Flexible training format

• Virtual instructor-led training for flexible, interactive learning
• Customized training options available to align content with your organization’s processes, risks, products, and team roles

Multilingual training for all teams

Our SQF training courses are available in English, Spanish and French, supporting major languages used in the U.S. to ensure consistent, high-quality learning across teams.

SQF Edition 10 Training Courses

SQF Edition 10 Conversion Course

Prepare your team for a smooth and confident transition to SQF Edition 10.

This four-hour instructor-led course provides practical guidance for navigating the SQF Code, understanding key updates, and identifying how SQF Edition 10 impacts your existing programs. Participants leave with a clear, actionable transition plan tailored to their site.

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Implementing SQF systems

Build or strengthen a complete SQF food safety and quality management system.

This comprehensive two-day course is designed to help you clearly understand the SQF Food Safety Codes. It’s essential for those responsible for developing, aligning, verifying, maintaining and supporting the SQF food safety system. This course is for current and aspiring SQF Practitioners in food manufacturing. It walks participants through how SQF programs work together to form an effective integrated system.

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Advanced SQF Practitioner

Advance and strengthen your existing SQF food safety and quality management system.

This two-day course is designed for experienced SQF Practitioners who want to deepen their understanding of the SQF Code and enhance system performance. It focuses on maintaining, managing, and improving an established SQF system through practical application of audits, corrective actions, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. This course builds advanced skills for real-world implementation.

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Environmental Monitoring Program: Meeting SQF Edition 10 requirements

Design and maintain an EMP that supports risk management and continuous improvement.

This four-hour course provides a practical overview of building and managing an Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP) aligned with SQF Edition 10 requirements. Participants learn how to apply risk-based thinking, analyze environmental monitoring results, and use data to drive effective corrective and preventive actions.

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Change management procedure for food safety and quality systems

Manage change without compromising food safety or quality.

This four-hour course provides a structured approach to food safety change control and change management within food safety and quality systems, aligned with SQF Edition 10 requirements. Participants explore practical tools to assess risk, document and implement changes, and prevent unintended consequences to products, processes, and compliance.

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Food safety culture

Strengthen organizational behaviors and systems to prevent foodborne illness.

This one-day course introduces and defines food safety culture and reviews in detail the key elements of success needed to address the chronic food safety failures that lead to foodborne illness. Participants gain a practical understanding of food safety culture and its critical role in prevention, while exploring regulatory and certification expectations aligned with SQF Edition 10.

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Corrective actions & root cause analysis

Build confidence in identifying and resolving nonconformances to prevent future risks.

This one-day instructor-led course provides food industry professionals with a practical, systematic approach to Corrective Action and Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Participants learn the importance of identifying the root cause (why) of a nonconformance so that appropriate remediation and preventive actions (what/how) can be implemented to prevent recurrence. The course helps develop a structured, risk-based approach to managing nonconformances and is aligned with SQF Edition 10.

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Internal auditing

Implement, improve, or gain greater knowledge of the internal auditor requirements set forth by GFSI schemes.

This two-day course provides practical training on the principles of internal food safety auditing, with specific coverage of SQF Edition 10 requirements and other GFSI‑recognized schemes such as SQF, BRCGS, and FSSC 22000. Participants will learn core auditing principles, effective audit techniques, and how to plan, conduct, document, and follow up on internal audits to improve compliance and strengthen food safety and quality management systems.

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