Effective employee training is the key to your business success. Improperly trained employees cause not only quality or efficiency issues but most importantly food safety problems.
Food Safety and Hygiene training is a regulatory requirement whether you produce food under FDA, USDA or State Health Department jurisdiction.
Regulatory agencies require variety of training including official certificate training such as HACCP and PCQI and workforce training for employees handling food throughout manufacturing process.
Employee training as outlined in the US regulations is not standardized, and agencies expect that your workforce is provided “sufficient” training according to their assigned work duties.
Private certification standards such as GFSI are different and audit codes precisely define the topics you must train your employees on. Depending on the code it may include aspects of your food safety plan such as allergen awareness, GMPs and Hygiene, Food Defense and reporting food safety issues. GFSI also requires job / position specific training if the responsibilities are related to food safety. This may include training in conducting pre-operational inspections, CCP monitoring, calibration activities or label inspections.
The key considerations when training your workforce should include the methods of training and content. Training you provide for employees must be effective and as training provider you should be measuring the effectiveness. Best way to verify training effectiveness is a written quiz or direct observation of activities conducted by personnel after training.
Pen and paper training is used by most businesses, but the effectiveness of that type of training will vary depending on trainer’s skills and materials used to facilitate the training. An alternative to the traditional approach to training is learning management systems or training software, especially ones that come with pre-loaded content.
DOCEO learning management system is one of those software options with video content that is compliant with USDA, FDA and GFSI requirements for employee food safety, food hygiene training. DOCEO comes with training videos related to HACCP, GMPs, Allergen Management, Food Defense, GFSI Awareness and OSHA Workplace Safety.
Training is available in any language the company needs to effectively train their staff. An important option in their premium plan is content development based on the company needs. Customized training videos can be an additional factor that increases training effectiveness.
Professionals at DOCEO can assist with the development of training videos relevant to your operation addressing site specific conditions. At the same time as a software user, your company can upload any content that is currently available such as power point presentations, word documents and even videos.
Software allows the user to take the training on their mobile devices or stationary computers. It also allows verification of training through documented direct observation, which could be useful when conducting position specific training. DOCEO LMS generates records that are audit ready.
Using technology to train employees is becoming more common as it provides the highest level of training effectives. Having properly trained staff is beneficial to business and the success of your operation.
DOCEO training software is a great option for employee training. Not only because of the pre-loaded content but also the ease of use. Using it doesn’t require purchase of special equipment which in other LMS options may be the must. Mobility, flexibility and availability in language of your choice make it unique and separates DOCEO from competitors. Unlike other LMS providers, DOCEO allows you to purchase 30-Day access. Annual license plans are available, but short time access is an economical option for companies seeing just basic employee training. Visit our website at https://doceosystem.com to learn more or to schedule a free demo. Alternatively you can reach out to lms@bdfoodsafety.com