Strengthen your food safety foundation with this Prerequisite Program Training.
In just 60 minutes, you’ll learn what PRPs are, why they matter, and how to keep them effective. This training helps you avoid common mistakes, improve compliance, and pass audits with confidence.
You’ll discover how to perform PRP verification, review your programs, and ensure they support your food safety system. Each lesson gives you clear, step-by-step actions you can apply immediately.
Whether you manage QA, lead operations, or support compliance, this course gives you the structure to run strong prerequisite programs that meet GFSI expectations.
Not sure if your prerequisite programs are strong enough?
This training helps you spot weak points before they cause contamination, recalls, or audit findings. It reduces the risk of incomplete procedures, poor verification, and ineffective reviews.
Whether you lead QA, manage operations, or support hygiene and maintenance, you will gain clear, practical steps to make your PRPs consistent, effective, and GFSI-compliant.
Who Should Join This Prerequisite Program Training
This 60-minute training is ideal for professionals who design, run, or improve PRPs. Whether you work in QA, operations, hygiene, or maintenance, getting PRPs right is critical.
You’ll benefit from this training if you are:
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A QA Manager overseeing PRP implementation, verification, and review
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A Food Safety Team Member aligning PRPs with HACCP and risk assessments
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A Production or Operations Manager ensuring PRPs work on the floor
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A Technical Manager approving PRP methods and evaluating results
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A Hygiene or Sanitation Supervisor managing cleaning and hygiene PRPs
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A Maintenance Manager responsible for preventive maintenance and calibration PRPs
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A Warehouse or Supply Chain Manager managing storage and transport PRPs
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A Regulatory or Compliance Officer ensuring PRPs meet GFSI and legal requirements
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A Trainer or Internal Auditor explaining and auditing PRPs
Even if your PRPs already exist, this training helps you tighten consistency, strengthen evidence, and improve results — in just 60 minutes.
📘 What You’ll Learn in This Cleaning & Disinfection Training
This 60-minute training gives you the essential skills to set up, verify, and review effective prerequisite programs. You’ll learn what PRPs are, why they matter, and how they help you meet GFSI and legal requirements.
Each lesson provides clear, step-by-step guidance that you can apply immediately — whether you’re developing PRPs from scratch or improving existing ones. You’ll also discover the most common mistakes companies make and how to avoid them.
Here’s what you’ll cover in just 60 minutes:
✅ What PRPs (Prerequisite Programs) are and how they support food safety
✅ An overview of key PRPs in food production
✅ How to perform verification of your PRPs
✅ How to review PRPs for effectiveness and compliance
✅ The 15 most common PRP mistakes — and how to prevent them
By the end of this training, you’ll know how to structure, monitor, and improve your prerequisite programs so they consistently prevent hazards, meet standards, and pass audits with confidence.
Training Content: Prerequisite Program Training | GFSI-Compliant Course
This 60-minute training shows you how to build, verify, and review effective prerequisite programs. You will learn what PRPs are, how they support food safety, and how to avoid common implementation mistakes.
The lessons follow a clear structure. You will see how to set up PRPs, verify their effectiveness, and review them for continuous improvement. You will also learn how to link your PRPs to GFSI and legal requirements. Each section gives tips you can apply immediately.
Here’s what you’ll cover:
✅ Understanding Prerequisite Programs – What they are and why they matter
✅ PRP Overview – The key programs that support your food safety system
✅ PRP Verification – How to check if your programs work as intended
✅ PRP Review – How to keep your programs effective and up to date
✅ 15 Most Common PRP Mistakes – And how to prevent them
✅ Closing & Key Takeaways – How to ensure PRPs remain strong and audit-ready
This training gives you a simple, structured approach to prerequisite programs. It helps you stay compliant, improve your food safety system, and be fully prepared for audits.
This training is part of the QFS Training Repository, which includes 40+ short, practical food safety modules. It’s also included in the Compliance Accelerator Program — a full system of step-by-step modules to strengthen your food safety and quality systems.
Support During This Prerequisite Program (PRP) Training
Even though this is a short, self-paced training, you are never left on your own. From start to finish, you can access expert support directly through the training platform.
Ask Your Questions in the Portal
At any point, you can submit your questions in the learning environment. Whether you write in English, Spanish, French, or Dutch, our experts will respond with clear, practical answers. This means you can move forward with confidence, knowing you can apply what you learn without unnecessary delays.
Please note: Access to the Food Safety Experts Forum is only available for users who join the full QFS Training Repository. If you would like to join peer discussions or explore broader topics beyond PRPs, you can upgrade your access at any time.
This setup keeps the training simple and flexible, while still ensuring you receive the expert help you need — exactly when you need it.
Looking for live support?
In addition, Monthly Open Office Hours are available exclusively to participants of the Compliance Accelerator Program. These group sessions give you direct access to experienced food safety coaches, helping you stay on track with GFSI expectations and best practices.
Why Choose This Prerequisite Program (PRP) Training
This short and focused training helps you understand, review, and improve the prerequisite programs that form the foundation of your food safety system. You will learn what PRPs are, how to verify them effectively, and how to ensure they meet both GFSI and legal requirements.
Whether you manage PRPs directly, review them as part of your food safety team, or oversee operational standards, this course gives you clear, actionable steps you can apply immediately. You will also gain insight into the 15 most common PRP mistakes — and how to avoid them — so you can strengthen compliance and reduce risk.
With 12 months of access, you can revisit the material anytime to refresh your knowledge, close gaps, and stay fully prepared for your next audit.
Frequently Asked Questions About This PreRequisite Program Training
Q: What will I learn in this Prerequisite Program (PRP) training?
You will learn how to set up and run an effective PRP system that meets GFSI and legal requirements. The lessons explain why hygienic design is important and how it supports compliance.
You will also discover how to choose the right cleaning agents and apply them correctly. In addition, you will see how to validate and verify cleaning results for both CIP (Clean-in-Place) and manual cleaning methods.
By the end, you will know how to keep your PRPs effective, consistent, and fully audit-ready.
Q: How long does the training take?
The training takes about 1 hour. It is divided into short, focused lessons. You can complete them at your own pace. You will also have 12 months of access, so you can revisit the content whenever you need a refresher.
Q: What are the payment options?
You can pay by credit card or PayPal. If you prefer a bank transfer, send an email to expert@foodsafety-experts.com. As soon as we receive your payment, we will give you instant access to the training.
Q: Is this training part of a larger program?
Yes. This course is part of the QFS Training Repository. This includes more than 40 short food safety trainings.
Q: Does this training support a cause?
Yes. We donate 1% of all revenue to global impact projects via B1G1 — supporting food, water, hygiene, and education. We also contribute to the Give to Give Foundation, created by Dr. Joe Dispenza, to help people transform their lives through science, meditation, and education.
🚀 Get Started with Prerequisite Program (PRP) Training
Ready to strengthen your PRPs and prevent weak spots from causing contamination, recalls, or audit findings? This training shows you how to verify and review your PRPs so they meet GFSI and legal requirements.
This short, practical training will help you:
✅ Understand what PRPs are and why they are essential
✅ Perform PRP verification effectively and consistently
✅ Review PRPs to identify gaps and take corrective action
✅ Avoid the 15 most common PRP mistakes
You can start immediately. The video lessons are clear, focused, and easy to follow. Plus, you have 12 months of access — so you can revisit the material anytime and keep your PRPs effective and audit-ready.