Halal Introductory Auditing (Training Scheme) (Level 3)

What is covered?

• Islamic Shari’ah
• Islamic concept of hygiene
• Islamic approach to Good Manufacturing Processes
• Halal stunning and slaughter requirements
• Islamic and Halal auditing requirements

Who should attend?

This course is designed for people who work in a primary processing plant and are likely to be involved in internal or external audits or would like to improve their knowledge of halal auditing.

Training Duration

• Pre-course self-directed learning (2 weeks prior to enhance learning in classroom)
• Classroom (face-to-face): 8 hours with tutor

Entry requirement

Am I eligible to attend this course?

Please check that you meet the requirements below:

1. I am currently employed in the food industry.
2. I have completed the Halal Awareness course, or I have a similar level of Halal knowledge (recommended).
3. I have a basic understanding of Shariah requirements for the production and certification of Halal food products within my workplace.
4. I am 18 years of age or older.
5. If English is not my first language, I have sufficient English language skills to understand training delivered in English and complete assessments in English (equivalent to IELTS 5.5).

Not sure if you meet the requirements? Please contact us before enrolling.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, trainees will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of Shariah in the production and certification of Halal food and food products for a primary products food processing operation.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Halal slaughter requirements in a meat processing operation.
• Explain the purpose and scope of a Halal audit
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Halal audit process in accordance with Shariah.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Halal food management activities for a primary products food processing operation.

Assessment

• 25924 - Demonstrate knowledge of audit requirements in the certification of Halal food and food products (5 credits) (level 4)
• 21623 - Demonstrate knowledge of Halal slaughter requirements in a meat processing operation (5 credits) (level 3)
• 25926 - Demonstrate knowledge of Shariah in the production and certification of Halal food and food products (5 credits) (level 3)

Learning Support

We encourage trainees to please contact our team in advance if they have any special learning needs or if additional support is required on the day.  This can be done via the website contact, or recorded on your enrolment form prior to the training.

Note: This course is available to all students (domestic and international).

AsureQuality Limited has been granted approval by NZQA under section 251 of the Education Act 1989 to provide the ''Halal Introductory Auditing (Level 3)'' training scheme. 

Enrolment duration 

In order to meet the required enrolment duration for this course, we request some or all of the following information to be provided prior to awarding the unit or completion of the training.  

• Completion of pre-course reading and activity
• Achievement of theory assessments on course
• Recognition of other Auditing training within the previous 5 years
• Evidence of onsite internal auditing 
• Evidence or audit preparation
• Supply of documentation to support post-audit record-keeping activities
• This assessment should be completed within 10 weeks of the enrolment date

Your role

The client accepts full responsibility for failure to abide by any pre-course or post-course requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, completing and returning
course documents, evidence of competency, attestation forms.
Clients will be given a timeframe to complete these forms and return to AsureQuality. Failure to return a completed attestation or verification before due
date may prevent the unit standard from being processed as competent, certificate issue and fail to complete recorded on the training record. 

Timeframe for completion

10 weeks from the course start date

Extension

If you require an extension for this assessment, please contact our team directly at training@asurequality.com

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Competency standards for regulated persons

The MPI Halal Notices contain certain New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) standard competency requirements for halal assessment and approval personnel (halal auditors), halal issuing officers (halal certifiers) and companies’ halal quality assurance officers.

Refer to the MPI website for information