Appointed National Coordinators

The GCSE-Food and Health Protection Team is pleased to announce the appointment of Monica Carcedo as the National Coordinator for Spain and Dr. Kakha Nadiradze as the National Coordinator for the Southern Caucasian Countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia). Their roles include giving oversight to the activities of GCSE-FHP and serving as the national contact for regional coordinators in their respective countries.

If you are from these countries, you may send inquiries addressed to these representatives via the GCSE-FHP web site “Contact Us” link: http://www.afisservices.com/gcse-fhp/gcseinquiry.html

Curriculum Development Guide for the GCSE-Food & Health Protection Consumer Protection Training Program:

If you wish to be approved as a training provider, the guide for developing your curriculum is now available. It outlines the background understanding, the requirements for approval as a training provider, general aspects that the course must cover, the content of the submission package for approval, etc.

The guide is available to members of GCSE-FHP and your certificate # is your user name. You need to request a unique password that gives you access to the guide. You may send an email directly to the GCSE-FHP Team or use the online “Contact Us” link below to request your pass word. Please provide your membership certificate number in your request.

Contact Us : http://www.afisservices.com/gcse-fhp/gcseinquiry.html

GCSE-FHP Consumer Protection Training Program - The Benefits to the Various Groups:

Training providers – benefit from their participation

Trainees – benefit through acquired certification

Trained and Certified Personnel – benefit in their employability and through the ready access to information from GCSE-FHP for ongoing professional development

Practicing Industry Professionals - benefit from an expanded scope of professional engagement

Organizations – benefit from the assistance provided by GCSE-FHP in the development of their training programs

Employers – benefit from the readily available pool of trained and committed employees

Consumers – benefit from the acquired knowledge and the empowerment to be actively engaged in ensuring that products are safe

To learn more about the training program and how you can take advantage of its benefits to you, please contact the GCSE-FHP Team:  http://www.afisservices.com/gcse-fhp/gcseinquiry.html

Summary of Roles Performed by National & Regional Coordinators:

The national or regional coordinator role is open only to approved “Panellist” members of GCSE-FHP. Only one national coordinator can be appointed per country but several regional coordinators may be appointed. Each appointee performs the coordinator roles as a volunteer in the assigned jurisdiction.

National Coordinators:
• Oversee the activities of GCSE-FHP at the national level in the assigned country
• Understand and promote the GCSE-FHP campaign
• Promote the GCSE-FHP training on the principles and practice of consumer protection
• Advise GCSE-FHP on developments in the assigned country
• Lead GCSE-FHP initiatives
• Encourage and direct new members to register with GCSE-FHP
• Assist with the organization of campaign conferences in their jurisdiction
• Assist GCSE-FHP with the identification of regional divisions
• Serve as the national contact for regional coordinators as applicable
• Other contingent or evolving roles

Regional Coordinators:
• Understand and promote the GCSE-FHP campaign
• Promote the GCSE-FHP training on the principles and practice of consumer protection
• Oversee the activities of GCSE-FHP
• Advise GCSE-FHP on developments in the assigned region
• Lead GCSE-FHP initiatives
• Encourage and direct new members to register with GCSE-FHP
• Assist with the organization of campaign conferences in their jurisdiction
• Work with the national coordinator as applicable
• Other contingent or evolving roles

For additional information, please contact the GCSE-FHP Team: http://www.afisservices.com/gcse-fhp/gcseinquiry.html

Certificate in Food & Health Protection (CFHP) Training Program

A major focus of GCSE-Food & Health Protection is to drive the right mindset in protecting the consumers of food and health products. Strategic collaboration is needed worldwide if reasonable success is to be achieved and maintained in the prevention of health problems caused by food and health products. To this end, the GSCE-Food & Health Protection has launched the CFHP training program that focuses on the principles and practice of consumer protection among other things.

GCSE-FHP recognizes the necessity to adequately train industry participants and stakeholders. This includes consumers. Adopting a mindset of collaboration in the assurance of consumer safety and satisfaction is crucial for all industry participants, regulators and evaluators, etc. Many industry professionals are already positioned to work, and are working with this preferred mindset but there are some inhibitors. The CFHP program is designed to counteract these inhibitors.

A consistent provision of properly designed training and coaching is necessary to break habits that lead to products failures and injury to consumers. Specialists in their respective fields are needed to perform the collaborative roles that are proposed by GCSE-FHP. Ongoing training is necessary in order to create and maintain an environment where there is no longer any need for operators to be policed. Operators and their employees need to learn the benefits and adopt the ideals of being self-motivated and determined to ensure both consumer safety and business survival. The CFHP program is designed to meet these training and coaching needs.

Several challenges interfere with the achievement of consistent excellence in the protection of consumers. These include:

• Lack of financial resources
• Lack of human resource
• Lack of awareness
• Employee indifference or laziness
• High employee turnover rates 
• Resistance to change 
• Excess focus on profit-making
• Criminal intent
• Politics or political protectionism
• Unfair economic opportunism
• Et cetera

Minimizing the disruptions caused by these factors requires more than training. However, it starts with a well designed and implemented training program such as the CFHP program. This program is designed for all industry stakeholders and participants, including consumers.

GCSE-FHP is continuing to enlist training providers, training centres, consultants, prospective students and companies worldwide for the CFHP program.

For additional information about this training program or the curriculum development guidelines, please contact the GCSE-Food & Health Protection Team via email - gcse@afisservices.com - or go to: http://www.afisservices.com/gcse-fhp/gcseinquiry.html

Seeking National and Regional Coordinators for Listed Countries Worldwide

In the continuing effort to expand its activities worldwide, GCSE-Food & Health Protection is continuing to appoint national coordinators. Regional coordinators for different regions within the listed countries are also needed. These are currently volunteer roles with the possibility of becoming remunerated positions as GCSE-Food & Health Protection continues to expand in its global scope and programs.

To learn about what National & Regional Coordinators do, you may go to the Summary of Roles.

The countries with members may be viewed here: Country Representation 

For more information, please contact the GCSE-Food & Health Protection Team at: Contact Us