Leadership 2 – Budgeting 101

$ 199

Time

1.0 Hours

Modules

3 Lessons

Learning Recognition Framework (LRF) Level

Level 3 Supervisor/Intermediate

Recognition Certificate

12k Enrolled

Course description

Effective budgeting is essential to operational control and long-term organizational success. This course equips food and beverage processing leaders with the financial knowledge and practical tools needed to plan, manage, and control budgets that support production goals, compliance requirements, and profitability. Participants will gain hands-on experience defining key budgeting concepts—such as operational budgets, functional budgets, and cost of goods sold (COGS)—and understanding the differences between top-down and bottom-up budgeting approaches. With a strong focus on controlling production costs and distinguishing between direct and indirect expenses, the course strengthens financial decision-making, improves accountability, and drives smarter resource use to positively impact the bottom line.

Skills you will learn:

  • Budget control skills
  • COGS cost insight
  • Expense management
  • Profit-driven decisions

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Build budget confidence fast by defining essential terms like operational budgets, functional budgets, and COGS.
  • Choose the right budgeting approach by distinguishing top-down vs. bottom-up functional budgeting for better planning accuracy.
  • Control production costs with clarity by separating direct vs. indirect costs and understanding their impact on profitability.
  • Optimize labour spend without sacrificing performance by applying practical strategies that support workers while managing labour costs.

Who Should Take This Course?

  • Supervisors and managers responsible for departmental budgets or cost control.
  • Team leaders preparing for leadership roles involving financial oversight.
  • Employees seeking to strengthen their financial literacy within processing environments.

Course Outline & Major Topics

  1. Defining Budgeting
  2. Identifying Budget Items
  3. Controlling Production Expenses

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:


  • The benefits of a HACCP system

  • Hazards and how to control them

  • The importance of GMP and Prerequisite Programs

  • How to develop and implement a HACCP Plan

  • How to maintain and when to review a HACCP system

  • Reasons HACCP may fail and the most common non-conformities related to HACCP

Who Should Take This Course?

  • New Hires
  • Line Workers
  • Supervisory and Management
  • Quality Assurance Teams
  • Food Safety Teams

Course Outline & Major Topics

What is a Food Safety Program (HACCP System)



  • Who is HACCP and Who Invented It

  • What is Needed for a Successful HACCP System

  • Management Commitment

  • Importance of Line Workers

  • Benefits of HACCP System

  • Types of Hazards

  • Sources of Hazards

  • People/Uniforms

  • Equipment/Utensils/Tools

  • Incoming Material

  • Cleaning

  • Building as a Source of Hazard

  • Pest Source of Hazards

  • Water as Source of Hazards

  • Types of Biological Hazards

  • Growth Requirements for Microorganisms

  • Canadian and USA Allergen List

  • Physical Hazards

  • How Biological Hazards are Controlled

  • How Chemical Hazards are Controlled

  • How Physical Hazards are Controlled

  • How Chemical Hazards are Controlled

  • Cross-contamination

  • Potential Food Safety Concerns

  • Prerequisite Programs

  • Step 1: Finished Product (Product Description)

  • Step 2: Incoming Materials

  • Step 3: Process Flow

  • Step 4: Plant Schematic

  • Step 5: Hazard Analysis and Control of Hazards

  • Control Point

  • Step 6: Process Controls (PC)

  • Step 7: Critical Control Point

  • Critical Control Points Examples

  • Critical Limits

  • Monitoring

  • Monitoring Activities

  • Verification of Monitoring Records

  • Training of Employees

  • Verification of Training

  • Step 8: HACCP System Review

  • Review of your HACCP System

  • Update of your HACCP System when you have changes…

  • Reasons why HACCP may fail

  • Indicators of a Successful HACCP System

  • Employee Guide to GMPs

  • HACCP Process Flow

  • Meat Cooking Record CCP

  • Sample Receiving Record

  • SOP Receiving Ingredients

*Receive a nationally recognized certificate for participation in this course


  • Who is HACCP and Who Invented It

  • What is Needed for a Successful HACCP System

  • Management Commitment

  • Importance of Line Workers

  • Benefits of HACCP System

  • Types of Hazards

  • Sources of Hazards

  • People/Uniforms

  • Equipment/Utensils/Tools

  • Incoming Material

  • Cleaning

  • Building as a Source of Hazard

  • Pest Source of Hazards

  • Water as Source of Hazards

  • Types of Biological Hazards

  • Growth Requirements for Microorganisms

  • Canadian and USA Allergen List

  • Physical Hazards

  • How Biological Hazards are Controlled

$ 199

CA $299

33% off

Call for Info

Subscribe to FPSC and get this course free

Get this course, plus 70+ other courses with your subscription.

This course is available in the following languages:

Online learning

Related courses