Managing change and food safety

Overview

Change is an unavoidable reality of both life and business. In today’s fast-paced world, change occurs so quickly that organisations often struggle to keep up. The ability to anticipate change and manage it effectively has become a core organisational competency – critical for survival, resilience, and maintaining a competitive edge in constantly evolving environments.
This course offers an introduction to the systemic nature of change and explores how to manage it in ways that preserve and strengthen organisational systems. It provides practical guidance on the key components of effective change management, including impact assessments, structured project management, and the tools needed to implement change in a controlled and sustainable manner.

Progress Excellence Approach

• Discovery of the requirements of change management from the perspectives of international Standards.
• Outline of change management models and indication of where they are applicable.
• Step-by-step, practical guidance to change management, project management, product development and impact assessment.
• Practical activities to entrench knowledge

The course will equip delegates with the following:

• Understand why effective change management is crucial for successful organisations.
• Understand the requirements of change management from the perspectives of international Standards.
• Understand various change management models and the practical applications of these.
• Step-by-step, practical guidance to change management, project management, product development and impact assessment.
• Understand the importance of communication in any change management process.
• Understand the impact of change on people in the organisation and how to deal with the barriers to change.

The course is best suited to the following audiences:

• Quality/Technical Manager
• Department Managers from any department, e.g. Engineering, Quality, Production, Logistics, Procurement, R&D/NPD, Human Resources
• Supervisors from any department
• Food safety team

Delegate assessment will be in the form of:

• Full course attendance
• Successful completion of an on-line assessment (pass mark 70 %).