Auditor requirements

The minimum requirements to become recognised as an auditor by the NSW Food Authority are:

All Applications (General Auditor)

  1. Completion of units of competence:

    FBPAUD 4001 - Assess compliance with food safety programs

    FBPAUD4002 - Communicate and negotiate to conduct food safety audits

    FBPAUD4003 - Conduct food safety audits

    FBPAUD4004 - Identify, evaluate and control food safety hazards
     

  2. Tertiary qualifications:

    FBP40421 - Certificate IV Food Science and Technology or higher or related field, including

    a minimum of 40 hours of food microbiology
  3. Payment of a non-refundable application fee of $880
     
  4. Participation in 2 days of training and assessment by the Food Authority
     
  5. Completion of a verification audit which will be observed by a Skill Examiner employed by the Food Authority

High Risk Auditors

Auditors who wish to be recognised for auditing in high risk food production must complete all of the pre-requisite requirements for general auditors plus auditor training in the following high risk scopes:

  1. Additional requirements to audit high risk levels:

    FBPAUD5002 - Audit a cook chill process

    FBPAUD5003 - Audit a heat treatment process

    FBPAUD5004 - Audit manufacturing of ready-to-eat meat products

    FBPAUD5001 - Audit bivalve mollusc growing and harvesting processes

Auditors may apply to a registered training organisation (RTO) that offers the units of competence above to receive recognition of prior learning (RPL). As the Food Authority is not a RTO, we are unable to offer RPL.

RTOs that offer the units of competence and tertiary qualifications for both general auditors and the high risk scopes can be found at www.myskills.gov.au - external site.

The minimum requirements for auditors to be approved are detailed in the Regulatory food safety auditor manual (pdf, 335KB).

Auditors who are approved in another state may apply under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 but will still need to be trained and assessed by the Authority under the requirements of the NSW Food Act 2003.

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