Effective Cleaning in Food Systems

Overview

This introductory level short course highlights the importance of cleanliness and cleaning processes in the food sector.

Understanding how reducing waste and spoilage in the food and pharmaceutical sectors is a vital aspect of delivering Sustainable Development Goal 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. 

The course explains the associated health risks of food products being lost of subject to degradation.  It also outlines the need for an integrated, whole of process approach to cleaning system design and operation that looks at the total supply chain.

Whilst predominantly focussed on the food sector, key elements of the course also have relevance to the pharmaceutical sector.  

IChemE members can obtain free access to this course by inputting a discount code. See below for more details.

Already purchased this course? Log back into the IChemE Virtual Learning Zone to continue your learning. 

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, you will:

• the risks of failure in cleaning systems effectiveness 
• the external impact if cleaning processes
• how design and cleaning in place (CIP) processes can deliver safer outcomes for the food and pharma sectors

Who will benefit

The course is an introductory level course for early career engineers, students or those considering transitioning to work in the food industry. The course will also be of value to engineers working in the food supply chain and downstream food processing industries, as well as the primary production sectors.

What do you get?

• Access to the on-demand course for six months (single user)
• Pre-recorded and interactive content including recommended further learning
• End-of-course assessment
• Automated end-of-course certificate, subject to successful completion of the assessment

Course outline

• Human health impacts
• Cleaning systems design
• CIP processes
• Criticality of hygienic environments
• Emerging technologies
• Summary of design guidelines
• Feedback survey

Delivery

This on-demand course is delivered via IChemE’s Virtual Learning Zone (registration required). You will be able to access the training course via your web browser and complete the course at your own pace.

Free access to IChemE members

As part of the Sustainability Hub, IChemE members can currently obtain free access to this course by inputting a discount code. The code has been shared with members via: 

• Member News 
• Direct email campaigns 

If you cannot find the discount code, please contact us confirming your IChemE membership number. 

Purchasing for multiple users?

If purchasing for multiple users, you can benefit from the following discounts:

•    2-5 users – 25% discount 
•    6-10 users – 35% discount 
•    11-50 users – 50% discount 

After purchase, you will receive further information about how to provide your users' details. 

If you have more than 50 users, please contact sales@icheme.org to request a quotation. 

Train your team

This course can be delivered to in-house teams, either on-site or online. Content can be tailored to your specific requirements, and this could be a cost-effective option if you have several people requiring the training. To find out more and request a quotation, visit our in-company training page.