The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India on 17th August 2022, has invited expression of Interest from eligible interested entities for empanelment as training partners to amplify food safety training and certification program.FSSAI has launched FoSTaC program to enhance the availability of skilled/ trained manpower in the food industry; To Create an improved environment of self-compliance to FSS Act, Rules & Regulations by the responsible Food Businesses and to bring a behavioral change and inculcate a culture of Food safety in the country.
The Empaneled training partner will be required to conduct training of Food Handlers as per the training curriculum of FSSAI in different parts of the country in a pragmatic manner. Interested and eligible Training Providers/ Academic Institutions/ Licensed Food Businesses/ Associations/ Civil Society Organizations can apply for the empanelment as a FoSTaC Training partner through online link.
Applicants fulfilling the eligibility criteria, after submitting the required documents, will be called for the presentation after 15 working days from the last date of submission of the EoI. The last date for submission of responses to EoI is 16th September 2022.
Following are the general criteria which is a mandatory requirement in the organizations.
- The Organization should have been in existence for a period of at least three years on the closing date of the EoI.
- The agencies must have at-least 3 years of experience in organization of training programs or academics or food industry.
- It should not be black listed by any Government Department/Autonomous Body/PSU. Affidavit / undertaking on letter head of the organization stating that it is not black listed by any Government Department/Autonomous Body/PSUs to be submitted.
- It should have sufficient staff and infrastructure for organizations of training programs.
- No consortium is allowed to apply for the EoI.
FSSAI will scrutinize the submitted EoI to determine whether they are complete, whether any errors have been made in the application, whether required documentation has been furnished and whether the documents have been properly signed. FSSAI may, at its discretion, waive any minor non-conformity or any minor irregularity in an EoI. This shall be binding on all Applicants and FSSAI reserves the right for such waivers.
