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F4ST, unique vocational e-learning training program, was found to be awarded by European Commission with Leonardo da Vinci, B type pilot project.
The EU’s primary concern is to improve the health and well being of European citizens through higher quality food. To achieve this goal an efficient and effective food control system, along the food chain, should be established and implemented.
Although there are professions such as; Food Engineers, Agricultural Engineers, Veterinary Surgeons, Chemists, etc. working in Food Safety area in Turkey and in EU member states, none of them has a special training on food safety with a whole “from farm to fork” approach. Therefore the existing education systems related food safety needs an integration and harmonization of EU regulations with a whole “from farm to fork” approach.
F4ST aims:
- to fill the gaps for each profession with a common “from farm to fork” approach, to cover the whole food safety measures, EU regulations and the total quality management methodology integrating the needs of EU countries in accordance with identification of new qualification needs
- to enhance the qualifications and skills of food safety specialist from each profession who can make the SME compatible with the EU regulations on food safety.
- to be easily accessible to each profession in EU by using e-learning program
For this purpose 1 candidate (Turkey) and 6 European member countries (Greece, Latvia, Poland, Spain, the Netherlands and United Kingdom) participated in F4ST to share their knowledge and experiences on related food safety issues and e-learning technology.
F4ST partners are Kalite Sistem Laboratories Group, Coordinator, Turkey; Agrarian Technological Institute Of Castilla And Leon, Spain; Thessaloniki Technology Park, Greece; Précon Food Management BV, the Netherlands; The International Centre for HACCP Innovation, UK; Turkish Food Safety Association, Turkey; Advancity, Turkey. 3 silent partners are Hotel and Restaurant Training Centre, Latvia; Craft Chambers of Lublin, Poland; The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Turkey
Each partner will determine the training needs in food safety for the establishment of the training modules. After that, content of the training modules and their chapters will be determined and developed by the responsible partners. When the content of the modules is completed, the content will be transferred into e-learning system.
The curriculum of F4ST will consist of 9 training modules. Each module will last 10 hours: Introduction to Food Safety, Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology, Physical and Other Biological Agents, Food Preservation Techniques, Primary Production Agriculture, Primary Production Animal, Inspection and Audit, HACCP.
Every partner will find trainees to benefit from the program in their countries. Food Safety Specialist training program will be free for 1500 trainees during the project life time. There will be 2 training sessions and each will last 4 months. When the training sessions are finished, the Coordinator will organize 2 day’s workshops in 4 different cities in Turkey. Trainees will present their feedbacks about F4ST program and related sector’s representatives will communicate their expectations and experiences to trainees during the workshops.
Every partner will find trainees to benefit from the program in their countries. Food Safety Specialist training program will be free for 1500 trainees during the project life time. There will be 2 training sessions and each will last 4 months. When the training sessions are finished, the Coordinator will organize 2 day’s workshops in 4 different cities in Turkey. Trainees will present their feedbacks about F4ST program and related sector’s representatives will communicate their expectations and experiences to trainees during the workshops.
F4ST e-learning program will have an easy access to whole EU members and will be continuously updated according to the changing EU regulations. The language of the program will be English and Turkish; all partners will be free to translate the F4ST into their own language for the sustainability of the project
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