Professional Diploma in Halal Food Auditing

duration

140 hours
time

TBD
location

University of Dubai
start date

March 2021
fee

AED. 24,000/-

About the Program

The Halal Academy Program (HAP^Ò) is a strategic joint venture initiative between Emirates International Accreditation Center (EIAC) coming under the Halal industry strategic pillar.

The Diploma modules and courses have been uniquely developed by world-renowned scientists and experts in the Halal products industry and conformity assessment. The main mission of this professional diploma is to prepare future auditors and in improving the Halal Products Industry worldwide through focusing on the compliance and harmonization’s between the local, regional, and international standards. It also aspires to provide outstanding learning services to improve the job quality and earning of individuals and operation staff in the Halal auditing fields as well as the industry.

Aims and Objectives

Empowering students with theoretical and practical knowledge related to different Halal products, fields and standards.
Providing Halal auditors, inspectors and officers with the necessary competencies needed to improve their technical and administrative performance within their organizations and industries.
Enhance the auditors’ abilities to adhere to the Integrated Auditing skills via auditing of different Halal schemes plus enabling them to develop a critical and creative auditing thinking, problem solving and risk based thinking approach.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge and skills related to auditing of different Halal producing industries.
Reinforce the knowledge, skills of the students to promote their professional performance as well as their organizational performance by using the experience gained in different situations.
Employ and apply evolving new trends and technologies in designing effective auditing.

Modules Covered

Module 1: Halal Regulations requirements and Halal Food Production standards

Introduction
A Benchmarking on International Halal Food Standards
Food Production, International Legislation, and Halal Requirements – Processed Meat
Halal Food Production, International Legislation, and Halal Requirements – Food Additives, Enzymes, Processing aids, Flavourings
Food Production, International Legislation and Halal Requirements – Beverages, Soy Sauce and Vinegar
Food Production, International Legislation, and Halal Requirements – GMOs
Food Production, International Legislation and Halal Requirements – Dairy

Module 2: Halal Tayyib principals in relation to Food Safety and Food Safety Management Systems

Risk Assessment Principals
Halal Food Inspection and traceability
Introduction to Food Safety Management Systems auditing and certification

Module 3: Animal Welfare Requirements

Animal Welfare on Farm, Transportation and Slaughterhouses
Slaughterhouse remote Visit (one day)

Module 4: Halal Animal Slaughtering

Inspections in Slaughterhouses
Slaughterhouse Hygiene and Food Safety Requirements
Animal Stunning Methods
Slaughtering Methods in Meat Animals
Slaughtering Methods in Poultry
Slaughterhouse remote Visit

Module 5: Halal Products Characteristics including Testing Techniques

Use of laboratory testing in Halal food production and Halal food certification and Inspection
Molecular and Microbiological tests in food and food production
On-Site Visit to Halal food testing laboratory

Module 6: Halal Products Conformity assessment and International Certification Schemes

Halal Certification schemes
Suitability of Halal certification schemes

Module 7: Halal Products Fiqh Requirements

Halal Food Fiqh Requirements according to the International Halal standards

Module 8: Auditing of the Halal products, service and process Inspection and Market surveillances requirements

Accreditation of Certification Bodies
Auditing Techniques
Internal Audit IA

Module 9: Halal Accreditation and the International Recognition

Halal Accreditation Bodies
Integrated Halal Accreditation System

Who should take this course?

The Halal Academy Professional Diploma in Auditing of Halal Products Industry program in one of the HAP^© has been designed for lead auditors, auditors, inspectors, internal auditors, and quality assurance officers and managers and persons who are willing to promote their professional carrier to obtain a professional qualification for this rapidly growing industry.

These Professional Diploma modules are designed to provide knowledge transfer and skills needed by individuals involved in Halal production to progress their careers regardless of their country and geography since it is a globally-based one.

Since the HAP^© courses provide participants and students with foundational knowledge and skills in areas of Halal Food production, consumer products, and services that are globally in high demand across the world, these courses are recommended for those in production jobs, at colleges, food safety, regulatory bodies, Halal certification bodies, inspectors, research institutes, and universities.

Sample Trainers

We have empaneled several practicing leading experts in the field of Halal, here is a small sampling of some of the instructors:

Engr. Bilge Isıklar

Chair of the Cosmetics and Consumer Products Technical Committee- Standards and Metrology Institute of Islamic Countries (SMIIC) Organization of Islamic Countries since Nov. 2012

UNIDO projects principal expert

Accreditation and Conformity Assessment Expert

Bilge Isıklar

Besides Bilge Isıklar experience in accreditation and laboratories, she has conducted more than 500 accreditation assessments and audits in more than 35 countries this include: Quality, Food Safety, Environmental and OHSAS Management Systems as a Lead and technical Auditor, product certification audits for food, Halal, and chemicals, and inspections for different technical fields. ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 17065, ISO/IEC 17020, ISO/IEC 17021, GSO 2055-2, UAE.S 2055-2, OIC/SMIIIC 2 assessments were conducted as a lead and technical assessor as well.

Bilge acts as a technical member and observer in several international organizations including (CEN and SMIIC) and national technical committees. She conducts accreditation assessments for international accreditation bodies as Lead and Technical Assessor and gives training. She also attends “Industrial Development Programmes” in the United Nations Industrial Development organization UNIDO projects as a technical expert and coordinator for several capacities building regional projects.

Mr. Mohamed AbdelMotagaly

Accreditation Advisor – Emirates International Accreditation Centre [EIAC]

Chair of the Technical Committee Arab Accreditation Cooperation [ARAC]

Chair of MMC International Halal Accreditation Forum [IHAF]

Team Leader and Technical Assessor

He has contributed to the significant development of the conformity assessment and accreditation in the ARAB region. Has over 27 years’ experience in the areas of accreditation, conformity assessment systems, qualifying and training of conformity assessment bodies and testing laboratories, food safety, chemical analysis, forensic and crime laboratories. Expert in laboratory safety and design in addition to laboratory establishment, instrumentation. He led the establishing and managing of different conformity systems capacity-building projects, product certifications, inspection, and analytical testing laboratories in the Gulf and Arab countries region in the area of Food, drinking water, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, textiles, plastic, petrochemicals, forensics, and Instrumental Analysis.

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