Since 2012, the QI has provided over two thousand (2000) training sessions to industries as public sessions and over fifty (50) customized in-plant training sessions in HACCP, GMP, Good Agricultural Practices, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, Understanding & Interpreting ISO 9001, Documentation Requirements, Documentation and Process Mapping, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nation (FAO), Food Safety Training for Ackee processors and Office Safety Practices.

As the QI moves towards international recognition for the Certification of Persons and expands its suite of Certified Training interventions and other industry solutions, the QI will heighten its role in capacity building for Jamaican industries. The Unit has developed strategies and objectives that will result in improvements of client servicing and the establishment of the Unit as the quality and standards training organization of choice, both locally and regionally.

We currently offer a variety of industry capacity building courses, in many disciplines and from the internationally accredited Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB).

Our suite of training options include:

  • Internationally Certified Courses (from PECB)

  • Local Course – Quality Management

  • Local Course – Food Safety Management

  • Local Course – General Industry

  • Certification of Persons

  • Customized In-Plant Training

  • Online Training

  • Certified Risk Manager ISO 31000

  • Certified Lead Auditor ISO 9001 – Quality Management System

  • Certified Lead Implementer ISO 9001 – Quality Management System

  • Certified Foundation ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems

  • Certified Lead Auditor ISO 14001 – Environmental Management Systems

  • Certified OHSA Foundation ISO 45001 – Occupational Health & Safety

  • Certified OHSA Lead Auditor ISO 45001– Occupational Health & Safety

  • Certified Foundation ISO 22000 – Food Safety Management System

  • Certified Lead Auditor ISO 22000 – Food Safety Management System

  • Certified ISO 22301 Foundation – Business Continuity

Quality Management:

    • Understanding and Interpreting ISO 9001:2015 (ISO 9001 Module 1)

    • Documentation Requirements & Process Mapping for ISO 9001:2015 (ISO 9001 Module 2)

    • ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditing (ISO 9001 Module 3)

    • Integrated Internal Auditing for all Management Systems

    • Root Cause Analysis

    • Audit Planning and Report Writing

Food Safety Management

    • Elements of Food Safety

    • Good Manufacturing Practices

    • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

    • Quality Assurance in HACCP

    • HACCP Internal Audit

    • Calibration for Food Service Industry

    • Food Safety for Food Service & Retail Industry

    • Sanitation & Pest Control

    • Food Microbiology in Industry

General Industry

    • Labelling & Packaging

    • Dangerous Goods

    • Supply Chain Security and Traceability

    • Advanced Microbiology for Laboratory Personnel