FDQ
Level 4
QN: 501/1656/3
Curriculum Active
FDQ Level 4 Certificate for Proficiency in Food Manufacturing Excellence
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by FDQ. Classified as a Occupational Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 1456 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 4
Awarding Body
FDQ
Syllabus Units
51 Units
Guided Hours
1456 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Assess operations for effectiveness and compliance with food safety standards in operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Carry out audit operations
- Comply with food safety management procedures
2
Communicate a vision and policy for achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Produce a communication plan for the vision and policy, Direct the communication of vision and policy for achieving excellence, Obtain and provide feedback on directing communication of vision and policy
3
Develop a strategy to achieve sustainability in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Establish current level of sustainability
- Establish strategy to support the achievement of sustainability
- Monitor corrective actions and complete documentation
4
Develop an achieving excellence culture in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Scope the organisation’s values and assumptions and plan development
- Develop a culture to support achieving excellence
- Implement culture improvements to support achieving excellence
- Evaluate culture improvement progress to support achieving excellence
5
Develop an achieving excellence strategy in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Establish improvement opportunities
- Establish an achieving excellence strategy
- Support the implementation of achieving excellence
6
Develop and evaluate operational plans for own area of responsibility
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to align objectives of own area of responsibility with those of own organisation.
- Be able to implement operational plans in own area of responsibility.
- Be able to monitor and evaluate operational plans in own area of responsibility..
7
Develop and manage relationships with external organisations in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Work well with colleagues, Exchange information
- Respond and act without delay
8
Develop, implement and evaluate quality assurance systems in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop quality assurance systems
- Implement quality assurance systems
- Monitor the operation of quality assurance systems to assess the effectiveness of implementation
9
Direct the implementation of an achieving excellence strategy in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Prepare for directing change and improvement, Direct change and improvement, Obtain and provide feedback on directing change and improvement
10
Encourage innovation in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop an innovation policy for achieving excellence, Encourage and support innovation for achieving excellence, Obtain and provide feedback on innovation policy to support achieving excellence
11
Ensure compliance to support achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Ensure compliance with organisational requirements, Deal effectively with non-compliance
- Report failures to meet requirements to relevant person
12
Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to monitor the operational compliance of procedures in meeting legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements.
- Be able to identify and make recommendations on areas of non-compliance with procedures for legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirements relating to own area of responsibility.
13
Evaluate and improve quality assurance systems in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate quality assurance systems, Agree objectives for a quality systems improvement plan
- Implement and evaluate a quality systems improvement programme
14
Lead organisational change to sustain excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Establish an improvement programme, Allocate roles and responsibilities, Lead an improvement programme, Obtain and provide feedback on leading change and improvement
15
Lead the analysis of current performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop and maintain procedures for analysing current performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Lead the analysis of current performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Obtain and provide feedback on the analysis of current performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
16
Lead the control of performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop and maintain procedures for controlling organisational performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Lead the evaluation and control of process performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Obtain and provide feedback on the evaluation and control of performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
17
Lead the identification of priorities in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop and maintain procedures for identifying and defining improvement opportunities in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Lead the identification and definition of improvement opportunities in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Obtain and provide feedback on identifying and defining improvement priorities to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
18
Lead the improvement of performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop and maintain procedures for improving organisational performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Lead the implementation priorities for improvement and analysis of process performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Obtain and provide feedback on improving current performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
19
Lead the quantification of current performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop and maintain procedures for quantifying current performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Lead the quantification of current performance in food manufacturing excellence (FME), Obtain and provide feedback on the quantification of current performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
20
Manage risk to control achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Develop a risk management policy for achieving excellence
- Establish and maintain the risk management policy for achieving excellence, Obtain and provide feedback on managing risk to support achieving excellence
21
Principles of achieving an excellence culture in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the concept of organisational culture
- Understand cultural factors, methods and requirements
- Understand how to set policies and types of organisational culture
22
Principles of achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand how food manufacturing excellence (FME) can be achieved
- Understand the business outputs and benefits of food manufacturing excellence (FME)
23
Principles of an achieving excellence strategy in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of improvement to an excellence strategy
- Understand the main components of an excellence strategy
- Understand how a strategy should address key improvement issues within the business
24
Principles of analysing current organisational performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to analyse current organisational performance and how it contributes to food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of analysing current organisational performance of food processing/supply capability
- Understand the application of analysing current organisational performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
25
Principles of change project management in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the planning of a change management project
- Understand project team formation and development of a change management project
- Understand information and problem solving of a change management project
26
Principles of controlling organisational performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to control organisational performance and how it contributes to food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of controlling organisational performance of food processing/supply capability
- Understand the application of controlling organisational performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
27
Principles of defining improvement opportunities in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to define improvement opportunities and how they contribute to food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of defining improvement opportunities in food processing/supply capability
- Understand the application of defining improvement opportunities to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
28
Principles of efficient transport usage in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of efficient transport usage
- Understand the factors influencing the setting of transport efficiency targets
- Understand the factors influencing support for transport efficiency
- Understand the factors influencing the achievement of transport efficiency
- Understand the factors necessary to assess the effectiveness of transport efficiency initiatives
29
Principles of efficient water usage in a food environment
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of efficient water usage
- Understand the organisation’s water cycle
- Understand the factors influencing the setting of water efficiency targets
- Understand the factors influencing support for water efficiency
- Understand the factors influencing the achievement of water efficiency
- Understand the factors necessary to assess the effectiveness of energy efficiency initiatives
30
Principles of energy efficiency in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of energy efficiency
- Understand the factors influencing the setting of energy efficiency targets
- Understand the factors influencing support for energy efficiency
- Understand the factors influencing the achievement of energy efficiency
- Understand the factors necessary to assess the effectiveness of energy efficiency initiatives
31
Principles of food policy and regulation
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to describe food policy and regulation
- Understand how to develop food policy and procedures
- Know how to monitor food policies
32
Principles of improving organisational performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to improve organisational performance and how it contributes to food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of improving organisational performance of food processing/supply capability
- Understand the application of improving organisational performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
33
Principles of measuring organisational performance in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to measure organisational performance and how it contributes to food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of measuring organisational performance of food processing/supply capability
- Understand the application of measuring organisational performance to support food manufacturing excellence (FME)
34
Principles of quality improvement methodologies in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand quality improvement methodologies and how they contribute to food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of Six Sigma within food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) within food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of Kaizen within food manufacturing excellence (FME)
35
Principles of quality improvement tools and techniques in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how quality improvement tools and techniques contribute to food manufacturing excellence (FME)
- Understand the principles of quality improvement tools and techniques
- Understand the application of quality improvement tools and techniques within food manufacturing excellence (FME)
36
Principles of using Information Communication Technology _ICT_ and Management Information Systems _MIS_ in food technology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand ICT and MIS systems used within food and drink businesses
- Understand how ICT and MIS systems are used within food and drink businesses
37
Principles of waste minimisation in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of waste minimisation
- Understand the factors influencing the setting of waste minimisation targets
- Understand the factors influencing support for waste minimisation
- Understand the factors influencing the achievement of waste minimisation
- Understand the factors necessary to assess the effectiveness of waste minimisation initiatives
38
Report on compliance with food safety requirements in operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate internal audits of the food safety management system
- Produce timescales for action, Present internal audit reports
39
Secure commitment to an achieving excellence strategy in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Produce plans for securing commitment to the strategy, Secure commitment to the strategy, Obtain and provide feedback on securing commitment to the strategy
40
Understand how to communicate a vision and policy for achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the strategy, communication guidance and methods for achieving excellence
- Understand how to plan and manage risk in the strategy
- Understand the critical activities, barriers and expectations of the strategy
- Understand how to review
- evaluate and collate feedback on the strategy
41
Understand how to develop an achieving excellence culture in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to develop cultural vision for achieving excellence
- Understand the issues which affect organisational culture in the strategy
- Understand how to address the development of culture for achieving excellence
42
Understand how to develop an achieving excellence strategy in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to initiate the strategy
- Understand how to manipulate the influences and barriers to the strategy
- Understand how to manipulate improvement techniques and resources within the strategy
- Understand how to manipulate performance and benefits of the strategy
43
Understand how to develop and manage relationships with external organisations in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to manage relationships
- Know what the requirements are for developing and managing relationships
- Know what the legal requirements are for food manufacturing
44
Understand how to direct the implementation of an achieving excellence strategy in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to initiate implementation of the strategy
- Understand how to plan and manage risk in implementation of the strategy
- Understand how to deal with critical activities and resource to support implementation of the strategy
- Understand how to communicate and evaluate implementation of the strategy
45
Understand how to encourage innovation in achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the strategy, benefits and levels of innovation for achieving excellence
- Understand how to develop an innovation strategy and the obstacles to innovation
- Understand the creative and innovative process and how to provide feedback
- Understand how to protect and evaluate innovation, and deal with resources and systems
46
Understand how to ensure compliance to support achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the strategy, values and culture for achieving excellence
- Understand regulatory and social concerns in the strategy
- Understand policies, procedures and non-compliance within the strategy
47
Understand how to lead organisational change to sustain excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand leadership, target setting and motivation of staff
- Understand how to plan improvement
- Understand the food operation
48
Understand how to manage risk to control achieving excellence in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the strategy and how to manage risk for achieving excellence
- Understand how to develop and revise the risk management policy and systems
- Understand how to identify risk
- Understand how to evaluate information, deal with culture, development and resources
49
Understand how to report on compliance with food safety requirements in operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know about records and reports relating to internal audits
- Know about regulations relating to food safety standards
- Know about the roles and responsibilities of those involved in the audit process
50
Understand how to secure commitment to an achieving excellence strategy in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how to initiate commitment to the strategy
- Understand how to plan and manage risk in securing commitment to the strategy
- Understand how to apply skills and resource to support commitment to the strategy
- Understand how to communicate and evaluate commitment to the strategy
51
Understand quality assurance systems in food operations
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how to evaluate trends and developments within quality assurance
- Know how to evaluate best practice for communicating quality issues
- Know how to evaluate the implementation of a quality assurance programme
- Evaluate the successes or failures within a quality assurance system
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 501/1656/3
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- FDQ
- Qualification Type
- Occupational Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2010