Training vs. Competency There is a vast difference between training and competency. In this blog, we’ll talk to you about the differences between them and how to improve competency. ‘Training’ provides a safe and supportive environment for learners to acquire knowledge and practice skills. The practical and interactive nature of our courses at Adele Adams …
Refocusing on the basics for controlling Listeria The recent tragic deaths from the Listeria outbreak in hospital sandwiches should be taken as a prompt for us all to refocus on the basics. The control of Listeria relies on many individual elements of prerequisites and GMP, which must all be robustly implemented and verified to ensure …
We are delighted that one of our delegates, Cath Marsland from CSM Bradford, has been awarded the joint highest mark in 2018 in the HABC Level 4 HACCP for Management examination. Cath attended our open course in Leeds in April 2018. At the Highfield Conference on the 13th June 2019 ‘Improving Food Safety in a …
Food safety culture: How are you getting on with meeting BRCGS requirements? We are all well aware of the multiple issues, many involving the meat industry, that resulted in food safety and quality culture being forced up the agenda. It’s a positive step forward that food safety and quality culture is now a requirement in …
One of the main questions I get asked at Food Defence and Product Integrity courses is “how does it all fit together?” The terminology can be confusing at the best of times! I’m not a fan of the acronyms VACCP and TACCP for a couple of reasons. Firstly, CCPs should be exclusively used to manage …
Top Tips for a Risk-Based Thinking Approach The concept of risk-based thinking is attracting attention from a variety of stakeholders including retailers, certification standards and the supply base, but what does risk-based thinking mean and how do we achieve it? In my opinion, we have become so used to being told what to do in …
Well that went fast, another year gone! Here’s a round-up of my thoughts on the events of 2018. Brexit – stockpiling risks At the time of writing, the Brexit carnage/turmoil/chaos (choose your preferred descriptor!) continues, with the Parliamentary vote on Theresa May’s deal being postponed. Emergency plans for a no-deal Brexit appear to be progressing …
Allergen Headlines – Adele’s thoughts I really can’t imagine what it must be like to have to stop and think before you buy, order or eat each and every item of food. I think it’s very easy for those of us without allergies, me included, to take a lot for granted. It’s tragic to see …
VACCP, TACCP and Food Defence – what does it all mean? The amount of jargon being used around this topic isn’t reducing and is still causing confusion. I’m going to try to clear this up for you…here goes! What is VACCP and TACCP? VACCP (Vulnerability Assessment and Critical Control Points) and TACCP (Threat Assessment and Critical Control …
BRC V8 Conversion training is now available to book! With the new BRC version 8 launch on the 1st August 2018, we know there will be a lot of sites that will need guidance on not only what the changes mean but more importantly, how to implement and manage these changes.  In response to this, we’ve …
What is Live Online Training?Live Online Training has a live tutor training during the course using our learning platform Achieve. The course follows the same programme as the traditional face-to-face course, but it’s just the trainer is remote. We can still provide all the interactive group discussions and exercises via breakout rooms.
To find out more about our Live online training, have a look at our ‘What is Live Online Training?’ guide.