About the ISO 22000 Lead Implementer
The ISO 22000 Lead Implementer programme gives you the skills to establish, run and continually improve a food safety management system (FSMS) based on ISO 22000. Delivered fully self-paced and online, it brings together HACCP principles and prerequisite programmes (PRPs) within a full management system that spans the food chain.
You’ll learn to conduct hazard analysis, establish control measures and critical control points, manage traceability and emergencies, and apply the PDCA cycle at both the management-system and operational levels — and to prepare the organisation for certification.
Course Information
What You Will Learn
Course Curriculum
- Food safety concepts and the Codex Alimentarius framework
- Structure of ISO 22000
- Management commitment and context
- The food safety team
- Prerequisite programmes (PRPs)
- Hazard analysis
- Control measures and their categorisation
- Critical control points and operational PRPs
- Operational control and the hazard control plan
- Traceability and recall
- Emergency preparedness and response
- Documented information
- Monitoring, measurement and verification
- Internal audit and management review
- Nonconformity and corrective action
- Preparing for the certification audit
- The seven competency domains
- Revision and exam technique
- Booking and sitting the PECB exam
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All You Need to Know
This programme suits professionals responsible for building or running an FSMS, including food safety and quality managers, consultants and project team members preparing an organisation for ISO 22000 certification.
A fundamental understanding of ISO 22000 is recommended before enrolling.
The programme prepares you for the PECB Certified ISO 22000 Lead Implementer exam, which assesses seven competency domains across designing, implementing and managing an FSMS. Completing the training earns 31 CPD credits.
What Our Learners Say
I'd been putting off ISO 22000 Lead Implementer certification for a while, but the self-paced format made it manageable alongside a full-time job. Learning to strengthen our food safety management system felt achievable within a few weeks.
What stood out about this ISO 22000 Lead Implementer training was how practical it was — real case studies, not just theory. I walked away confident about ISO 22000 certification and ready to apply it immediately.
The pacing suited a busy schedule, and the focus on ISO 22000 certification meant I could start applying what I learned before I'd even finished the course.
Solid, well-organized training. The path to strengthen our food safety management system was clearly explained, and the practice materials before the exam made a real difference to my confidence.
As someone new to food safety management, I was worried the material would be too advanced. The course broke down ISO 22000 certification step by step, and support from Profice advisors made the whole process smooth.
Career Opportunities After This Training
Food safety managers build and run a Food Safety Management System aligned with ISO 22000, protecting consumers and meeting regulatory requirements across the supply chain.
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FSMS implementation consultants guide food businesses through building ISO 22000-conformant processes, including HACCP-based hazard control.
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QA managers in food manufacturing apply ISO 22000 principles to production lines, supplier controls and traceability programmes.
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Frequently Asked Questions
A PECB credential proving you can plan, implement and manage a food safety management system (FSMS) that conforms to ISO 22000.
Managers, consultants and professionals responsible for setting up or running a food safety management system in their organisation. A basic understanding of ISO 22000 helps but isn't required.
The exam is an essay-type, open-book paper of roughly 3 hours. You need the passing score set by PECB (generally around 70%). After passing you receive a 'Certificate of Exam Success', and the full certification is issued once you also meet PECB's professional-experience requirements.
The Lead Implementer learns to build, deploy and manage the food safety management system (FSMS), while the Lead Auditor learns to independently audit one against ISO 22000. Implementers work on the 'build' side; auditors on the 'assess' side. Many professionals earn both over time.
PECB certifications are valid for three years. You keep yours active by earning Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits and paying the annual maintenance fee.