About Course

This is an informative course for Medium, Small and Microenterprises handeling food on safe practices to be followed during COVID-19 pandemic. It includes Assessment and Certification. No fees is to be paid as it is free.

Why is this training important?

• To Keep all food handlers/workers in the food production and supply chains healthy and safe
• To maintain trust and create consumer confidence in the safety and availability of food

Who Should attend this training?
This training may be attended by manufacturers, food handlers and the workers in Medium, Small and Micros Enterprises who are seeking knowledge and would like to be certified.

This course is conducted by FICSI & NSDC

    

Food Industry Capacity and Skill Initiative (FICSI) - widely known as Food Processing Sector Skill Council have been set up as an autonomous industry-led body by National Skill Development Corporation under the Skill India program of the Government of India. It creates Occupational Standards and Qualification packs, develops competency framework, conducts Train the Trainer Programs, skill gap studies, and is the Certifying body under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

This Initiative is supported by FICCI & FSSAI

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), a non-government, not-for-profit organisation, FICCI is the voice of India's business and industry. From influencing policy to encouraging  debate, engaging with policy makers and civil society, FICCI articulates the views and concerns of industry.

The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has been established under Food Safety and Standards, 2006. It has been created for laying down science-based standards for articles of food and to regulate their manufacture, storage, distribution, sale and import to ensure availability of safety and wholesome food for human consumption.

This course has been developed with guidance of NIFTEM

National Institute of Food Technology Enterpreneurship and Management or NIFTEM was established by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries of Government of India at Sonipat in Haryan for Conducting MBA, BTech, MTech and PhD. The departments are mostly food centric as this university was formulated by the Indian Government to be a 'one stop solution provider' for various troubles in food sector.

 

Certificate

On completion of the Assessment the participants can download a certificate from the Industry as member of COVID Suraksha Bal.