FY 2013 Training Schedule · 2013. 4. 18. · PHV Mentor: Public Health Veterinarian Mentor...

FY 2013 Training Sessions

4/17/13

Key Course Descriptions Key Course Descriptions IM: Inspection Methods BST Basic Supervisor Training

EIAO: Enforcement, Investigations, and Analysis Officer FLST: Front Line Supervisor Training

FI-L: Food Inspector - Livestock LADP: Leadership Assessment Development Program

FI-P: Food Inspector - Poultry NSP: New Supervisor Program

PHV: Public Health Veterinarian Training Program NRTE-RTE/SS: Not-Ready-to-Eat-Ready-to-Eat/ Shelf Stable

PHV Mentor: Public Health Veterinarian Mentor Training Prog.

TP: Thermal Processing

EP: Egg Products

PHIS Imports Public Health Information System -Imports

ISLO: Import Surveillance Liaison Officer Training

OPEER SIEM: Surveillance Investigations & Enforcement Methods

Week of:

Jan. 7, 2013

PHV 1100 week 10 Dallas

Jan. 14, 2013

Jan 21, 2013 M.L. King Day

Jan. 28, 2013

FSRE (PBIS) State Inspectors San -Week 1 Madison

BST Week 1 VA

Feb 4, 2013

FSRE (PBIS) State Inspectors Raw HACCP -Week 2 Madison

BST Week 2 VA

Thermal Processing 4102 Week 1 Chicago

FI-Poultry 3102 Birmingham

Feb 11, 2013

FSRE (PBIS) State Inspectors RTE/NRTE- Week 3 Madison

FI-Livestock 2102 State Ohio

Thermal Processing 4102 Week 2 Chicago

Feb 18, 2013 President’s Day

Feb 25, 2013

PHV 1101 Week 1 Raleigh

Inspection Methods 1802 week 1 Dallas

Egg Products 5000 Omaha

State RMA Training Dallas

RTE/SS 1901 Atlanta

March 4, 2013

PHV 1101 Week 2 Raleigh


PHV Mentor 1200 DC

March 11, 2013

In-plant Mentoring


March 18, 2013

In-plant Mentoring


March 25, 2013 Easter

In-plant Mentoring

April 1, 2013

Inspection Methods 1803 week 1 Philadelphia

April 8, 2013


State PHIS Train-the-Trainer 9100 Week 1 Dallas

FI-Livestock 2103 Omaha Denver

EIAO 6001 Week 1 College Station

April 15, 2013


State Train-the-Trainer 9100 Week 2 Dallas


April 22, 2013


State PHIS Inspector 9300 Week 1 OH

State PHIS Inspector 9301 Week 1 IA

State PHIS Inspector 9302 Week 1 VA


April 29, 2013

PHV 1101 week 10 Philadelphia



State PHIS Inspector 9302 Week 2 VA


May 6, 2013

Thermal Processing 4103 Week 1 Los Angeles



State PHIS Inspector 9305 Week 1 MS

RTE/SS 1902 Philadelphia

BST Week 1 VA

May 13, 2013

Thermal Processing 4103 Week 2 Los Angeles



State PHIS Inspector 9305 Week 2 MS

FI-Poultry 3103 Dallas

BST Week 2 VA

May 20, 2013

May 27, 2013 Memorial Day

June 3, 2013

PHV 1102 Week 1 Birmingham

State PHIS Inspector 9306 Week 1 TX

State PHIS Inspector 9307 Week 1 WI

State PHIS Inspector 9308 Week 1 AL


June 10, 2013

PHV 1102 Week 2 Birmingham



State PHIS Inspector 9308 Week 2 AL


FI-Livestock 2104 Chicago

June 17, 2013

In-plant Mentoring Week 1



State PHIS Inspector 9311 Week 1 OK


June 24, 2013




State PHIS Inspector 9311 Week 2 OK


July 1, 2013 Independence Day (7/4)


July 8, 2013

Inspection Methods 1805 week 1 Atlanta

State PHIS Inspector 9312 Week 1 MO

State PHIS Inspector 9313 Week 1 GA

State PHIS Inspector 9314 Week 1 WV

Egg Products 5001 Omaha

July 15, 2013



State PHIS Inspector 9313 Week 2 GA

State PHIS Inspector 9314 Week 2 WV

Thermal Processing 4104 Week 1 Raleigh

July 22, 2013


State PHIS Inspector 9315 Week 1 NC

State PHIS Inspector 9316 Week 1 AZ


State PHIS Inspector 9318 WV Week 1

Thermal Processing 4104 Week 2 Raleigh

July 29, 2013


State PHIS Inspector 9315 Week 2 NC



State PHIS Inspector 9318 WV Week 2

FI-Poultry 3104 Jackson or Birmingham

BST Week 1 VA

August 5, 2013

PHV 1102 week 10 Atlanta

State PHIS Inspector 9319 Week 1 IN


State PHIS Inspector 9321 Week 1 MT


BST Week 2 VA

August 12, 2013





August 19, 2013

State PHIS Inspector 9322 Week 1 SD



RTE/SS 1903 Des Moines

Inspection Methods 1806 Week 3 Philadelphia

August 26, 2013





Sept 2, 2013 Labor Day

Sept 9, 2013


State PHIS Inspector 9326 Week 1 ME

State PHIS Inspector 9327 Week 1 IL

FI-Livestock 2105 Dallas

PHV Mentor 1201 D.C.

Sept 16, 2013




Thermal Processing 4105 Week 1 Denver/Midwest

FI-Poultry 3105 ( if needed) Atlanta

Sept 23, 2013

State PHIS Inspector 9328 Week 1 ND



Thermal Processing 4105 Week 2 Denver/Midwest

Egg Products 5002 Omaha *Rivera- Betancourt

Sept 30, 2013




Oct 7, 2013

Oct 14, 2013 Columbus Day

Oct 21, 2013


State PHIS Inspector 9332 Week 1 UT

State PHIS Inspector 9333 Week 1 SC

Oct 28, 2013 State PHIS

Inspector 9331 Week 2 ND

State PHIS Inspector 9332 Week 2 UT

State PHIS Inspector 9333 Week 2 SC

Course Description Audience Basic Supervisory Training for In-plant Supervisors (BST)

The Basic Supervisory Training (BST)

Program for In-Plant Supervisors

supports the Government Employees

Training Act (GETA) which recognizes

the importance of training federal

employees - Title 5, United States Code,

Chapter 41 and is reinforced by

Executive Orders 11348 and 11491.

The BST is designed to develop basic

supervisory knowledge and skills critical

to a supervisor’s job performance.

During the consecutive, two-week in-

residence BST, presentations cover the

regulatory enforcement aspects of being

an in-plant supervisor. The program

supports the Executive Summary’s six

Administrator priorities: Continued

Evolution of Inspection and

Enforcement; Data and Risk Analysis;

Food Defense; Communications;

Management Controls and Efficiency;

and Training, Education and Outreach.

The BST provides challenging, focused

training to prepare FSIS in-plant

supervisors to perform complex public

health protection duties.

Field Supervisory Public Health Veterinarians (SPHVs) and Supervisory Consumer Safety Inspectors (SCSIs)

Inspection Methods

The Inspection Methods course covers the essential FSIS inspection verification tasks for newly promoted or newly hired CSIs and PHVs. This course provides training on PHIS, and includes hands-on practice using the PHIS system. This course focuses on the essential knowledge needed for the CSI position; some of the major topics covered are: the PHIS establishment profile and the task calendar; sanitation, Hazard Analysis Verification, HACCP verification, sampling, sanitary dressing procedures, humane handling, raw, ready-to-eat, and shelf stable product hazards and preventive measures, the Listeria regulations, export certification, and food defense. This course is also part of the PHV training program.

CSIs (primary), supervisors of CSIs (secondary), States participate

Entry Training for the Public Health Veterinarian (PHV)

This training program is designed to prepare the Public Health Veterinarian (PHV) to work as part of an in-plant team in establishments that slaughter different animal species and process different types of food products. The training is a ten week program focused on FSIS’ mission of improving and protecting public health. There are three weeks of classroom curriculum covering FSIS as a public health regulatory agency, animal dispositions/food safety, and FSIS administrative overview; three weeks spent in the in-plant environment with an assigned PHV Mentor; and four weeks of classroom curriculum in the Inspection Methods course.

Newly hired in-plant veterinarians. State inspection program veterinarians are invited to attend.

Frontline Supervisor (FLST) “Understanding How to Apply Risk Principles in a Field Environment”

Not offered at this time

Enforcement Investigation and Analysis Officer (EIAO)

Customized training delivered in team approach with subject matter experts from FSIS, academia, and other government agencies. The course covers food microbiology, design of food safety systems, EIAO work methods, statistical process control, sampling and testing methods, among others.

Individuals promoted/hired into EIAO position; Public Health Veterinarians, Program Investigators; States participate

Supervisor Skills Training Program (SSTP)

The Supervisor Skills Training Program (SSTP) meets the Office of Personnel (OPM) Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 410 and 412 mandates, and the technical managerial knowledge requirements to strengthen the leadership skills of FSIS new supervisors. The program also addresses issues that impact supervisors’ performance of duties and responsibilities.

In the split, two-week in-residence program, participants receive training to develop the personal leadership skills needed to effectively coach and mentor employees; assist employees with unacceptable performance; improve employee performance and productivity; and conduct employee performance appraisals. Individual personality assessments and individual development plans are also included in the program.

Pay Band 3, 4 and 5 Non-in-plant Supervisors and Team Leaders of 3 years or less

Food Inspector: Livestock and Poultry (FI-L & FI-P)

Provides basic information to the new FSIS Food Inspector, with an emphasis on the public health mission. The topics include new employee orientation, regulatory environment, ante and post mortem inspection, professionalism, food security overview, HACCP overview and other topics needed by the on-line inspector. There are two versions (poultry or livestock) of this training, depending on the employee’s assignment.

Newly hired Food Inspectors assigned to poultry or livestock slaughter establishments. States are invited to participate.

Import Inspection The Import Correlation is a four-day session which contains a combination of classroom and in-plant demonstration. It is intended for new OIA Import Inspectors This course is in the process of being incorporated with PHIS Imports course

Import Inspectors, ISLOs

Ready-to-Eat / Shelf-Stable (RTE/SS)

a one week course which covers topics including RTE and SS processes, hazards, controls and preventive measures, inspection verification for Listeria monocytogenes regulations, RTE sampling, Export, Homeland Food Defense and Non-Food Safety Consumer Protection tasks.

Consumer Safety Inspectors who have been assigned to establishments which produce ready-to-eat or shelf stable products. Prior to attending, CSIs should have attended both the FSRE Sanitation and Raw HACCP, and the Public Health Information System (PHIS) training for CSIs. Employees who have attended either the Inspection Methods training, or FSRE RTE/NRTE HACCP training, do not need

this course.

OPEER Surveillance, Investigations & Enforcement Methods Training (SIEM)

The SIEM training is a 2-week course developed from the statutes, Agency policy, and directive-based information. The training covers the Agency Mission and Roles, Agency Records, Regulatory Framework, Statutes, Amenability, Exemptions, Investigator Safety, Liaison, In-commerce Surveillance, Food Defense Surveillance, Investigations, Interviews, Evidence, Sampling, Photography, Investigative Reports, Case Referral/Disposition, Detentions, Seizures, and Criminal, Civil, and

OPEER’s CID and ICAD investigators and EED compliance specialists

Administrative Enforcement.

PHV Mentor Training PHV Mentor is a one week course. This training is for OFO PHVs designated as a PHV Mentor by their District Office. The training will cover the responsibilities of the PHV Mentor as part of the Entry Training for PHV program, including an overview of the PHV training program and training in mentoring skills.

Newly designated PHV Mentors or PHV Mentors who have not previously received this training.

Egg Product Training

This course will outline the duties and operating procedures of an egg inspector. Inspectors will learn how to observe the quality, type, and wholesomeness of raw materials and finished products, sanitation of premises, plant and equipment, handling of ingredients, labeling, freezing, storing, and all general operations in the processing and production of egg products in the official establishments, as well as food defense procedures. The inspector will also learn how to complete and submit all forms related to egg products inspection. Furthermore, as new inspectors, the course participants will learn basic information, including the Agency’s public health mission, ethics

and professionalism, and in plant safety.

Newly hired Egg Products Inspectors

Thermal Processing

This course provides an in-depth review of the role of the Consumer Safety Inspector in thermal processing (canning) assignments. The course will cover the principals of thermal processing, including the microbiology of thermally processed foods. Process equipment such as retorts and containers will also be covered. The course will also include training on deviations in processing and verification of the regulatory requirements in 9 CFR 318.300 – 318.311 and 381.300 – 381.311 for thermally processed meat and poultry products.

CSIs will have priority for registration in this course. Prior to attending the Thermal Processing course, at least one of the following courses is required for CSIs only: --FSRE Shelf Stable, or --FSRE Sanitation, Raw HACCP, & RTE/NRTE and the Industry Practices for Producing Shelf-Stable Products on AgLearn, or --Inspection Methods. Frontline supervisors and Enforcement Investigation Analysis Officers who have

canning assignments in the circuit or district are also encouraged to attend.

Import Surveillance Liaison Officer Training

Not offered at this time

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