16 types of Competence based certification programmes are available under FoSTaC. Duration of each course is of 8 to 12 hours spreading over 1 to 2 days. Course have been developers by domain experts and visited by expert committee of FSSAI. Training manuals are based on general hygiene or manufacturing practices as detailed under schedule 4 of FSS Regulation courses have been divided into following 3 levels-
Basic level certification are meant for food business. Duration of each course is of 4 hours. Course are: - (1) Street Food Vending,(2) Catering,(3) Manufacturing / Processing,(4) Storage & Transport, and (5) Retail & Distribution.
Advanced courses and certification are for State & Central Licensed food business. Duration of each course is 8 hours. Course are: - (1) Catering (2) Manufacturing / Processing, (3) Storage & Transport, and (4) Retail & Distribution
Special course have been developed for high risk food business or The food business which require special attention. Duration of special course is 8-12 hours. Spread over 1-2 days. Course are: - (1) Milk & Milk Products, (2) Meat & Poultry, (3) Fish & Sea Food, (4) Packaged Water, (5) Bakery (6) Edible Oil and Fat, (7) Health Supplement & Nutraceuticals
COURSE TYPE | COURSE DURATION | INDUSTRY FOCUS |
Basic (Level - 1) | 4 to 6 hours | Street Food Vending; Catering; Manufacturing; Storage & Transport; Retail & Distribution. |
Advance (Level - 2) | 8 hours | Catering; Manufacturing; Storage & Transport; Retail & Distribution. |
Special (Level - 3) | 8 to 12 hours | Milk & Milk Products; Meat & Poultry; Fish & Seafood; Packaged Water; Bakery; Edible Oil & Fat, Health Supplement & Nutraceuticals |
Course Code | Course Name | TARGET FBO | OTHER TARGET GROUP |
1.1 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor - Street Food vending | Permanent or temporary stall holders. Examples: Street Food Vendors, tea stalls, petty retailers of snack/ tea at bus stand, railway platform. | Open to all |
1.2 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor- Catering | Registered food businesses in catering sector. Examples : Tiffin Services, food truck, small canteens, sweet shops, home based catering, Dhaba, boarding houses serving food, places of worship, etc. | Any individual intending to enter the catering industry, students & professionals. |
1.3 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor- Manufacturing | Registered food businesses in manufacturing/ processing sector. Examples: Small Bakery, dairy units, vegetable oil processing units, slaughtering units, meat processing units, other food processing units including relabellers & repackers. | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals |
1.4 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor - Storage & Transport | Registered food businesses in storage and transport sector. Example: direct sellers, small godowns, specialized transport vehicles like insulated vans. | Any individual intending to enter the storage and transport sector at small scale, students & professionals. |
1.5 | Level 1 (Basic) Food Safety Supervisor - Retail & Distribution | Registered food businesses in Retail & Distribution sector. Example: direct/ online sellers, Retail & Distribution. | Any individual intending to enter the Retail & Distribution sector at small scale, students & professionals. |
2.1 | Level 2 (Advanced) Food Safety Supervisor - Catering | Licensed food businesses in catering sector. Examples: Restaurants, hotels, QSRs, places of worship, canteens, caterers, flight catering, rail catering | Any individual intending to enter the catering industry, students & professionals |
2.2 | Level 2 (Advanced) Food S a f e t y S u p e r v i s o r - Manufacturing | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing sector. Examples: Bakery, dairy units*, vegetable oil processing units, slaughtering units, meat processing units, other food processing units including relabellers & repackers. | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals |
2.3 | Level 1 (Advanced) Food Safety Supervisor - Retail & Distribution | Registered food businesses in Retail & Distribution sector. Example: direct/ online sellers, Retail & Distribution at big/ medium scale. | Any individual intending to enter the Retail & Distribution sector at big / medium scale, students & professionals. |
2.4 | Level 2 (Advanced) Food Safety Supervisor- Storage & Transport | Licensed food businesses in storage and transport. Examples : Warehouse, cold/ refrigerated stores, specialized transport vehicles like insulated vans. | Any individual intending to enter the storage and transport sector at large scale, students& professionals |
3.1 | Level 3 (Special) Milk and milk products | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing in a dairy unit. | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
3.2 | Level 3 (Special) Fish and Fishery products Meat and meat products | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing in Fish and Fishery products, Meat and meat products | Any individual intending to enter the manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
3.3 | Level 3 (Special) Food Safety Supervisor for Manufacturing - Fish & Seafood | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing of fish and other seafood. | Any individual intending to enter the fish and other seafood industry, students & professionals. |
3.4 | Level 3 (Special) Package drinking water | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing/ processing in packaged drinking water. | Any individual intending to enter the Water manufacturing sector, students & professionals. |
3.5 | Level 3 (Special) Food Safety Supervisor for Manufacturing- Bakery | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing of bakery products | Any individual intending to enter the bakery industry, students & professionals. |
3.6 | Level 3 (Special) Food Safety Supervisor for Manufacturing- Edible Oil and Fat | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing of Edible Oil and Fat. | Any individual intending to enter the Edible Oil and Fat, industry, students & professionals. |
3.7 | Level 3 (Special) Food Safety Supervisor for Manufacturing- Health Supplement & Nutraceuticals | Licensed food businesses in manufacturing of Health Supplement & Nutraceuticals products | Any individual intending to enter the Health Supplement & Nutraceuticals industry, students & professionals. |
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