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Qualification-based Food Safety Auditor Certification

The Food Safety Certification Scheme has been developed to provide recognition for auditors of HACCP-based food safety management systems in appropriate industry sectors and processes and is designed to ensure that auditors meet or exceed the qualification guidelines described in ISO 19011:2002.

Summary of FS Auditor Certification requirements
This table provides a summary of certification requirements. Details of these requirements are available in the criteria and must be referenced when applying for certification.

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Grade Knowledge
Competencies

(section 3)
Audit Experience
(section 4)
Qualifications
(education
training,
work experience)
(section 5)

Associate Food Safety Auditor
(FS-AA)
RABQSA-AU, RABQSA-FS
or equivalent
N/A

At least two years relevant Food Safety work experience in the previous four years

and

A minimum of four to eight years work experience, depending on formal qualifications


Food Safety Auditor
(FS-A)
RABQSA-AU, RABQSA-FS
or equivalent
20 audit days, with at least 4 complete audits as a member of an audit team

At least two years relevant Food Safety work experience in the previous four years

and

A minimum of four to eight years work experience, depending on formal qualifications


Principal
Food Safety Auditor
(FS-PR)
RABQSA-AU, RABQSA-FS
or equivalent
20 audit days, with at least 4 complete audits. At least 10 days and 2 complete audits as a solo auditor

At least two years relevant Food Safety work experience in the previous four years

and

A minimum of four to eight years work experience, depending on formal qualifications


Lead
Food Safety Auditor
(FS-LA)
RABQSA-AU, RABQSA-FS, RABQSA-TL or equivalent 35 audit days, with at least 7 complete audits. At least 15 days and 3 complete audits as Team Leader

At least two years relevant Food Safety work experience in the previous four years

and

A minimum of four to eight years work experience, depending on formal qualifications


Business
Improvement
Food Safety Auditor
(FS-BI)
RABQSA-AU, RABQSA-FS, RABQSA-TL, RABQSA-OI
or equivalent
35 audit days, with at least 7 complete audits. At least 15 days and 3 complete audits as Team Leader

At least two years relevant Food Safety work experience in the previous four years

and

A minimum of four to eight years work experience, depending on formal qualifications


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Qualification-Based Food Safety Auditor Certification

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Code of Conduct

Audit Log

Professional Development Log

Expansion of Grade Application

Re-certification Criteria

Re-certification Application

Transition Application

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