IGNOU in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India has launched this professional upgradation and career upgradation on-line programme in the area of food safety and quality that would integrate education and training and address the needs of training the workforce/developing humanpower in this sector. The programme will be on offer from January 2006. The online programme will be supported by CD-ROM and course materials in print. The programme will focus on knowledge upgradation and enrichment in the area of food safety especially for government functionaries, food industry workers and catering industry workers.
The 16 credit programme consists of three courses:
Course Code : Title of the course
BFN-001 : Introduction to Food Safety
BFN-002 : Hazards to Food Safety
BFN-003 : Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Eligibility : The Certificate programme will be offered to learners with the following qualification:" 10+2
Duration : Minimum 6 months; maximum 2 years
Fees : Rs. 1600/-
Minimum age : No bar
Medium of instruction : English
Source: IGNOU official Website