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FSPCA – Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI) ONLINE – January 26-28

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This FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food course is the “standardized curriculum” recognized by the FDA. This course covers regulation Title 21 CFR 117 – Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food. The course will go in-depth with requirements for Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls based food safety training. Course participants will get familiar with all requirements of Preventive Controls based food safety plan and how to design the plan, and upon successful completion of the course become a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI).

$750

Leadership in Manufacturing Webinar Series with Food Northwest

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Often, facilities promote from within. However, the skills needed to be an excellent employee are not always the same skill set needed to be an excellent supervisor. The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) National Network’s Leading in Manufacturing course will train you to utilize the key skills effective in managing, communicating, and motivating a workforce. This course has been designed specifically for supervisors in manufacturing environments.

$599
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HACCP IHA CERTIFIED – ONLINE – 8 HOUR COURSE

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This online course will help you identify hazards associated with raw materials and process steps and assign controls. You will learn to:
Understand the 5 pre-steps and 7 Principles in HACCP
Determine the likelihood of raw material hazards and process hazards
Identify critical control points (CCPs) and define critical limits
Evaluate monitoring and verification procedures for CCP

$295
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Idaho China Trade Office Virtual Visit

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In lieu of usual in-person trade office business visits, the Idaho China Trade Office will be holding virtual visits for Idaho businesses from February 22nd through March 12th, 2021. Trade office manager, Tara Qu will be available for one-on-one meetings to discuss your business interests in the China market. Discuss market strategies, opportunities or barriers into the market, current business projects in the region, or ask questions about the current regulatory environment in the region.

Free

MMEC Presents – Manufacturing E-Commerce Success

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With a new sense of urgency for entrepreneurs and manufacturers to create a strong digital presence, please join the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center (MMEC) for a discussion on the necessary steps to implement a highly effective E-Commerce strategy for your business. In particular, MMEC tackles how custom manufacturers can join the exploding E-Commerce market.

Free

Get to Know the Idaho Manufacturing Alliance (IMA) – Northern Idaho Region

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The Idaho Manufacturing Alliance (IMA), founded in 2014 as the Southwest Idaho Manufacturers’ Alliance (SWIMA), is a membership organization focused on knowledge sharing, collaboration, and advocacy to influence a manufacturing environment that creates benefits for the industry and the community.

In addition to better connecting manufacturers with each other, partners, and service providers that help their businesses, the IMA provides regular opportunities for learning and networking, member-only manufacturing plant tours, representation in talent pipeline initiatives, and advocacy for and promotion of manufacturing.

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Applied Corrective & Preventive Action – Online

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This course will be interactive and hands-on. Using exercises, actual scenarios, and group discussions, you will learn and use several tools. You will be ready to put your knowledge to work in your facility. We will explore common root cause analysis tools including 5 whys, Failure Mode Effect Analysis, Fishbone diagram, cause & effect tools, and relationship diagrams. You will receive training and templates to use and modify as needed to create and maintain an effective corrective and preventative action program in your facility.

$250
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State-Wide Virtual Safety Fest March 9-11

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Safety Fest of the Great Northwest has been offering FREE safety training conferences around the state for the last 16 years. Local highway jurisdictions and any business looking to improve the safety performance of their employees are encouraged to attend.

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Intentional Adulteration / Food Defense – Online – March 9 & 16

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This Food Defense Course will help you mitigate the risks and hazards of intentional contamination in food operations by protecting vulnerable elements in the agrifood chain and food production operations. We will explore Food Defense Plans to help you build barriers around vulnerable points to prohibit intentional adulteration.

$495
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Creating the Business Culture you Desire – Webinar

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Turn your failures into wins! Join our partners at Northwest Nazarene University as they discuss creating growth-oriented workplace environments that motivate and retain excellent employees.

Free
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Practical Sensory Programs for Factories and Quality Managers – Online

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Is your company trying to manufacture best-in-class quality food products? A well-tuned sensory program will help you reduce customer complaints and build brand loyalty. In fact, it is at the heart of where you set your product and process limits. This means sensory is crucial to ensuring your customers receive the quality they love and expect. In this course, you will learn how to integrate sensory into your existing continuous improvement, quality, and food safety programs. Participants will learn how to implement, manage, and maintain sensory quality validation and shelf life programs.

$285