DELIVERING CAREER-SPANNING, STANDARDS-BASED FOOD PROTECTION TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL FOOD PROTECTION OFFICIALS.

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2 DELIVERING CAREER-SPANNING, STANDARDS-BASED FOOD PROTECTION TRAINING FOR STATE AND LOCAL FOOD PROTECTION OFFICIALS. 2

3 Under-Leveraged, Under-Trained, Under-Funded State and local agencies perform more than 90% of all food safety inspections conducted at U.S. food manufacturing and distribution establishments. Yet, there is: No Mandatory Training Requirement No Career-Spanning Standards-Based Training Curriculum No National Integrated Food Safety System The overwhelming reason for the lack of training at the state and local level is inadequate funding. True in 2000 (HHS OIG); still the case in 2010 (IFPTI survey, n = 170). State and local budgets are bad and getting worse. Many budget offices banning travel using state or local funds. 3

4 The call to create a national integrated food safety system, supported by a national standards-based training academy, was made more than 12 years ago; however, neither ever materialized. IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS, IFPTI HAS ESTABLISHED SUCH AN INSTITUTE AND HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE FDA S LEAD TRAINING PARTNER IN THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM. 4

Vision: Improve Public Health Training Essential to Integration

and delivering a national career-spanning, standards-based food

competency and equivalency across all state and local jurisdictions.

5 Vision: Improve Public Health Training Essential to Integration Uniform and Career-Spanning Training Better Food Safety Developing and delivering a national career-spanning, standards-based food protection training curriculum to build capacity and assure competency and equivalency across all state and local jurisdictions. 5 Improved Public Health Standards Essential to Outcomes Standards Application Metrics

6 Board of Directors David William Kennedy Acheson, M.D. Managing Director, Food and Import Safety, Leavitt Partners Marion F. Aller, DVM, DABT Division Director of Food Safety, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Stephen Benoit President and Chief Operating Officer, Global Food Protection Institute (GFPI) Joseph Corby Executive Director, Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO) Jim Fernandez Executive Director, National Center for Security Research and Training and Chairman, National Domestic Preparedness Consortium Rick Foster, Ph.D. Professor, W.K. Kellogg Chair in Food, Society and Sustainability, Michigan State University Dan S. Smyly, Ph.D. Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Director, Coca-Cola Company Gerald Wojtala Executive Director, IFPTI 6

7 Advisory Council Provides advice & counsel to Board of Directors on a broad spectrum of matters including strategy, policy, training curricula development & delivery, career-spanning competencies, & certification. Association of American Feed Officials, Inc. (AAFCO) Association of Food & Drug Officials (AFDO) Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Center for Disease Control (CDC) Cornell University Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists FDA FDA s 50-State Training Workgroup Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Iowa State University (ISU) Michigan State University (MSU) National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) National Association of State Meat and Food Inspection Directors (NASMFID) National Center for Biomedical Research & Training at Louisiana State University (NCBRT) National Center for Food Protection (NCFP) National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) U.S. Animal Health Association (USAHA) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) Western Michigan University (WMU) 7

8 Organization Established 8

9 Administrative & Training Facilities 9

11 Solidifying Partnerships / Broadening Scope NOAA/NMFS emergency training for sensory responders to Gulf oil disaster. Media Coverage USA Today Associated Press NBC ABC CBS Fox News Food Chem News MSNBC 11

12 Solidifying Partnerships / Broadening Scope FDA DHRD MOU 50 State Training Workgroup Training Vision USDA Retail meat course development Slaughter Course School HACCP CDC Food-borne Illness - Attributed Risk Modeling of Food Safety Regulator Training and Foodborne Associated Illness Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) NCBRT/Louisiana State University MOU / reciprocal board representation University of Tennessee (Food Vulnerabilities) Kaplan EduNeering Curriculum Development and Delivery License Agreement 12

13 Sustainable Support * Authorizing language in HR and Senate bills. FY2011 appropriation requests pending. 13

14 IFPTI Role In Building An Integrated System The establishment of national standards for training and certification programs is essential to developing a fully integrated food safety system that prevents foodborne illness. Develop a Training Network to provide technical, management, and leadership training to regulatory and public health officials. Serve as a hub for the administration of a Training Network. Develop and deliver standards-based training programs not currently offered. Build an Instructor Development Cadre to ensure the availability of highly trained instructors within regulatory and public health agencies across all jurisdictions. 14

15 FDA Draft Training and Certification System 15

16 Key Deliverables Develop an inventory of available training courses. Develop an application process for qualifying courses. Pursue IACET and ANSI accreditation. Establish the Quality Standards that must be met for both individual training courses and instructors to be listed as "approved". Identify the core competencies for job tasks associated with food safety inspections at the basic, journeyman, and specialty/expert levels. Identify appropriate data management and learning management systems. Identify or create high quality distance learning opportunities. Identify core competencies and job tasks that are not covered by approved existing training. Develop and maintain a registry of qualified instructors by subject area. 16

17 Curriculum Framework 17

18 Curriculum Development Milestones Curriculum framework update. Competency validation survey in progress. ANSI Preliminary Application approved listed on ANSI s website. IACET purchased standards, 2 year membership for application process. Fellowship 12 applicants, first session August 30-September 3. Curriculum team next steps, meeting July 6&7 to map competencies to framework, identify gaps, and set course criteria. FDA will be attending next curriculum team meeting. DMS in process of documenting and branding. Systems integration in process of writing specifications for LMS/DMS/Participant portal. 18

19 Curriculum Development Process 19

20 Curriculum Development Process 20

21 Fellowship in Food Protection (Seminar Series) Law Policies, Strategies and Tools Labeling Benchmarks in Science Process Control Prevention, Intervention and Response Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 21

Food Protection Instructor Development Mission Critical Objective: Grow instructor pool. Implementing cadre development process. Application/credential review. Instructor development workshop.

22 Food Protection Instructor Development Mission Critical Objective: Grow instructor pool. Implementing cadre development process. Application/credential review. Instructor development workshop. Course audit attending live course to observe instruction. Teachback I practice teaching course module. Teachback II formative feedback and second practice teaching. Summative instructional abilities assessment. Ongoing instructor evaluation. Sign up now! Feedback obtained from course participants, Lead Instructor, IFPTI course manager review. Capacity Competency Equivalency 22

23 Attend Training! Visit ifpti.org for course schedule 23

AFDO DELIVERABLES FDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AFDO DELIVERABLES FDA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT Yvonne Salfinger Consultant January 9, 2014 AAFCO Mid-Year meeting 2550 Kingston Road, Suite 311 York, PA 17402 717-757-2888 afdo@afdo.org www.afdo.org Ron Klein