Auditor grades

Provisional Internal auditor

Minimum secondary

5 years or 4 years plus degree/near degree

1 year - food safety related

Food safety foundation course

and

Internal Food safety auditor course

None

None

Internal auditor

Minimum secondary

5 years or 4 years plus degree/near degree

1 year - food safety related

Food safety foundation course

and

Internal Food safety auditor course

5

15 hours minimum

Provisional auditor

Minimum secondary

5 years or 4 years plus degree/near degree

2 years - food safety related

Food safety lead auditor course

None

None

Auditor

Minimum secondary

5 years or 4 years plus degree/near degree

2 years - food safety related

Food safety lead auditor course

4 (as trainee auditor)

20

(10 on-site)

Lead auditor

Minimum secondary

5 years or 4 years plus degree/near degree

2 years - food safety related

Food safety lead auditor course

4 (as trainee auditor)

3 (as trainee lead auditor)

20
(10 on-site)

15
(10 on-site)