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About the Program
The Food Safety and Quality Assurance - Food Processing program is a two-semester, full-time graduate certificate program designed for students having a previous degree or advanced diploma in science, food or engineering, and who want to be prepared for a career in the food processing industry in the area of food safety and quality assurance. The program offers a suite of courses designed to enhance skills and knowledge gained in previous education stages for direct applicability in the food processing environment with respect to food safety and quality assurance. The Food Safety and Quality Assurance program is unique in Ontario because students apply their learning in Conestoga's pilot plant facility, enabling learners to incorporate theoretical knowledge in quality assurance and food safety to the practical environment of food manufacturing. Upon completion, graduates will have practical experience in food safety applications in the industrial processing environment, a strong understanding of Canadian and international food safety regulations, HACCP principles, and knowledge of the inter-dependence between cleaning and sanitation principles, food safety concepts and quality assurance and quality control elements typical of the food processing sector.
Program Outcomes
Apply scientific concepts of chemistry and microbiology to the development, monitoring and maintenance of food safety and quality assurance systems specific to the food processing industry.
Evaluate the effectiveness of practical applications of food safety and quality assurance system elements in a real food manufacturing environment, across the logistics chain from the farm to the consumer.
Analyze law and regulations applicable to food processing from the perspective of food safety and quality assurance and their effects on operational activities in a food manufacturing facility.
Create and modify food safety and quality assurance system components such as policies, procedures, and instructions, based on scientific principles and in line with pertinent regulations and laws, using clear communication and appropriate terminology.
Recommend means to mitigate and control risks through cleaning and sanitation, traceability, HACCP, Good Manufacturing and Good Agricultural Practices, and other quality assurance and food safety elements based upon food safety risk assessments of food manufacturing activities.
Recommend changes to processes and procedures by employing food safety and quality system audit tools (i.e. GFSI, ISO) that inform compliance of food processing operations to laws and regulations.
Collect, prepare and test food and environmental samples using appropriate laboratory techniques.
Analyze, interpret and report on the results of sampling programs and studies relative to food safety and quality assurance processes to draw conclusions and make recommendations that align with regulations and established industry practices.
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Level 1
Course Details
College Reading & Writing Skills
COMM1085
Conestoga 101
CON0101
Principles of Food Safety and Quality Assurance
FOOD8020
Food Chemistry
FOOD8030
Food Microbiology
FOOD8045
Canadian and International Food Safety Law and Regulations
FOOD8075
Cleaning and Sanitation
FOOD8160
Level 2
Course Details
Quality Assurance Management Systems
FOOD8055
Hazard Analysis and Preventative Control Plans
FOOD8080
Applied Food Safety Management Systems
FOOD8090
Good Agricultural Practices
FOOD8100
Food Safety Applications in the Processing Environment
FOOD8110
Introduction to Project Management
MGMT8550
Supervisors, Food and Beverage Processing
Process Control and Machine Operators, Food and Beverage Processing
Testers and Graders, Food and Beverage Processing
Health Insurance - $500
