Seafood HACCP Alliance

Internet Training Course

Seafood HACCP Training on the Internet

The National Seafood HACCP Alliance has developed a Seafood HACCP training course that is available on the Internet. This Internet-based distance education program is designed to be equivalent to the first two days of the “live” three-day Alliance training courses conducted across the U.S. over the past 10 years. The Internet course is managed by New York Sea Grant and Cornell University. The Seafood HACCP Internet training course was developed by the Alliance in collaboration with the FDA, the Association of Food and Drug Officials, New York Sea Grant, and Cornell University.

For additional information on the Alliance Internet course contact: Ken Gall by Email at klg9@cornell.edu or call Ken Gall or Karen Palmeri at 631-632-8730.

How the Course Works

Seafood HACCP training is now available on demand. You can register for the Internet course at any time and complete the course materials at your own pace wherever you have a computer with an Internet connection. There are 12 training Modules in the course that cover all of the information on HACCP principles, their application to seafood products, and the FDA regulation presented in the first two days of the regular Alliance training course. After registering, each student will be tracked by their unique Username and Password. Students who complete all 12 Modules will receive an Email letter from Cornell acknowledging that they have completed “Segment One” of the Alliance training course.

Those who want to receive a “Certificate of Course Completion” from the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) to meet the training requirement of the FDA Seafood HACCP regulation will then need to attend a 1-day live “Segment Two” training session conducted by a trained instructor. Your Email letter from Cornell showing that you’ve completed the Internet course will be your “ticket” to an AFDO registered “Segment Two” training session.

Firms that already have “HACCP trained” individual(s) can use the Internet course to train additional employees. Your employees can complete the Internet course at work or at home, and you won’t have to send them to a three-day course if AFDO certification is not needed.  Experience has shown that HACCP implementation can be more effective when a number of key people in the operation have a good understanding of the system and its requirements.

 How to Use The Seafood HACCP

Internet Course

Step 1 – Go to http://seafoodhaccp.cornell.edu at any time to find out how the Internet

course works, what you will need to take the Internet course, and to order the training manuals online or by phone.

Step 2 – Go to the registration section at http://seafoodhaccp.cornell.edu and fill in and

submit the Registration form and your credit card payment for the registration fee of $50.00. You can also select a “Register by Mail” option and print out a registration form and send it with your payment by regular mail.

Step 3 - When your registration and payment have been processed, you will receive an

Email message telling you how to obtain a Cornell Guest ID and create and activate a Username & Password, which you must have to get to the course site.

Step 4 – When your Cornell Guest ID has been activated, an enrollment Email message will

give you the location of the active course site with the 12 Course Modules. You will need to submit answers to a series of questions at the end of each Module while you are logged in with your Username and Password. Your progress will be automatically tracked as you submit your answers for each Module.

Step 5 – When all Modules are completed, an Email letter from Cornell and the Alliance will

be sent to the person who registered for the course to prove that they have completed the Seafood HACCP Alliance Segment One Internet training course.

Step 6 – Register for a Second Segment one day “live” training session if you need an

      AFDO Certificate of Course Completion to meet the training requirement in the

FDA Seafood HACCP regulation or if you have questions or need additional experience developing a HACCP Plan. A current list of registered courses can be found at http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/haccp/training/masterca.htm

Prepared by: Ken Gall,  NY Sea Grant and Cornell University

April  2006