Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Good Manufacturing Practices

Food safety and quality is the priority of any food organization nowadays. For the food organizations, to stand through the competitors there is a need of well knowledgeable graduates or employees.

To avoid any recall or safety issues related to finished product there is a need of implementing Good Manufacturing Practices in a food organization. The GMP implementation in a food organization includes generally accepted guidelines which have been developed from scientifically based principles and current knowledge of food safety practices.

By executing and documenting Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), any food organization can assure government regulators and customers worldwide that the organization is processing safe and high-quality products. So, organization needs staff having knowledge about GMPs to ensure the quality of its product.

Thus understanding the need of the hour, Faculty of Food Safety and Quality, IGMPI has introduced this Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma programme that can be done in just one year and the knowledge gained will be truly helpful in the future prospects as well.

Programme Structure

Module 1: Food GMP and its Regulations

Module 2: Documentation and Record Keeping

Module 3: Concept of Quality in food Industry

Module 4: Good Laboratory Practices

Module 5: Validation and Verification

Module 6: Conducting and facing first, second & third party audits (as per FSMS, ISO 22000 & FSSC 22000)

Module 7: Complaint Handling and Product Recall

Module 8: CAPA and Deviation management

Module 9: Manufacturing Operations in food Industries

Module 10: The Indian food GMP

Module 11: Food Regulations & Guidelines in India

Module 12: Industry based case studies.

Module 13: Laboratory demonstration, practicals and instrument handling

Eligibility

Any graduation/ B.tech/ B.Sc. in Microbiology/ Life Sciences/ Botany/ Zoology/ Food Science/ Food Technology/ BE/ B.Pharma/ MBBS/ BDS/ BHMS/ BUMS/ BAMS or any other discipline. Diploma holders are eligible for our Executive Diploma, Industry Certificate, and Certificate Programmes.

Programme Duration

The duration to complete this programme is 1 year (Post Graduate Diploma), 6 months (Executive Diploma).

Registration

The registration dates for this programme run by the Institute are updated timely on the webpage. Effective Online learning tools incorporated into the design of the webpage make the programme lectures and study material easily accessible. This gives huge window of self-regulated and self-paced performance to the participants.

Programme Deliverables

A comprehensive study material for all the modules in hard copies ensuring the needs of the audience. The accompanying training material is appropriately aligned with the current Industry’s expectations.

• – Assignments for all the programme modules for continuous evaluation and guidance.
• – Interactive or online live sessions on all key areas of the programme giving all flexibility to the participants.
• – Online classes for all the modules will be conducted on the weekends. Moreover, a doubt clearing session will also be scheduled before the examination.
• – All the efforts are made by IGMPI faculty members to make the entire programme modules easily understandable.
• – Assessment and evaluation for all the programme modules in order to enhance the levels of competencies and skills of the participants leading towards the objective of application in the job.
• – At the end of each programme modules, the trainers shall obtain feedback from the participants using specially designed questionnaires.
• – All learning and training delivery initiatives shall be conducted in English.

Examination & Certification

IGMPI follows a credit system based on all learning activities involved in studying for all PG Diploma, Executive Diploma and Certificate Programmes. Each of your modules is equal to 4 credits. To successfully complete the programme, you will have to earn all the credits assigned to your programme.

All the participants are obliged to timely submit completed assessment assignments (during the programme, usually after every module) and appear for an online exam at the end of the programme. After successful completion, the participants will be awarded Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in Good Manufacturing Practices by Faculty of Food Safety and Quality, IGMPI. For all the above mentioned modules elaborate programme material, self-assessment assignments and project work details would be provided by the Institute from time to time. Details get updated on the webpage as well.

Placement Assistance & Corporate Relations

The Institute has partnered with many organizations for providing with placement assistance to in its participants. The robust placement cell comprises of senior level Human Resources professionals and Talent Acquisition experts which maintains close links with business and industry. We are engaged in promoting the employability of our participants by maintaining good rapport and relation with HR cell and recruiting managers of leading food and agriculture companies across the globe. The efforts of our placement cell also include helping with professional resume writing, interview skills & conducting mock interviews etc.

In recent Months the Institute has witnessed more and more participation from professionals working global food giants like Britannia Industries Ltd., Hindustan Unilever Ltd., Kohinoor Foods Ltd. (Satnam Overseas Ltd.), LT Foods Ltd. (Daawat), McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd., Mondelez India Foods Pvt. Ltd. (Cadbury), Haldiram’s, Mother Dairy, MTR Foods Pvt. Ltd. (Orkla), Nestle India Ltd., Amul, Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd., Venkys India Ltd., Vimta Labs, Nexus Test Labs, PepsiCo India, Patanjali, Heritage Food Ltd., Kwality Dairy India Ltd., KRBL Ltd., etc.

Future career prospects

In this highly competitive world there is continuous search for the talent and all the organization are involved in this process. When it comes to food safety understanding and implementation should go hand in hand. The Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma in GMP equips an individual to take leading roles in the HACCP team as well as in the new product development team. This Post Graduate Diploma/Executive Diploma provides to adequate knowledge for more specialized roles like quality executive, Quality manager, Food safety officer, production executive, food safety standards consultant and many more.

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