An important component of halal food certification is the food safety auditing of the Halal food
processing, packaging, storage and transportation. It is then Crucial that Halal Auditors have the skills
and techniques for efficient audit conducting (ISO 19011) and the understanding of the food safety
requirements (ISO/TS 22003) in conformance with the GCC requirements for Halal Certification
bodies.
ISO 19011:2011 Guidelines for auditing management systems

ISO 19011 is a guideline developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The
ISO 19011 standard is generic and can be used for auditing any type of management standard:
quality, environmental, heath and safety and others.
Halal Certification bodies ill benefit from ISO 19011 training for its auditing activities. This ISO 19011
Halal course is the most comprehensive training on the subject. It provides training on the standard
itself but also on how to lead audit teams, conduct Halal audits and also internal audits using ISO
19011.
ISO/TS 22003:2013 Food safety management systems -- Requirements for bodies providing audit and
certification of food safety management systems
This Technical Specification is intended for use by bodies that carry out audit and certification of food
safety management system (FSMS) by providing generic requirements for such bodies. Such bodies are
referred to as certification bodies. This Technical Specification is used as a criteria document for the
accreditation of Halal certification bodies which seek to be recognized as being competent to certify that
an FSMS complies with ISO 22000 under the Halal Schemes.
By participating in this online course, you will be able to:
1 - Master the auditing techniques per ISO 19011, which are used for quality, environmental, and
safety management system audits
2 -  Learn how to prepare and conduct an audit on food safety requirements
3 -  Be exposed to real auditing case studies covering many industries requesting halal certification
4 -  Understand the relation between food safety hazards and Halal hazards,
5 -  Enhance your halal audit practies to be in conformity with the GCC countries requirements for Halal certification bodies.
Major topics include:
1-  Auditing techniques applied to food safety Halal audit,
2-  Initiating the audit
3- Conducting the document review
4- Preparing for the on-site audit activities
5- Conducting the on-site activities
6-  Preparing, approving and distributing the audit report
7- Completing the audit
8- Conducting audit follow-up
9- Auditing Case Studies