Global Food Protection Institute

CONTINUING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM (IFSS) NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARD (NCS) CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS

IFPTI TRAINING PROGRAM ASSISTING THE INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM

CONTINUING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM FOOD PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARD.

ESTABLISHING IFPTI AS THE INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM (IFSS) REGULATORY AND LABORATORY TRAINING SYSTEM (RLTS) NATIONAL COORDINATION CENTER (NCC) AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS) - RFA-FD-25-005 – PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD PROTECTION TRAINING INSTITUTE (IFPTI) PROPOSES TO BE ESTABLISHED AS THE INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM (IFSS) REGULATORY AND LABORATORY TRAINING SYSTEM (RLTS) NATIONAL COORDINATION CENTER (NCC) AND LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (LMS). GIVEN ITS LONGSTANDING HISTORY OF COLLABORATION WITH FDA (THROUGH THREE CONSECUTIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) AND ITS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THE HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOOD NCS AND LABORATORY NCS, IFPTI IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO ASSUME THE ROLE OF THE NCC TO CONTINUE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RLTS ACROSS THE IFSS. THE PROPOSAL COMPRISES THREE PRIMARY AIMS, ALL OF WHICH COMPRISE A SERIES OF SUB-AIMS OUTLINED IN THE RESEARCH STRATEGY. AIM #1 FOCUSES ON TRAINING CONTENT, DESIGN, AND DELIVERY, AND WILL PRIMARILY INVOLVE REVIEWING AND STANDARDIZING MAPPING PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO THE NCS. ACCOMPLISHING AIM #1 WILL REQUIRE COLLABORATING WITH IFSS PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON TRAINING CONTENT DEVELOPMENT; MAINTAINING THE NCS; CREATING COMPETENCY PROFILES AND LEARNING PATHWAYS; RESEARCHING ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF DEMONSTRATING COMPETENCY; AND ADDRESSING LEARNER NEEDS AND ACCESSIBILITY. AIM #2 FOCUSES ON MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE, AND WILL PRIMARILY INVOLVE MANAGING AND MAINTAINING THE IFSS RLTS AND LMS. ACCOMPLISHING AIM #2 WILL REQUIRE STANDING UP AND MANAGING THE NCC; EMPLOYING FEE STRUCTURES FOR SUSTAINABILITY; FACILITATING COLLABORATION THROUGH SUPPORTING THE RLTS STEERING COMMITTEE; OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES; TRAINING PROVIDER RECRUITMENT; AND SUPPORTING THE OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL LMS. AIM #3 FOCUSES ON COLLABORATION AND CONSISTENCY, AND WILL PRIMARILY INVOLVE COLLABORATING WITH IFSS STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THE EFFECTIVENESS, CONSISTENCY, AND QUALITY OF TRAINING. ACCOMPLISHING AIM #3 WILL REQUIRE ASSURING THE QUALITY OF LEARNING RESOURCES; IMPLEMENTING THE RLTS QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM (SCORE PROCESS); INSTRUCTOR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT; AND A WIDE RANGE OF EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

ESTABLISHING THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD PROTECTION TRAINING INSTITUTE (IFPTI) AS THE NATIONAL COORDINATION CENTER FOR FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, EX

SUPPORTING THE ADVANCEMENT OF FDA'S INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM (IFSS) TRAINING DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT - RFA-FD-25-016 – PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE INTERNATIONAL FOOD PROTECTION TRAINING INSTITUTE (IFPTI) PROPOSES TO SUPPORT THE ADVANCEMENT OF FDA’S INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM (IFSS) TRAINING DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT. GIVEN ITS LONGSTANDING HISTORY OF COLLABORATION WITH FDA (THROUGH THREE CONSECUTIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS) AND ITS LEADERSHIP ROLE IN DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING THE HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOOD (HAF) NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARD (NCS), IFPTI IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO CARRY OUT THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. THE PROPOSED PROJECT HAS THREE PRIMARY AIMS, ALL OF WHICH COMPRISE A SERIES OF SUB-AIMS ADDRESSED IN THE RESEARCH STRATEGY. A FURTHER BREAKDOWN OF ALL OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND YEAR 1 ACTION ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL SUB-AIMS CAN BE SEEN IN THE IFPTI PROJECT ACTIVITY CHART APPEARING AT THE END OF THE RESEARCH STRATEGY AND INCLUDED AS AN ATTACHMENT (APPENDIX) TO THE WORKSPACE. AIM #1 FOCUSES ON COURSE PLANNING AND WILL INVOLVE A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL COURSE PLANNING PROCESSES. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE COLLABORATING WITH OTED ON PROCESS IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES, IDENTIFYING AND RECRUITING APPROPRIATE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO SERVE AS POTENTIAL COURSE INSTRUCTORS, DELIVERING THE INSTRUCTOR SKILLS TRAINING (IST) COURSE (CC100W), EVALUATING INSTRUCTOR PERFORMANCE, AND MAINTAINING A COMPREHENSIVE DATABASE OF INSTRUCTOR-RELATED RECORDS. AIM #2 FOCUSES ON COURSE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT AND WILL PRIMARILY INVOLVE COLLABORATING WITH OTED ON A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING COURSE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING MEETINGS, COURSE DEVELOPMENT OVERSIGHT, DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING COURSE ENHANCEMENTS, REVIEWING AND PILOTING CLASSROOM (IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL) COURSE CONTENT, REVIEWING AND PILOTING WEB-BASED COURSE CONTENT, AND RESEARCHING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND MODALITIES FOR LEARNING. AIM #3 FOCUSES ON EVALUATION AND WILL INVOLVE ACTIVITIES THAT LEVERAGE THE RECENTLY COMPLETED HAF NCS, THE CAREER-SPANNING COMPETENCY STANDARD FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOOD REGULATORY PROFESSIONALS. LEVERAGING THE NCS WILL INVOLVE COLLABORATING WITH OTED ON THE CREATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE FDA TRAINING RESOURCE CATALOG IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NCS, UTILIZING NCS BLUEPRINTS TO EITHER REVISE/UPDATE FDA TRAINING IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NCS, OR DEVELOP NEW FDA TRAINING IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NCS. FINALLY, IFPTI PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A NEW NCS BUT FOR A NON-FOOD AREA REGULATED BY FDA E.G., MEDICAL PRODUCTS.

DEVELOPING A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PRODUCE FARM INSPECTORS AND INVESTIGATORS, AND PREPARING A CADRE OF INSTRUCTORS TO DELIVER THE TRAINING.