Expression of Interest (EoI) has been invited by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for Empanelment of Training Partners under Food Safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) Program.
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Scope of Work:
FSSAI has launched FoSTaC program to enhance the availability of skilled/ trained manpower in the food industry; To Create an improved environment of self- compliance to FSS Act, Rules & Regulations by the responsible Food Businesses and to bring a behavioral change and inculcate a culture of Food safety in the country. In this connection, FSSAI is looking forward to identify and empanel more Training Partners for organising trainings under FoSTaC program on behalf of FSSAI.
The Empaneled training partner will be required to organize training of Food Handlers as per the training curriculum of FSSAI in different parts of the country in a pragmatic manner.
Process for Empanelment of Training Partner:
1. The Expression of Interest (EoI) will be posted on the official websites of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Food Safety Training and Certification (FoSTaC) program.
2. Training Providers, Academic Institutions, Licensed Food Businesses, Associations, and Civil Society Organizations that are interested and eligible can apply to become empaneled as FoSTaC Training partners through an online application link.
3. The submitted documents of the applicants will undergo scrutiny to ensure they meet the specified criteria mentioned in Point 6 of this document.
4. Applicants who fulfill the eligibility criteria and have submitted all the required documents will be notified and called for a presentation in due course of time from the last date of EoI.
5. The applicants called for presentation will have to present their presentation according to the criteria outlined in Point 8 of this document. An Evaluation Committee will assess the presentations.
6. The applicants selected by the evaluation committee will be notified and called for a workshop in due course of time.
7. The applicants successfully completing the workshop will be issued a certificate of empanelment as Training partner under FoSTaC program, in due course of time.
Important Dates/ Timelines:
| Sr. No. | Event | Tentative Date/ Timelines |
| 1. | Advertisement of “Request for Expression of Interest (EoI) for Empanelment of Training Partners under FoSTaC Program” (On https://fostac.fssai.gov.in/index ) | 30th December, 2024 |
| 2. | Opening of Online application link for submission of EoI (Google Link How to Applyfor submission of application: https://forms.gle/KJW5UVqKCDGj6wxz7 | 30th December, 2024 |
| 4 | Closing of Online application link for submission of EoI | 30th January, 2025 – 5.00 PM |
| 5 | Tentative date of Disclosure of Shortlisted applications after preliminary scrutiny of submitted documents. | February/March 2025 |
| 6 | Tentative date for presentations by the shortlisted applicants before the evaluation committee. | March/April 2025 |
| 7 | Tentative date for workshop for the applicants selected by the evaluation committee. | April/May 2025 |
| 8 | Tentative date of empanelment of the selected applicants as the training partners under FoSTaC program. | April/May 2025 |
How to Apply:
The applicants can submit their EoI applications through the Google link https://forms.gle/KJW5UVqKCDGj6wxz7 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
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