Food Vocational Skills Center
The State Council's plan for the division of key tasks of the national video and telephone conference on deepening the reform of "delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, delegating power, and transforming government functions" proposes that by the end of 2019, establish and improve the vocational skill level system, and promote the realization of vocational skill level recognition and issuance of vocational skill level certificates by employers and third-party institutions, and the government will no longer issue vocational skill levels.
On March 18, 2021, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the State Administration for Market Regulation, and the National Bureau of Statistics jointly released 18 new occupations, including food safety managers. While strengthening food safety supervision, the state also needs to guide food production and business operation units to independently carry out safety control of the whole process of food production, circulation, sales, and service, so as to comprehensively improve food safety and quality. As a person engaged in food safety risk control and management in food production enterprises, catering services and food circulation, "food safety managers" will have a huge demand for industry talents and career development in the future.
In order to respond to the call of the national vocational education policy, promote the development of vocational skills training in the food industry, and promote the healthy development of the food industry, at the same time, the training and appraisal of the professional skill level of food safety managers are carried out.
Here, the editor has compiled and summarized the consultation questions of the majority of netizens on such certificates to help you have a more comprehensive understanding of "food safety manager".
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About Certificates and Issuing Bodies
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How to choose so many training institutions and certificate training in the society?
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In 2019, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security issued the "Opinions on Reforming and Improving the Evaluation System for Skilled Talents" (hereinafter referred to as the "Opinions"), which clearly proposed to establish and implement a vocational skill level system, and encourage social organizations, market institutions, enterprises, colleges and universities to provide skills evaluation services as social training and evaluation organizations. Qualified social training and evaluation organizations may carry out training for all workers according to the needs of the market and employment. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to the selection of training institutions and certificate training, either choose the national level, such as the social evaluation organization or certificate recognized by the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security; Either choose a trade association or authoritative website to host a recommended training or certificate; For general training schools or training institutions, it is necessary to carefully screen the quality of training qualifications or training courses.
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What certificate can Food People take now?
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The mainland vigorously develops vocational skills education, so there are still many certificates that can be selected as food people. You can apply for qualification certificates: such as public nutritionist, winemaker, sommelier, etc. You can also apply for vocational skills certificates for level evaluation: such as agricultural and food inspectors, food safety managers, food compliance managers, etc. You can also choose skills training related to your job and career development: such as food label auditors, food export compliance administrators, etc.
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Food safety manager, what the hell is this?
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Food safety manager is one of the 18 new professions released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in 2021. Food safety managers are those who have professional knowledge and management skills of food safety, adopt food safety control technologies such as hazard analysis and critical control points in accordance with laws, regulations and standards, engage in food safety risk control and management in food production and business activities, and pass training and assessment.
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What is the use of applying for the food safety manager certificate?
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First of all, the food safety manager certificate is an evaluation and appraisal certificate of the food safety risk control technology and management level of employees in the food industry, and has become a more suitable certificate material in the recruitment process of employers and individual job seekers. Secondly, by participating in systematic training, you can better master the professional knowledge and management skills of food safety, and improve the food safety risk control technology and management ability in the process of food production and operation. In addition, it responds to the requirements of the Food Safety Law that "food production and operation enterprises shall be equipped with food safety management personnel".
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Food safety manager, is this certificate recognized by the state? Where is the issuing authority?
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Food safety manager is a new professional name just released by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security last year, and there is currently no national occupational standard, so all certificates cannot be queried on the website of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.
Our partner network has published the enterprise standard "Specification for the Evaluation of Professional Skill Levels of Food Safety Managers", and has developed courses, organized training, and assessed and issued certificates according to the standards. Therefore, the certificate issuing agency for the professional skill level training of food safety managers is the Certification and Accreditation Technology Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation
Those who have passed the proficiency test of food safety officers will be issued a proficiency test certificate by the Certification and Accreditation Technology Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation, and can be queried and verified on the comprehensive service platform (http://www.cascoedu.org.cn) for personnel proficiency testing.
The Certification and Accreditation Technology Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the Certification and Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation) is a bureau-level unit directly under the State Administration for Market Regulation and a public institution approved by the Central Organization Establishment Committee. The Accreditation and Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation is a scientific research institution and think tank institution engaged in certification and accreditation inspection and testing research at the national level in mainland China, and a technical support service organization with the main responsibilities of certification and accreditation inspection and testing policy theory, academic research, regulatory assistance, standard research, and practitioner ability improvement.
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About the certificate application and conditions
Registration Instructions
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Application Materials
- Certificate Application Form
- 2-inch electronic ID photo with blue background
- A copy of your ID card
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Learning and proficiency testing process
- Register and submit relevant information;
- Pay the training fee, study online on the comprehensive service platform of the Recognition and Research Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation, complete the necessary hours of the corresponding major, and obtain the "Certificate of Study Hours";
- Pay the proficiency testing fee and apply to participate in the special proficiency test for food safety with the "Certificate of Attendance" (remote examination on the comprehensive service platform for personnel proficiency testing).
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Personnel proficiency testing and certification time
In principle, the Saturday of the last week of each quarter is the "Personnel Proficiency Testing Day", and the specific verification time is subject to the notice on the official website.
After participating in the assessment, the results can be queried within 15 working days, and the certificate will be issued within 45 working days.
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What are the requirements for applying for the food safety manager?
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Elementary application requirements (one of them can be met):
a) Food and related majors, technical secondary school degree engaged in related professional work for 2 years. b) College degree or above in food and related majors.
Intermediate application conditions (one of them can be met):
a) Bachelor's degree or above in food and related majors. b) College degree or above in food and related majors, engaged in related work for at least 2 years. c) Obtain the certificate of junior food safety manager and work for 2 years
Advanced Entry Requirements (one of which is sufficient):
a) Students with a master's degree or above in food and related majors. b) Bachelor degree or above in food and related majors, and have been engaged in related professional work for at least 2 years. c) College degree or above in food and related majors, and have been engaged in related professional work for at least 4 years. d) Work for 2 years after obtaining the intermediate food safety manager certificate
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If I don't major in food, can't I apply for the food safety manager?
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Non-food majors can apply for the examination. The work engaged in is food and related work, as long as it meets the requirements of academic qualifications and years of experience, you can apply for the corresponding level of certificate.
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About certificate training and certificate assessment
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What courses do you take after signing up for a food safety manager?
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After submitting the registration form, you will need to attend the required course training.
The training is carried out in the form of online theoretical knowledge, which is more scientific and convenient, and is suitable for the current social conditions.
The course is a standardized video courseware, and students can arrange their own learning pace according to their own time.
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When is the specific time of the national examination?
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(March, June, September, December)
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