Internal Auditing is a one-day food safety internal auditor training course that builds the skills needed to plan, conduct, and document effective internal audits for GFSI-benchmarked programs. Each session is taught as either SQF internal auditor training or BRCGS Food Safety internal auditor training, depending on the scheduled date. Learn how to gather objective evidence, report nonconformities clearly, and verify corrective actions so site programs remain audit-ready and continuously improving.
- The BRCGS Training Course or SQF Training Course are prerequisites.
- Purchase BRCGS Training AND Internal Auditing OR SQF Training AND Internal Auditing and save $150.
Price range: $332.50 through $350.00
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Internal Auditor Training to Strengthen Compliance
Internal audits are a core expectation across GFSI-benchmarked food safety standards. They verify that your site is doing what it says it is doing, identify gaps before a certification audit, and create documented accountability through objective evidence.
This food safety internal auditor training is offered as either:
- SQF Internal Auditor Training (our SQF Training Course is a prerequisite for this training)
or
- BRCGS Food Safety Internal Auditor Training (our BRCGS Training Course is a prerequisite for this training)
Courses do not teach both standards in the same session. Each scheduled date is designated as either SQF or BRCGS, so you can register for the version that matches your certification program.
Choose Your Course: SQF or BRCGS
SQF Internal Auditor Training
SQF requires documented methods and responsibility for scheduling and conducting internal audits to verify the effectiveness of the SQF System. Internal audits must be conducted at least annually, and SQFI recommends conducting them throughout the year.
BRCGS Food Safety Internal Auditor Training
BRCGS expects internal audits to be conducted on at least four different audit dates spread throughout the year (not one audit covering everything). Internal audits must cover the food safety/HACCP plan, prerequisite programs, and procedures used to achieve the Standard’s requirements.
Who Needs This Course?
This internal auditor training is designed for food industry professionals responsible for auditing, verifying, or maintaining a GFSI-aligned food safety system, including:
- SQF practitioners or BRCGS practitioners and site food safety leads
- QA/QC managers and supervisors
- HACCP team members and program owners (allergen, sanitation, supplier approval, traceability)
- Operations leaders supporting audit readiness
What You’ll Learn
This course teaches practical internal auditing skills you can apply immediately, regardless of whether you take the SQF or BRCGS version.
- Internal Auditing Fundamentals for GFSI Programs
- Learn the purpose and scope of internal auditing and how it differs from supplier, customer, and certification body audits.
- Planning an Internal Audit Program
- Learn how to build an audit schedule based on risk, establish trigger points for additional audits, and plan timing so corrective actions can be completed before your next certification audit.
- Conducting Effective Audits On Site
- Learn how to audit programs instead of defending them, verify that practices match procedures, and avoid the common causes of failed internal audits.
- Objective Evidence, Nonconformities, and Reporting
- Learn what counts as objective evidence (records, programs, observations, interviews), how to document conformity and nonconformity, and how to write fact-based audit reports.
- Corrective Actions and Follow-Up
- Learn how to document corrective actions with responsible persons and due dates, verify completion, and manage follow-up actions (re-audit, cover in next audit, or trigger additional audits).
Why Choose This Internal Auditor Training?
- Built for GFSI expectations – Internal audits are a GFSI benchmarking requirement, and this course aligns to those fundamentals.
- Standards-specific delivery – Register for SQF internal auditor training or BRCGS Food Safety internal auditor training based on your site’s certification program.
- Competency-focused – Covers auditor independence, competence, and practical audit communication skills.
- Actionable tools – Reinforces audit checklists, audit reports, and corrective action documentation you can use in your internal audit program.
Registration Includes
- Virtual (live, instructor-led) internal auditor training (SQF or BRCGS, depending on date).
- Practical audit tools and reporting examples.
- Certificate of completion.
- Purchase BRCGS Training AND Internal Auditing OR SQF Training AND Internal Auditing and save $150.
- Register 4 weeks prior to the first day of the training course and receive 5% discount.
- Register two or more employees from the same company and receive a 10% discount.
Start Your Internal Auditor Training
Strengthen your audit program, improve consistency across departments, and walk into your next SQF audit or BRCGS audit with documented control.
Register today for SQF internal auditor training or BRCGS internal auditor training based on your site’s standard and scheduled course date.
