This program is the best option you can find to specialize in Food Safety in the area of nutrition and update your knowledge of the field”

On the food crises that have occurred in recent decades at European and world level have demonstrated the need for systems to identify, locate and withdraw those products that could represent a food safety risk and a danger to the health of the population. The obligation of all companies in the food sector to have a food safety plan incorporating all the HACCP principles of the Codex Alimentarius makes it essential for the members of the quality department team to be familiar with each of the phases of the HACCP system, including batch traceability.

For this reason, the Postgraduate Certificate in Industry 4.0 Digitalization in Quality Management offers professionals a solid foundation of skills and abilities that will allow them to develop and implement traceability plans in various food sectors in the industry.

In addition, this program also describes the importance of the application of digital media and platforms in the Quality Management systems of the Food Industry, with special emphasis on the migration strategies from the traditional to the digital system.

For a proper understanding of these issues, the current definitions of food quality and safety standards are discussed. In addition, it describes the impact of digital platforms on the performance of the main international regulatory bodies. Another of the strengths of this program is the presentation of concrete case studies in which digitization leads to an improvement in the quality management systems of the food industry. 

The teachers on this Postgraduate Certificate are university professors and professionals from various disciplines in primary production, the use of analytical and instrumental techniques for quality control, the prevention of accidental contamination, intentional contamination and fraud, regulatory schemes for food safety certification (Food Safety/Food Integrity) and traceability (Food Defence and Food Fraud/Food Authenticity), and in the digitization of quality management. 

It is an educational project committed to creating high quality professionals. A program designed by professionals specialized in each specific subject who face new challenges every day. 

The best knowledge on the market in the area of food industry digitization, condensed in a comprehensive academic program”

This Postgraduate certificate in Industry 4.0 Digitalization in Quality Management for Nutritionists contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:

• Case studies presented by experts in food safety in the area of nutrition
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional development
• The latest developments in industry 4.0 digitization in quality management
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies in industry 4.0 digitalization
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You are just one step away from increasing your knowledge and elevating your competencies as a nutritionist to the next level”

Its teaching staff includes professionals who belong to the field of food safety in the area of nutrition, and who bring to this training program the experience of their work, as well as recognized specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive specialization programmed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. To that end, professionals will be assisted by a novel interactive video system made by recognized and extensively experienced experts in Industry 4.0 Digitalization in Quality Management. 

This program comes with the best educational material, providing you with a contextual approach that will facilitate your learning"

This 100% online Postgraduate Certificate will allow you to combine your studies with your professional work while increasing your knowledge in this field"

The Postgraduate certificate in Industry 4.0 Digitalization in Quality Management for Nutritionists is aimed at facilitating professional performance based on the latest and most innovative advances in the sector. All this, in an exclusively practical way, by means of the most complete theoretical and practical contents in the sector. Likewise, during the course of this Postgraduate certificate, professionals will address the main interventions specialists conduct in food safety. This will allow students to improve and enhance their skills in this regard, with the certainty of performing the protocols as effectively and safely as possible.

This is the best option to learn about the main developments in food safety in the field of nutrition’’

General objectives

• Analyze the fundamentals, requirements, regulations and main tools used in the traceability of the different points of the food chain
• Analyze the system for establishing a relationship between the food product and the origin of its components, the manufacturing process and distribution
• Evaluate food industry processes to identify those items that do not meet specific requirements to ensure food safety and consumer health
• Develop the basis for the application of the different phases of the traceability system in food sector companies
• Analyze the advantages of digitalization in the currently established food safety and quality management processes
• Develop specialized knowledge of the different commercial platforms and internal IT tools for process management
• Define the importance of a migration process from a traditional to a digital system in food quality and safety management
• Establish strategies for the digitalization of protocols and documents related to the management of different food quality and safety processes

Specific objectives

• Define the background of logistics and traceability
• Examine the different types of traceability and scope of application
• Analyze the principles, requirements and measures of food legislation in the context of traceability
• Establishing the scope of application of traceability in its mandatory nature
• Analyze the different traceability and lot identification systems
• Identify and define the responsibility of the different actors in the food chain in terms of traceability
• Describe the structure and implementation of a traceability plan
• Identify and discover the main tools for the identification of batches
• Establish procedures for locating, immobilizing and recalling products in case of incidents
• Identify, analyze and explain the logistics process at each point of the food chain
• Examine the quality standards and food norms in force for the digitization of the different international reference bodies
• Identify the main commercial software and internal IT strategies that enable the management of specific food safety and quality processes
• Establish appropriate strategies for the transfer of traditional quality management processes to digital platforms
• Define the key points of the digitization process of a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) program
• Analyze alternatives for the implementation of prerequisite programs (PPR), HACCP plans and monitoring of standardized operating programs (SOP)
• Analyze the most appropriate protocols and strategies for digitization in risk communication
• Develop mechanisms for digitalizing the management of internal audits, recording corrective actions and monitoring continuous improvement programs

Highly specialized objectives in a program created to train the best professionals in Nutrition”