Food Factory Hygiene: Practical Skills Workshop. Bia Innovation Centre, Athenry. 17 & 18 September 2025

Course Fee

The fee for this course is €1000 per participant, €499 for those eligible for funding by The Rural Food Skillnet. If you are not eligible for funding you can still register for the course directly with Bia Innovator by emailing:

Course Overview

Join us for this hands-on, two-day workshop designed for professionals across the food production sector — from hygiene teams to quality, maintenance, and operations managers.

Who is this training course designed for?

• Hygiene, quality, maintenance & operations managers
• Supervisors and team leads responsible for sanitation
• Food safety professionals looking to strengthen compliance

What will I learn if I attend?

• Implement effective wet & dry cleaning methods
• Validate and verify cleaning effectiveness
• Optimise allergen and environmental monitoring
• Improve hygienic equipment design and pest control
• Develop strong SSOPs, master sanitation schedules, and more
• Course Format and Tutors

Course Format and Tutors

With 60% classroom learning and 40% hands-on pilot plant training, you’ll leave with actionable tools to elevate your hygiene standards — and a certificate of compliance. The following sectors will be benefit from this training: Ready to eat, ready to cook foods, snacks, dairy, meat, fish, cereal/grains, processed foods, ingredients suppliers.

Pareire Consulting Limited with over twenty years of experience working in the food industry in food safety/hygiene and compliance leadership roles internationally.

Course Venue

This course will be delivered in Teagasc Mellows Campus, Bia Innovation Centre, Athenry, Co. Galway. Post Code H65 R718