in ISO 19011:2018
1. Select the statement that would be most appropriate to a food safety auditor that would demonstrate the
personal behaviours shown in ISO 19011:2018
2. Comment on the suitability of each response and the possible impact on the audit, auditor and auditee. When
answering this question, consider the personal requirements of an auditor as outlined in ISO 19011:2018.
At the end of a long audit of Crummy Cakes your audit report identified an undisclosed allergen in the labelling of a
product. During the closing meeting you raise this as a critical non-conformance.
John, the labelling manager gets upset with your decision and says: ‘if you do that, it means we have to stop supply
today which will cost the business in excess of $10, 000, we can fix this issue overnight before the next labelling run’
Response A.
“I appreciate the consequences to the business and therefore, if you can guarantee me that the problem will be fixed by
9am tomorrow, I will be satisfied and then we can overlook this in the audit report”.
Response B
Response C
I appreciate the consequences to the business, but as a supplier to Happy Supermarkets this represents a risk to
consumers that cannot be overlooked
Response D
“This should have been rectified earlier. All I am doing is highlighting the fact that nothing has been done since then”.
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QUESTION 6 (1 POINT)
d. Certification audit
QUESTION 7 (1 POINT)
a. The way in which regulations, legal requirements and codes of practice are applied within the system
c. Interview techniques
QUESTION 8 (1 POINT)
a. Recorded accurately
b. Analysed
c. Prioritised
d. Summarised
QUESTION 9 (1 POINT)
Which of the following responses would be inappropriate in an audit situation where conflict had arisen?
a. Listening
b. Aggressive language
c. Persuasion
d. Empathy
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QUESTION 10 (1 POINT)
QUESTION 11 (1 POINT)
During planning and conducting the audit, the auditor must consider:
b. Confidentiality of information
c. The appropriateness of the criteria, relevant standards and the management system
QUESTION 12 (5 POINTS)
List six (6) Principles of Auditing, as defined by ISO 19011:2018 and provide an example of each principle in your
own words.
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QUESTION 13 (5 POINTS)
a) Briefly explain the importance of confidentiality and the ways in which auditors can ensure confidentiality and
information security (maintain audit reports and notes, not discussing audit information etcetera).
b) Briefly explain the types of information that should be shared among the auditee, client, external bodies, audit
team leader and audit team members, as may be required.
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Are the following statements true or false? (Mark As “T” or “F” in the space provided.)
a. Only that part of the system relevant to the criteria or audit plan should be audited
b. The size and type of the business is not considered when developing the audit plan.
c. It is not necessary for the auditee organisation to understand risks, opportunities or the context of the
business
d. Sampling techniques are selected based on the audit objectives, scope, criteria, and risks identified in
the management system
g. Relevant audit objectives, scope and criteria must be accurately defined in the audit documentation.
h. All reports and notes should be thrown away at the end of the audit.
i. The purpose and use of different work documents must be understood by the auditor
j. Auditors must assess that Top Management can demonstrate accountability, fulfilling responsibilities
and decisions to ensure the effectiveness of the management system is identified
k. Opening and closing meeting agenda guidance will not be found in ISO19011:2018
m. Audit reports will include results, findings, conclusions and distribution criteria
n. It is not necessary to perform the audit within the agreed time schedule
p. Schedules and required resources should be confirmed with the auditee before beginning audit activities
q. Audit reports and/or certificates should meet regulatory and client requirements
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QUESTION 15 (5 POINTS)
Briefly list five ways in which an auditor can comply with the IRCA and/ or Exemplar Code of Conduct:
QUESTION 16 (5 POINTS)
Briefly describe one situation where remote auditing might be appropriate, and why:
QUESTION 17 (5 POINTS)
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Assessment Task 3: Workplace Evidence 1,2 and 3
SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT
Detailed Description
Instructions This post course assessment task consists of the submission of 3 assessment tasks to be
conducted in the workplace.
NB: All evidence outlined below must be submitted. If organisational confidentiality is
a concern, the identifying names of people & organisations may be blacked out or
replaced with pseudonyms.
Workplace Evidence Audit Plan – for a food safety management systems audit
Item 1
Include:
– Copy of the audit tools (e.g. checklists etc.) and indicate any modifications you
have made if you did not prepare the original tool(s)
– Copy of the audit plan
Workplace Evidence Audit Report – for a food safety management systems audit
Item 2:
Include:
– Copy of the completed audit report from the audit conducted
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Attendees of the SAI Global’s Internal Food Safety Auditor Course, wishing to obtain a Certificate of Attainment in the
AQF unit of competency are requested to submit a report, as listed below, for marking.
You must satisfy the requirements of all three assessment tasks in order to be deemed satisfactory. If you are deemed
satisfactory in all assessment tasks contained in the Internal Food Safety Auditor course, you will be deemed competent
in the relevant units of competency.
The assessment is to ensure that attendees understand the principles of internal auditing and are able to provide a
suitable report for internal use, including management review.
The assessment is also to ensure that attendees understand the importance of corrective action and follow-up via the
internal audit tools.
Contact name or auditee name, company name and phone number, date of audit for verification
Assessment Details
Undertake an internal audit and provide a report which identifies the forms that are used for monitoring and
corrective action along with any findings from the audit.
Provide a report on the corrective actions undertaken and evidence that corrective actions have been followed
up.
Specify the start and finish dates of the records reviewed – ensure that the audit covers at least one month’s
review of records.
*Note:
A copy of the HACCP plan (as least those parts covering CCPs and QCPs) needs to be submitted with the assessment.
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a. Develop an audit plan and checklist focusing on at least at least one GMP area
b. The plan must include the audit of evidence that food safety skills and knowledge of food business personnel is
commensurate with their work role for the relevant work area
(ii) Critical Control Points (and Quality Control Points where applicable) in one HACCP Plan using the following
tools:
a. Develop an audit plan and checklist focusing on at least two (2) steps that are CCPs (and QCPs), identify what
the critical limits are and check that monitoring and corrective action is being undertaken in accordance with
the monitoring procedure (to include what, how, where, when and who).
Ensure that each of the two audit plans cover as a minimum, the following information:
1. Evidence of the scope and purpose of the audit – specific standards/ legislative/ industry codes of practice/
customer requirements must be referenced as applicable. The scope and application of the audit plan is appropriate
to the size, risk, and type of auditee organization. You must include a summary of sampling arrangements.
2. Document the roles and responsibilities of the audit team leader, audit team members, and technical experts
4. Summarise your communications plan and strategies. E.g. who/ how/ what?
5. Include the audit report distribution list/ process in the audit plans
6. Evidence of confirmation of the auditee prior to conducting the audit and any resources to be used during the audit.
7. A summary of potential audit constraints and issues and how these will be addressed in the audit e.g. language,
cultural, social, security issues etc.
8. Evidence of consultation with the auditing team on determining auditing methods and techniques (where
applicable).
NB: If the audit was conducted within your own business some of these requirements may not be relevant.
However you will need to adjust the audit plan so that this information is provided, to be deemed competent.
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1. Evidence of documents and records which were requested prior to the onsite audit and during the onsite audit as
part of the document review, for review and in what context these were selected (this information can be provided
via the audit checklist you have used), plus evidence of your assessment of these documents and records via notes
etc.
2. Evidence of who participated in the entry meeting for the onsite audit, their positions etc. and a summary of what
was covered in the entry meeting. A sign on sheet must be provided as evidence of attendees and the agenda of
the opening and closing meetings. Evidence of your contribution during entry and exit meeting must be provided.
3. Evidence of who was interviewed (i.e. their role and/or position – without using full names) in relation to the
documents and records and why.
4. Evidence of any issues that may have arisen during the audit and how these were resolved e.g. how any conflict,
etc. may have been dealt with (either within the audit team or with the auditee).
5. Provide evidence of actions taken in circumstances requiring the audit plan to be adjusted are identified and
negotiated in a timely manner
6. Evidence of identification of any trends and areas of risk that may have been identified.
7. Evidence of how the information has been evaluated against the audit criteria/objectives (legislation/standards,
etc.) including evidence of how you arrived at issuing any Corrective Action Requests.
8. Evidence of audit findings (including summary) and any areas for improvement as well as Corrective Action
requests.
9. Evidence of the discussions in the exit meeting and evidence of agreement to follow up Corrective Actions etc.
with the auditee.
10. Review the audit process and identify opportunities for improvement. As part of the audit review the corrective
action implementation plan defining proposed actions and timelines developed by the auditee
11. In your audit report Identify and report patterns, trends, interrelationships and areas of risk in relation to the
management system
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Note to Observer
As part of the assessment for this unit of competency, the Assessor is seeking confirmation of the Candidate’s
workplace performance. This proforma should be completed by someone who has had the opportunity to closely
observe the Candidate’s performance over a period of time. This is NOT an assessment of performance but will add
to the portfolio of evidence provided to the assessor to determine the candidate’s competence against the relevant
units of competency.
Declaration:
I have completed the Third-Party
Observation Report below. I understand
that my role in this assessment process is
to provide evidence of the application of
skills and knowledge by the candidate in
the workplace over time.
[Signature] [Date]
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Date of Audit:
Name of Organisation:
During the planning phase did the candidate demonstrate their ability to: Yes No N/A
Source, review and interpret documentation pertaining to the audit scope and
criteria?
☐ ☐ ☐
Prepare or modify an audit work document that reflected the scope of the audit? ☐ ☐ ☐
During the audit did the candidate demonstrate their ability to: Yes No N/A
Use verbal communication skills to establish rapport, ask questions to gather facts
during audit interviews, and clarify information if/when needed?
☐ ☐ ☐
Use listening skills to ensure understanding and insight about aspects of the audit
subject (area, process, function)?
☐ ☐ ☐
Apply analysis skills to evaluate evidence against the criteria and generate audit
findings?
☐ ☐ ☐
Engage with other audit team members to relay information or seek guidance and
clarification relating to some aspect of audit evidence?
☐ ☐ ☐
At the conclusion of the audit did the candidate demonstrate their ability to: Yes No N/A
Prepare a report that clearly communicates detailed findings and conclusions using
terms and language that ensures a clear understanding of the overall audit outcomes?
☐ ☐ ☐
Organize and store all records pertaining to the audit in accordance with
organizational policies and procedures?
☐ ☐ ☐
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The auditor demonstrated the knowledge of the food process steps and could identify
food safety hazards
☐ ☐ ☐
Did the auditor conduct or participate in a food safety audit as part of a team in a
professional and ethical manner?
☐ ☐ ☐
Was the auditor able to demonstrate knowledge of the preliminary steps of HACCP? ☐ ☐ ☐
Did the auditor verify records pertaining to both HACCP and relevant prerequisite
programs during the audit?
☐ ☐ ☐
Did the auditor assess skill requirements and options to confirm that the responsible
personnel within the food business have the relevant food safety and food hygiene ☐ ☐ ☐
knowledge?
Was there appropriate use of language, terms and jargon (terminology) relating to
quality auditing and industry standards and common biological and chemical terms ☐ ☐ ☐
in both written and oral communications?
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Assessment Task 4: Video Call
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
As stated earlier, the purpose of the video call is for the assessor to evaluate the foundation skills of participants. The
basis of this call is the submission of Assessment Parts 3 and 4 of their Assessment Activites Workbook.
Here is a list of suggested discussion points during the video call with the participants.
What were the main challenges you faced during the audit?
During which part of the audit did you interact with the auditee?
What was your role in the opening and closing meetings? What was your main learning from these meetings?
Describe any major nonconformity you noticed and how followed up on it,
In addition, you may ask any other question related to the internal audit they participated in.
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Units of Competency
COMPETENCY AND PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
1 Understand the The principles of auditing as outlined in ISO 19011:2018, are understood
1.1
application of the and applied.
principles, procedures
and methods of The terms and definitions of ISO 19011:2018 are understood and applied.
1.2
auditing
1.3 Understand the different types of management system audits.
The typical process flow for conducting an audit is understood and
1.4
described.
Understand the types of risks and opportunities associated with auditing.
1.5
2 Understand the Based on the auditee’s business and operations, the audit scope and
conduct of an effective 2.1 relevant criteria are identified ensuring they are aligned to the audit
audit in the context of program objectives.
the auditee’s
organizational Understand the factors to be considered to determine the feasibility of an
2.2
situation audit.
3.6 Understand how organizations comply with and apply regulations, legal
requirements, industry codes of practice, and customer requirements to
their management system.
3.7 All aspects of the on-site audit activities are understood and applied.
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3.9 Requirements for audit completion and conducting audit follow-up are
established, understood, and applied.
4 Practice personal
4.1 Effective and efficient means of communication are used.
behaviours necessary
for the effective and
efficient conduct of a Interview skills are used to effectively acquire information within the
4.2
management system scope of the audit.
audit
The requirements for confidentiality, information security, and
4.3
proprietary information are understood and applied.
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Elements describe the essential Performance criteria describe the required performance needed to demonstrate
outcomes of a unit of achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, these are detailed
competency. in the range statement. Assessment of performance is to be consistent with the
evidence guide.
1 Plan the audit 1.1 Develop an audit plan to meet the audit scope
Ensure the plan is capable of delivering the required outcomes within
1.2
resource and time allocations
Ensure the plan includes audit purpose, scope and relevant templates or
1.3
approved food safety program
3 Confirm the food Assess the documented food safety program and related procedures and
safety program is 3.1 prerequisite programs to confirm that they have a prescriptive tool or
supported by a tool or have been validated by a technical expert
template or has been
validated Review the food business’s method of identifying and analysing food
3.2
safety hazards
Adapt templates, or the approved food safety program, to suit the needs
3.4
of the business without adversely affecting food safety
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implementation of Collect evidence to confirm that food safety monitoring and corrective
4.2
food safety programs actions are carried out according to procedure
Collect evidence to confirm that food safety records are completed and
4.4
provide an accurate record of events
Collect evidence to confirm that the food safety program has been
4.7 internally monitored and assessed, updated and improved by a technical
expert
5. Manage the audit Monitor audit progress against the audit plan, and identify and address
5.1
process any variation to plan
Ensure audit addresses audit scope and is conducted within time and
5.3
resource constraints to meet quality and professional standards
6. Consolidate audit Analyse and assess audit evidence to identify any areas of non-
6.1
outcomes compliance with legislation and/or the food safety program
7 Confirm and close out Monitor and verify implementation and effectiveness of corrective
7.1
corrective actions action against the template or the approved food safety program
7.2 Maintain audit records to record corrective actions
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills
Foundation Skills that are essential for performance in this unit of competency but are not explicit
in the performance criteria.
Skill Description
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Navigate the world of work Apply knowledge of regulations and policies relevant to workplace food
safety programs
Monitor adherence to legal and regulatory standards and responsibilities
Get the work done Plan, monitor and manage relatively complex, routine and non-routine
tasks, making adjustments as necessary
Use digital tools to monitor processes and access and organise complex
data
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