July 14, 2016
Latest BAP auditor training course draws record 43 participants
A record-high 43 auditors attended the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) auditor training course in Bangkok, Thailand, on June 19-25, the Global Aquaculture Alliance said.
The BAP programme integrity team regularly holds auditor training courses around the world for new auditor candidates and returning auditors requiring refresher training, as well as industry observers interested in learning more about BAP certification standards and auditing process.
The latest course drew a record 43 auditors and 10 industry observers. Attendees came predominantly from Asian countries including Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Some attendees came from the US as well.
One of the primary functions of the BAP integrity team is the training and accreditation of qualified individuals as BAP auditors. Course attendees must complete nightly assignments and pass an end-of-course exam to qualify for auditing based on BAP certification standards.
Last month's course covered all of the BAP seafood processing plant standards (Issue 4, Revision 2, December 2015); BAP finfish and crustacean farm standards (including land based aquaculture systems: ponds, fresh / brackish water cage farms and marine cage farms); BAP salmon farm standards; BAP finfish, crustacean and mollusk hatchery and nursery standards; BAP feed mill standards; and the new BAP mollusk farm standards.
For the first time, the course offered attendees the opportunity to receive a Seafood HACCP Course Training Certificate authorised by the Seafood HACCP Alliance.
Course instructors were Ken Corpron, BAP programme integrity specialist; seafood specialist Guy Ewing; Dr. Steve Otwell of the Seafood HACCP Alliance; and Jeff Peterson, BAP training coordinator.
