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Challenges in Developing Competency-based Training Curriculum for Food Safety Regulators in India.

This article is from Indian Journal of Community Medicine : Official Publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine , volume 39 . Abstract Context:: The Food Safety and Standards Act have redefined the roles and responsibilities of food regulatory workforce and calls for highly skilled human resources as it involves complex management procedures. Aims:: 1) Identify the competencies needed among the food regulatory workforce in India. 2) Develop a competency-based training curriculum for food safety regulators in the country. 3) Develop training materials for use to train the food regulatory workforce. Settings and Design:: The Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad, led the development of training curriculum on food safety with technical assistance from the Royal Society for Public Health, UK and the National Institute of Nutrition, India. The exercise was to facilitate the implementation of new Act by undertaking capacity building through a comprehensive training program. Materials and Methods:: A competency-based training needs assessment was conducted before undertaking the development of the training materials. Results:: The training program for Food Sa

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