Segment One – Internet Training Course
Course Content – The Internet course consists of twelve Modules that explain seafood safety hazards, pre-requisite programs, the seven principles of HACCP, the FDA Seafood HACCP regulation, and the FDA Guidance materials available to help you develop a HACCP plan. The Internet course covers all of the information presented in the first two days of the “live” three-day Alliance Training program.
Registration – You can register online for the Internet course at this site and pay the registration fee by credit card. The current registration fee is $75USD and will increase to $175USD on, or after, June 1, 2024. Your payment will be processed via our secure credit card processing service. Your credit card statement will indicate a payment to Cornell University Business Services, and you will receive an email confirmation of payment when the transaction is processed. You can also register for the Internet course by mail and pay the course fee by check.
Get Enrolled – Your registration form and payment receipt are sent to our course mailbox at seafoodhaccp@cornell.edu. Our course managers must then enroll you in the Seafood HACCP course. An Email will be sent to the address provided on your registration form with instructions for accessing the Seafood HACCP Segment One Internet training course. The email will contain instructions describing how to create and account and login to this course through the Canvas system. This is a manual process that must be conducted by a course manager during business hours (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time) on Monday through Friday.
Email is Needed – All communications related to the Seafood HACCP Internet course will occur via Email, so you will need a valid Email address before you can start. Be sure that your Email address is correctly typed on the online registration form or typed or clearly printed on the mailed in registration form. You may also need to enable your Email system to accept messages from seafoodhaccp@cornell.edu. Some systems move unknown messages to Spam, Junk or Trash mailboxes or refuse delivery unless you approve or enter the Email addresses that you deem acceptable into your address book.
Six Month Registration Period – Your registration will be valid for 6 months from the date that you register. If you do not complete the course in 6 months, you will be required to register again. You can Login to the course site and work on the course Modules at any time during this 6-month period.
Internet Course Completion Notice – Your progress through the Internet course will be automatically tracked by the Canvas system. When you have submitted the answers to all the knowledge assessments in each of the 12 course modules, a final Email with the Subject Line: Course Completion Notice will be sent to the Email address that you provided on your registration form. This Email will serve as your notice that you have completed the Seafood HACCP Alliance Internet training course and is your “ticket” to a Segment Two “live” one-day training course, if desired. Generation of the Course Completion Email is a manual process that must be conducted by a course manager during business hours (9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Eastern Time) on Monday through Friday. No Course Completion Emails are sent on the weekend. You should plan to complete the Internet course at least 2 to 3 days before the Segment Two course that you plan to attend to ensure that that you will have your Course Completion Notice Email letter to present to the Segment Two instructor.
NOTE: Starting April 1, 2023 the Alliance protocol will require completion of a segment two training within 9 months of completing this segment one course. Those enrolled after April 1, 2023 must meet this training requirement. For those enrolled prior to April 1, 2023, the previously recommended 6 months and no more than 2 years policy will be honored.
Training Options – The Internet course can be taken alone without attending a Segment Two course, if an AFDO certificate of course completion is not needed. For firms that already have employees who have this certificate and/or meet the training requirements of the FDA regulation, the Internet course may be an effective option for more of their employees to get basic training on HACCP principles and their application to seafood products.