I AM FOOD: Introduction to the Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry

$ 199

Time

3.0 Hours

Modules

5 Lessons

Learning Recognition Framework (LRF) Level

Level 1 Foundations

Recognition Certificate

12k Enrolled

Course description

Discover the industry that feeds communities and fuels economies. This course serves as an introduction and onboarding resource for individuals exploring or beginning a career in Canada’s food and beverage manufacturing sector. Participants will gain a clear understanding of the industry’s structure, scope, and economic importance, and how raw ingredients are transformed into safe, high-quality products through skilled labour, technology, and rigorous standards. The course highlights key roles, workplace expectations, food safety and compliance requirements, and the values that drive the industry. Through practical, scenario-based online learning, participants will also explore the Canadian labour market, national occupational standards, and relevant education and training pathways—building clarity, confidence, and day-to-day readiness for success in this essential industry.

Skills you will learn:

  • Industry overview
  • Role expectations
  • Safety compliance basics
  • Career pathway clarity

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Understand Canada’s food processing industry end-to-end by explaining what makes it unique, how the Agri-Food System works, what food processing is (and isn’t), and the key subsectors, innovations, and performance metrics.
  • Navigate the workforce and career landscape by interpreting current workforce and job trends, linking immigration impacts to industry needs, and identifying roles, future prospects, and the value of experience and education.
  • Build job-ready capability by identifying essential and in-demand skills, applying transferable skills, and using practical strategies to overcome common employment barriers.
  • Support safe, compliant operations by explaining why food safety matters, where it starts, how traceability works, and the role of CFIA and National Occupational Standards—while creating an upskilling mindset for long-term growth.

Who Should Take This Course?

  • New employees entering the food and beverage processing industry.
  • Individuals exploring careers in food production or manufacturing.
  • Supervisors onboarding staff or facilitating industry orientation sessions.

Course Outline & Major Topics

  1. Canadian Food & Beverage Industry Overview
  2. The Canadian Labour Market
  3. Employment Opportunities
  4. Food Safety in Canada
  5. Canadian Education & Training

Course description

This course provides an understanding of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and the importance of having a food safety program. This introductory program outlines how every person working at that facility can have either a positive or a negative impact on food safety. Participants should be able to explain the benefits of a HACCP system, understand hazards and how they can be controlled, and the importance of GMP and Prerequisite Programs.

You will learn that food safety hazards are; biological, chemical, or physical substances that can make a food product unsafe to eat and cause illness, injury or death if consumed. You will also learn how biological, chemical, and physical hazards can be harmful to human health and how to prevent and control them.

Skills you will learn:

Food Safety

Cleaning

Quality Assurance

Hazards

Decumention

Pest Sources

Chemical Hazards

Learning Objectives

Once you have completed the course, you will have obtained the skills to understand the importance and benefits of food safety. What a HACCP system is and who invented it including:

Who Should Take This Course?

Course Outline & Major Topics

What is a Food Safety Program (HACCP System)

*Receive a nationally recognized certificate for participation in this course

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