Establishing the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI) as the National Coordination Center for Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance

项目总结/摘要 根据该奖项，国际食品保护培训研究所（IFPTI），一个501（c）（3）非营利组织， 总部设在密歇根州巴特克里克的一个组织将被建立为国家 食品安全培训、教育、推广和技术援助协调中心。 作为NCC，IFPTI将为区域中心的支持和协调提供全面领导 (RCs)在单独资助下创建。 具体而言，FDA/NIFA计划将满足小型和小型医疗器械的所有者和经营者的需求， 中型农场，初级农民，社会弱势农民，小型农场加工者， 和小的新鲜水果和蔬菜批发商。这些关键目标受众可能有 获得足够和负担得起的食品安全培训、教育和技术援助的机会有限 帮助他们：1）遵守FSMA有关生产安全的新要求 标准;以及2）制定与现有指南一致的适当生产安全措施 行业最佳实践。 作为NCC，IFPTI将：建立基于能力的发展标准化体系 为目标受众制作安全培训课程;监督设计，开发， 为目标受众提供基于能力的产品安全培训;监督创建 生产安全培训员骨干队伍;使生产安全培训员具备以下能力： 通过IFPTI教师技能培训课程和IFPTI成为有效的教师是必要的 针对具体课程的讲师培训课程;与驻地协调员保持频繁沟通， 通过现场访问、面对面会议、电话会议和 网络研讨会;监督所有计划评估和评价的创建和实施 工具;将区域影响整理成一份全面的年度国家影响报告;作为一种信息 以及FDA和RC之间的沟通联络;并确定和招募食品安全和食品安全人员。 行业专业人员充当现有和未来驻地协调员的信息资源。

Project Summary / Abstract Under this award, the International Food Protection Training Institute (IFPTI), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Battle Creek, Michigan, will be established as the National Coordination Center (NCC) for Food Safety Training, Education, Outreach, and Technical Assistance. As the NCC, IFPTI will provide overall leadership for support and coordination of Regional Centers (RCs) created under separate funding. Specifically, the FDA/NIFA program will address the needs of owners and operators of small and medium-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small on-farm processors, and small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. These key target audiences may have limited access to adequate and affordable food safety training, education, and technical assistance necessary to help them: 1) comply with new requirements under FSMA related to produce safety standards; and 2) establish appropriate produce safety measures consistent with existing guidance and industry best practices. As the NCC, IFPTI will: establish standardized system for the development of competency-based produce safety training curricula for the intended audiences; oversee the design, development, and delivery of competency-based produce safety training for the intended audiences; oversee creation of a cadre of produce safety trainers; equip the produce safety trainers with the competencies necessary to be effective instructors via the IFPTI Instructor Skills Training course and the IFPTI Course-Specific Instructor Training course; maintain frequent communication with RCs, stakeholders, and FDA program staff via site visits, face-to-face meetings, teleconferences, and webinars; oversee the creation and implementation of all program assessment and evaluation tools; collate regional impacts into an overall annual national impact report; serve as an information and communication liaison between FDA and the RCs; and identify and recruit food safety and food industry professionals to act as informational resources to existing and future RCs.