Organization Name: IOAS – International Organic Accreditation System
Training course: Management of Organic Certification
Place: Orlando, Florida, USA
Training language: English
Dates: December 3-5, 2009, Deadline for applications: November 14th, 2009
Duration: 3 days
Cost: US$1200 per participant covers the cost of the course itself, all training materials and coffee/tea breaks and lunch. Registration forms received before end September 2009 will benefit from a 10% discount. Discounts will also be available for multiple participants from the same organization. We reserve the right to cancel the course in the event of insufficient participants. Please do not make travel arrangements before the course is confirmed.
Target groups and admission requirements: The course is specifically aimed at the following individuals from established certification organizations already active in organic agriculture:
 Executive Directors
 Quality Managers
 Certification Managers
 Inspection Managers
 Board and Committee members
There will be a maximum of 20 places on the course.

Training objectives: Participants will expand their knowledge of the operation of inspection and certification bodies involved in organic agriculture and the regulatory environment in which they work and specifically focus on some of the current and key topical issues of the moment (see below). The presented material is based on the long experience of the IOAS in assessment of certification bodies working in organic agriculture throughout the world. Many examples and cases studies will be used as discussion topics to help participants return home with greater insight into the options on management of their own systems.

Training program: Organic agriculture and its regulatory environment
 National and international norms guiding certification body operation
 Structure and decision making options
 Quality system design
 Quality improvement measures
 Risk assessment in inspection
 Detecting negligence and fraud
 Special inspection situations in organic agriculture
 Certification and certificates
 Dealing with problem cases
 International recognition

Contact details: David Crucefix
Email. training@ioas.org
http://www.ioas.org/train.htm