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    1. ANSI/CFP ACCREDITATION PROCESS FOR FOOD PROTECTION MANAGER CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS

    2. Currently, membership includes nearly 800 Member Companies (with revenues of more than $1.2+ trillion) 250+ Professional, Trade, Educational, Consumer and Labor Institutions 30+ Government Agencies Currently, membership includes nearly 800 Member Companies(with revenues of more than $1.2+ trillion) 250+ Professional, Trade, Educational, Consumer and Labor Institutions 30+ Government Agencies

    3. Roles of ANSI Federation To accredit U.S./ Standards Developers, U.S. Technical Advisory Groups and conformity assessment systems (accreditation) To ensure integrity of the U.S./ voluntary consensus standards system To provide regional & international access To offer a neutral policy forum

    4. Conference for Food Protection Non-profit Organization Representative and Equitable Partnership among Regulators Industry Academia Professional organizations Consumers

    5. Roles of CFP Overall Goal to ensure food safety Identify problems Formulating Recommendations Developing and Implementing food practice Provide input into the FDA Food Code

    6. Certified Food Protection Managers Develop, implement and enforce specific policies, procedures or standards aimed at preventing food borne illness and protect consumers. Identify hazards Supervise food preparation Coordinate training Take corrective action as needed

    7. Goals of the ANSI/CFP Accreditation Program Ensure all Food Protection Manager Certification Programs meet CFP Standards Facilitate a self-assessment process that increases the quality of the program Increase recognition and confidence in the quality of Food Protection Manager certification programs

    8. ANSI/CFP Accreditation = Quality Verifies the quality of a certification program for State regulatory bodies responsible for licensing Ensures consistent quality of food protection managers for employers Increases consumer confidence regarding food safety Verifies the use of a valid and reliable processes that increases legal defensibility of certification programs

    9. Why the Need for a National Standard? CFP - Over 25 Year History Target Audience - Food Protection Managers (Est. 250,000 certified/year) Variation in Certification Program Criteria & Design - (Multiple Providers)

    10. Key Elements to the Standards Test Development and Administration Job Analysis Psychometric Standards (Standards for Educational & Psychological Testing) (Guidelines for the Development, Use and Evaluation of Licensure and Certification Programs) Examination Performance Examination Security

    12. ANSI/CFP Accreditation Program Benefits Benefits to Industry Reciprocity of certification across jurisdictional lines Enhancing the “value” of the credential Assurance of quality of certification programs

    13. ANSI/CFP Accreditation Program Benefits Benefits to Corporations Assures that the certification process is valid, reliable and legally defensible Provides a consistent meaning for certification.

    14. ANSI/CFP Accreditation Program Benefits Benefits to Jurisdictions No need to develop own certification programs No need to monitor credentialing programs (ANSI/CFP does that) No need to expend funds evaluating certification programs

    15. ANSI/CFP Accreditation Program Benefits Benefits for Accredited Organization Certification program reviewed by independent third party Certification program assessed against a recognized uniform set of Standards – (CFP Standards)

    16. ANSI/CFP Accreditation Program Benefits Benefits to Candidates More testing options (locations, price, etc.) Meaningful certification (valid, reliable, transferable between jurisdictions)

    17. Accreditation Program Outcomes A valid, reliable and legally defensible credentialing process Maintenance of an accessible, flexible & cost effective delivery system Establish a National Standard resulting in the universal acceptance of credentials obtained from organizations accredited through the CFP/ANSI program

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