Food Safety Governance & Culture Training for Directors, Executives & Business Owners
Food Safety Governance & Culture Training
for Directors, Executives & Business Owners
On-demand, E-learning Course
e-learning, two-hour course, specific for business owners, board members & executive managers to lead food safety at their organisations.
Recognition
Food Surety Training
Format
E-learning · On-demand
Duration
120 Minutes
Self-paced
Access
Online · 30 Days
Awarded
Food Surety Certificate
Investment
NZ$257 +GST / person
COURSE OVERVIEW
Food Safety Governance & Culture Training Overview
This short on-demand training covers both food safety governance and food safety culture, which are identified as key focus areas for board members, CEOs, general managers, senior site managers and food business owners to help them protect and grow their organisation.
This e-learning course is designed, developed and delivered with senior food business leaders and their needs in mind, it gives them the specific knowledge they need to lead an excellent food safety governance and positive product safety culture at their organisations whether it is a food manufacturing site, dairy plant, a fruit pack-house, honey extraction facility, meat plant or a food service business, etc.
This course is aligned with the latest Food Safety Good Governance Guide for Directors issued by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) in 2025, as well as the food safety culture guidelines from the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). This ensures that participants gain the most up-to-date knowledge and best practices in food safety governance and culture
A Positive Food Safety Culture Starts at The Top
Your role as a food business leader is vital
- Board members, owners and executives set the direction for the food industry organisation, the rest of the team follows.
- Food safety and quality culture has to be lead by you.
- The survival, growth and sustainability of a food business is dependent on producing safe and suitable food, and it starts with the top management.
Lead by example
- Demonstrate product safety culture commitment.
- Demonstrate continuous learning and continuous improvement commitment.
- Demonstrate your commitment to your responsibility and role assuring safe food production.
Recognised food safety governance guidelines
This on-demand course covers MPI’s Food Safety Governance Guidelines for Directors 2025 from New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries.
What You’ll Learn in This Governance and Culture Course
- Further understand food safety governance and food safety culture and related terminology
- Discuss an effective food safety governance framework in line with MPI’s good governance guide
- Recognise the benefits of a positive food safety culture
- Understand the vital role senior leaders play in leading the creation and maintenance of the organisation’s positive food safety culture
- Take targeted actions assuring food safety risk is identified, assessed and managed protecting consumers and brands
- Monitor the overall design and effectiveness of food safety management system and the performance of your organisation
This course strengthens food safety culture at the leadership level, giving you the governance frameworks, practical insights, and confidence to lead your organisation’s food safety culture and ensure your food safety management system performs as it should.
Investment
Course Details and Enrolment Options
On-demand, e-learning Course.
Accessed anytime, anywhere, from any device.
Pause and continue when your schedule allow.
Course “Discussion Board” to engage with the trainer and other participants.
Per person
NZ$257 +GST
Reduced price · Group discounts available
Who This Course Is for
This self-paced training is built for board members, directors, general managers, regional managers, and food business owners who take their director’s duties seriously, from policy determination to key decision-making.
It suits those committed to continuous learning and improvement who want to set a strong example for their teams. Through this short module, you will refresh your understanding of good food governance guidelines and walk away with practical tips to manage food safety risks, produce safe and suitable food, and help your organisation survive and thrive.
Enrol now for an immediate start!
This will help you to:
- Comply with food safety regulations
- Protect your customers and employees
- Ensure your food business and food safety system are running smoothly
- Avoid costly fines and food recalls / food withdrawals.
Meet your trainer.
Ray Haddad
Ray is the Principal Trainer & Managing Director at Food Surety Limited. He has worked in the food industry in quality assurance roles, auditing, consulting, training, instructional design, workplace assessment and as an advisor in international food safety projects. This varied experience has given him a depth of understanding of the needs and the pain points among the different parties in the food industry.
Since 2007, Ray has built a proven track record conducting hundreds of audits including external third-party certification audits as an auditor/verifier recognised by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). In addition, he has trained thousands of food professionals from government agencies, NGOs, academia and businesses across the whole supply chain from farm to fork and across the different sectors, not only in New Zealand but in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Ray is driven by food professionals’ experiences of light bulb moments and breakthroughs in their thinking. He enjoys supporting them protecting food for all.
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