Training 2009

Calls for tender were launched during 2008 for the conclusion of contracts for the organisation, management and implementation of Community training activities to take place in 2009. These activities focus on the areas of food and feed safety, animal health and animal welfare, and plant health.

Contracts have now been awarded to contractors, who have undertaken to organise, manage and implement the activities. In addition, some activities launched during 2008 continue into 2009. In addition to the programmes listed below, further programmes covering different subjects may be launched during the course of 2009.

Training programmes are to be implemented in the EU and in third countries during 2008. They are, in particular, aimed at staff of competent authorities of Member States involved in official controls, and participants from selected third countries.

Training courses taking place in the EU cover:

• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point principles
• Best practices for veterinary checks in seaport, road and rail border inspection posts
• Animal welfare standards during transport and at slaughter and killing for disease control purposes
• Monitoring and controls of zoonoses and applying microbiological criteria in foodstuffs
• Evaluation and registration of plant protection products
• Food Hygiene and Controls
• Feed Law
• Plant Health Controls

Training courses taking place in third countries cover:

• Better Training for Safer Food in Africa
• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza disease control
• EU food standards
• Training for laboratory staff of ASEAN countries in the application of food testing
• The EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and the possible introduction of a similar system in other regions of the world

Further information on these programmes and others which may be launched during 2009 will be made available at these pages in due course.

Draft Training activities 2009-2010