The aim of this basic-level course is to improve knowledge of staff performing official controls and their understanding of agri-food fraud, to strengthen their capacity in investigation techniques to detect and counter agri-food fraud, and to disseminate best practices, tools and procedures to detect fraud in the agri-food chain.

The eLearning course aims to improve the knowledge and skills of staff performing official controls concerning food contact materials.

The overall objective of this eLearning course is to provide a clear, comprehensive and harmonised understanding of the key elements on plant disease outbreaks, in particular with respect to the obligation for contingency planning for priority pests, with emphasis on the requirements for such plans, their definition, structure and operational elements.

The eLearning course aims to improve the knowledge and skills of staff performing official controls concerning animal welfare at slaughter and killing for disease control purposes.

The eLearning module aims to improve the knowledge and skills of official control staff concerning the welfare of broiler chickens.

The eLearning course aims to improve the knowledge and skills of staff performing official controls concerning animal welfare at slaughter and killing for disease control purposes.

The eLearning course aims to improve the knowledge and skills of officials performing tasks related to National Audit Systems and Internal Auditing.

The eLearning course aims to improve the knowledge and skills of staff performing official controls concerning animal nutrition.

The eLearning module aims to provide an overview of the animal health legislation and how delegated and implementing acts fit together to form the horizontal legislative framework.

The eLearning module aims to provide participants with tools to update and improve the structure of existing contingency plans.

This course will improve participants’ knowledge on:

• the necessary steps to ensure a risk-based planning of audit programmes;
• practical tools for the auditing of the effective implementation and suitability of official controls;
• the importance of the implementation of an effective follow-up system for audit recommendations;
• the requirements of a system of independent scrutiny and best practice;
• the need for transparency of the audit process outside the auditing organisation and identify the requirements for compliance within this area.

The overall objectives of the BTSF Training Programme/Course on Production and trade of bivalve molluscs within and into the EU are to give participants:

• a good understanding of the risks posed by the consumption of bivalve molluscs;
• the legislation that is intended to provide the basis for control of those risks;
• the practical application of those controls.