Nalin Prabhath Ghardhi Hettiarachchi
QA at The XCJ Corp

It was an excellent experience! The training was highly interactive, well-structured, and truly engaging. I especially appreciated the expertise and delivery style of the trainers, Nima and Sonia – they made complex topics easy to understand and enjoyable to learn. I would highly recommend everyone to take the PCQI training with FIC. 

April 25, 2025.

Sawsan Ali
Quality Manager at Canaan Fairtrade

The training was more than wonderful, containing a lot of very important information. It contains many important resources that the trainer shared with us in an excellent and more than wonderful way. It is a great opportunity to develop food and how to deal with and manage food risks. It is a very wonderful experience. I believe I will repeat it in other courses with the same trainer, Nima.

April 25, 2025

Johnny Otabil Aggrey
Quality Stream Leader at Barry Callebaut Ghana Limited

Excellent, the pop-up questions and the group breakout sessions made me the course insightful and understandable. Would recommend this anyone who was to be educated on preventive control. 

April 25, 2025

Lilian Boham
Food Safety Coordinator at Barry Callebaut Ghana Limited

Very good facilitators who are take their time to explain the content as best as they can for understanding. It was also very interactive.

April 25, 2025

Elisabeth H Kjonvik
Quality Manager Processing at Leroy Midt AS

I liked the level of interaction. Very nice instructors, with a good understanding of the work in a factory. Nice people in the class, everybody interested to learn and share information.

April 25, 2025

Sandhya Fnu
Assistant Quality Officer at Dabur India Ltd.

It was collaborative, very informative and have many practical insights. I just want to say that this is a great learning experience. it was informative, well structures and have practical insights and i am excited to apply this in my career.

April 11, 2025

Jake Juretsky
Greenhouse Manager at Langwater Farm

Exceeded my expectations. As good as a remote course with this material could probably be.

I had never taken a 100% online course before, and certainly not this long and involved, but he kept things interesting, and it was easy to remain engaged. I also thought the interactive exercises were very helpful, as least to remain engaged with the course and the material.

April 11, 2025

Sahar Adham
Food Technology Consultant at IFCO

Overall, I liked everything about the course, the amount of information and knowledge, the clarity of explanation and the way the instructors gave the course.

I really enjoyed the course. The instructors, Sonia and Nima were really outstanding, they were very clear and keen to share information. Nima was very knowledgeable and patient and responded to all questions. This course was for me a good refresher, since I was away from the food industry for a couple of years.

I would definitely take more courses with FIC.

April 11, 2025

Ashley Nelson
Food Safety & Quality Internal Auditor at Treehouse Foods

Everything ran smoothly and according to schedule. I really enjoyed the course and learned a lot that I hope to implement at my job.

April 11, 2025

Jessica Garcia
Quality Control Specialist Supervisor 

I liked that all the course material was provided and the presentation style of our instructors. I liked this a lot! Easy to follow. I liked how the material was presented, poll checks, and the videos provided.

April 11, 2025

Isabella Gualandri
QC Supervisor

I thought the teachers did very nice. Nima was excellent. He presented a lot of material in a short amount of time but in a professional and empowering way.

April 11, 2025

Julio Ramirez
Food Safety at Ivan Big Tree

Instructors were very helpful and informative. Overall, a great course to take. Not only were the instructors helpful but the participants came with their own set of knowledge, and they were free to share with everyone. The environment allowed for conversation and discussion which has helped me see just many ways these protocols are implemented. I am sure that for any future certifications I will use FIC!

April 11, 2025

Audrey H. Wallace
Formulation Lead at GenRev Labs

For an online class it was pretty good. The instructors were there every step of the way, and the knowledge checks helped to keep you engaged.

April 11, 2025

Tejas G Parikh
Director of Quality at Pharmvista Inc.

10/10. Excellent services from the trainers. Thank you!!!

April 11, 2025

Rick James
Quality & Food Safety Systems at Givaudan Flavors Corporation

Conducive to learning. good explanations. Appreciate the pace of the training. Good use of breakout sessions. Kept me engaged.

April 11, 2025

Dinesh Bhardwaj
Quality Manager 

Very positive environment. Expert Instructors and very much learning environment was provided.

April 11, 2025

Rhoda Sithole
Director Sensory & Technical Services at Constellation Brands Inc.

Nima was an excellent teacher - he knows his materials and explains concepts well. The environment was great. Better at home than to travel for the training.

March 13, 2025

Andrea Griffiths
Auditor/Consultant at ASI 

I appreciate the quizzes after answers. It drives the topic though. I appreciate the instructors involving everyone at their comfort level and ensuring we were all ready to proceed.

March 13, 2025

Davorka Pullen
Food Safety Manager at Olivier's Candies

The instructors were excellent. The course material was very well organized. Lots of resources were provided. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to become PCQI.

March 26, 2025

Shilpa Mistry
Consultant at FSCA Inc.

Well-developed program and training.

March 26, 2025

Jessica Nuytten
QA Manager at Cherry Republic

Very well prepared and many examples were helpful. Both speakers were knowledgeable and patient with answering everyone's questions.

March 26, 2025

Veronica Hazelton
Senior Vice President of Fulfillment at Cherry Republic

It was really good. I liked both instructors and the interactive nature. Nima! Incredibly knowledgeable and a great approach to training. Patient and thorough! And, and a very soothing voice!

March 26, 2025

Kira Vance
Senior Food Safety Technician at Northwest Naturals, LLC. 

I liked it quite a lot! It was fun, I tend to be an interactive person who asks a lot of questions, so I appreciate that we had other people in the group who were also interactive. I liked the learning environment - online live was great. Changing the groups around was great. I really liked the small additions at the hazard analysis level - the slides where we got to determine what kind of cause of the hazards.

March 13, 2025

Sophie Ranger
Corporate Quality System Specialist at Nature’s Touch Frozen Foods Inc.

The level of interaction was good. I really enjoyed this PCQI training even if it was the third time I was getting it within 5 years. The instructors were enthusiastic and full of resource. The version 2 is adding in a good way to the requirement. PCQI training should be an annual refresher.

March 13, 2025

Jamillah David
Food Industry Consultant at Sofi Works Food Services

Interactive course with participants and instructors. Knowledgeable trainers. Felt comfortable to ask questions.

March 13, 2025

Sarah Symonds
Quality and Food Safety programs manager at Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast

Great instructors and very knowledgeable with answering our questions.

March 13, 2025

Suzanne Agro
Supplier Quality Manager at Blount Fine Foods

Nima was great, he was very knowledgeable and easy going.

March 13, 2025

Shikhar Shrimali
Production Technician at Sucro Canada

The course was a complete package!!!... It was very informative and will help me in my career within food industry. It was pleasant and easy to understand.

March 13, 2025

Vien-An Friedel
Global R&D & FSQA Leader

The content, instructors, engagements throughout the course (with the knowledge tests and breakout sessions), and the course attendees.

I really appreciated the high level of interactions.

I was a little nervous about the virtual environment but the instructors were great with keeping us engaged and paying attention. Good discussion leads.

10 out of 10 !

March 5, 2025

Patrick Stephens
Corporate Food Safety, Quality, Regulatory Manager at Scoular

The instructors did a great job of teaching the course, it was clear that they were knowledgeable and had a vast amount of comprehensive experience. I also enjoyed the different engagement techniques used (question prompts, group activities). The resource center is fantastic, thank you for including that into the course.

It was fantastic. I thought the techniques used helped keep everyone engaged and made sure to involve everyone.

It was great. Fantastic instructors, high level of engagement, and great course materials and resources. Wonderful course that I've already recommended to one of my direct reports who will be signing up soon.

March 5, 2025

Zachary Johnston
Owner of The Spice Guy Company

Course was great, very comprehensive and I’m happy to have the docs now so you can build a pretty legit plan because the FDA requires all of the documents but does not have examples or an aggregated area for everything you actually need. This course was great for that.

March 5, 2025

Sarah Naushad
Food Safety Supervisor at Olivier's Candies

Very good. Great course with great details.

March 5, 2025

Raymundo Mendiola
Operations Manager at Geodis Logistics

Liked it very much. This is my first time taking a any class on Food defense. There is a lot of material and information to cover but the instructor made it really easy to understand and did a great job keeping us engaged.

March 5, 2025

Almira Enriquez
QEHS Supervisor at Keurig Dr Pepper

Great Team. Great instructors. Will recommend when sending our other associates to the classes.

March 5, 2025

Almira Enriquez
QEHS Supervisor at Keurig Dr Pepper

Great Team. Great instructors. Will recommend when sending our other associates to the classes.

March 5, 2025

Jordan May
Sr. Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Manager at Nestle USA

A lot of great content and engaging activities. Great, the polls and group work made it very engaging. Highly recommend this course if around the Food Safety QA space.

March 5, 2025

Charlie Day
FSQA Supervisor at Dippin' Dots LLC.

Awesome. I can foresee using this knowledge potentially for the rest of my career.

March 5, 2025

Meera Villanueva
Supplier Quality Specialist at Blount Fine Foods

Great, the pop-up quizzes and group exercises were helpful.

March 5, 2025

Arnel Ryan
Director at Consultare Inc. Group

Content was well put together and the instructors delivered spot on.

February 19, 2025

Ahmed M Elazzamy
Sr Manager, Product Management at Amazon

This is course is all what I needed to understand about food safety to prepare for launching my business.

March 5, 2025

Paulina Gonzalez
Office Manager at O' My Goodness Cookie Bakery

It was good, instructors made sure to include everyone in all exercises, answer any questions we had. It was also nice learning what everyone else does for work and why they were taking this class.

February 19, 2025

Jose Zapata
QA Assistant Team Leader at Southwest Cheese

Very well organized and structured, highly recommend. I believe this course was extremely well planned and I have gained valuable knowledge. I did get confused on some wording which made some of my responses incorrect, however after review I was able to realize my mistakes and correct them. Overall, I believed I performed really well.

February 19, 2025

Jeri Sparks-Gonsalves
QA Manager at Thrive Freeze Dry

I like online course. It is more convenient than going to a room. Nima and Sonia were great instructors. I would take other courses with them in the future.

February 19, 2025

Jennifer Johnson
Quality Control at CG Roxane

The interaction was great, it made some of us step out of our comfort zones.

February 19, 2025

Harrison Salzman
Quality Technician at Waseen Inc.

I enjoyed being in groups with people of various backgrounds and levels of experience.

I thought I did well, and learned a fair amount of new things. I am happy that i will be able to help out more at work, and sign off on the paperwork that often piles up on my manager’s desk.

February 19, 2025

Madeline McLean
Quality Assurance Specialist at Madrona Specialty Foods

The course is very thorough, and the facilitators are very knowledgeable. They had real world experience to share. Loved it! The group work and knowledge checks kept me on my toes!!

The PCQI Course for Human Food delivered! The facilitators are spot-on! They have real world experience to share. The group work made it a very interactive course. There was plenty of opportunity to ask questions and hear perspectives of others from different areas of the food industry.

February 12, 2025

Monica Cifuentes G.
FSQA Manager at Lantic Inc.

It was really a pleasure to participate in the training, the main instructors are really good and try to keep it simple and real.

February 12, 2025

Gayathri Vasudevan
Quality Food Safety Manager at Bunge Foods

Informative course, presented well, knowledgeable trainers.

February 12, 2025

Michael Harrell
Production Specialist

I think this course is going to help a bunch in the long run of building our business and I appreciate all the help we received during the course.

February 12, 2025

Stacey Rudd
Quality Inspector Lead at Rich's Ice Cream

Vast amounts of knowledge and resources. I did enjoy the interaction with individuals in other fields. It was very interactive! I really enjoyed this course and depth of knowledge gained.

February 12, 2025

Rafaella Mino
Supplier Quality Specialist at Blount Fine Foods

It was great to learn and to meet new people.

February 12, 2025

Andres Gomez
Quality Director at KD Nutra

It was very interactive.

February 12, 2025

Danielle Palacios
Sanitation & Regulatory Affairs Coordinator at KD Nutra

I like the group breakouts to get different points of view. This was a well-developed course which presented good examples and a lot of information within the allotted time. Would recommend for anyone looking to become a PCQI for their facility.

February 12, 2025

Stephen Kelly
Corporate Compliance Manager at Thrive Freeze Dry

FIC has provided another great learning experience. I have taken now four classes with them and will recommend to my colleagues.

January 27, 2025

Ashley Hugg
A Supervisor at the Culinary Source LLC. 

It a decent size group with multiple background and we were given extra material to help form our food safety plans, which is great!

Nima is very informative and a master of food safety and FDA regulations. I learned a lot between establishing preventive controls and the lines between implementing them or not depending on the risks. It has helped me in my new job to identify appropriate suppliers and stay current.

January 27, 2025

Smita Gurung Ghale
Food Safety Specialist at Hadson Toko Trading Company

Detailed explanation by both lead instructors. Kept us engaged actively in group discussion and exercises. Highly recommended course for all food safety personnel. Give us more insight and clarity in FDA regulation and requirements. Fully satisfied, keep us engaged and attentive in the class. Thank you.

January 27, 2025

Rocio Diaz
Food Safety Manager at Ferrara Candy Company 

Keep up the good work! This training was great!

January 27, 2025

Kyle Fetko
Senior Quality Specialist at Nestlé

I thought the course was great and provided a really helpful dive into relevant content for anyone who is involved in managing or developing a food safety plan. Would recommend.

January 27, 2025

Naga Sowmya Lakkaraju
Student at Lambton College

Excellent. It's very interactive and helped me to learn new things.

January 10, 2025

Dylan Kais
FSQ Lab Tech at Gehl Foods

I liked how the information was broken up. It made a lot of information easier to understand. I really enjoyed the knowledge checks. It was very good at presenting a lot of diverse information. I learned a lot about the process which will help me thrive in my role.

January 10, 2025

Andrew Beecher
Process Manager at Watson's Candies Inc.

I knew almost nothing about preventive controls and creating a food safety plan before this course. Now I feel comfortable beginning the process. The training was well paced between group activities and lectures. I felt the learning environment was supportive and both the instructors and other participants helped create a good classroom feel. Great job, thanks.

January 10, 2025

Matthew Marshall
Quality Assurance Supervisor at Independent 

It was great. It was everything I needed.

January 10, 2025

David Gregory
Assistant Manager at Casey's General Stores

Very informative. Really appreciate the Appendix 7 walkthrough of what to expect in an audit situation. The group sessions were a win. I enjoyed the learning environment very much.

January 10, 2025

Miucah Ong
Quality Assurance at North American Flour Mills Inc.

Very clear and informative. Instructors are not in a rush, and they make sure that the topics are clear before moving forward. Informative as people are from different fields and expertise.

January 10, 2025

Aryonna Renouf
Consumer Safety Officer at U.S. Food and Drug Administration

I enjoyed getting to see and hear multiple examples of how firms are meeting the discussed regulatory requirements. The content covered in the class was diverse and well explained. Everything was easy to follow. The content of each exercise was relevant to the course material and relevant to the requirements under the regulation. Instructors created a welcoming learning environment and allowed for multiple answers. They provided direction and correction in a positive way. Well rounded, engaging and informative!

January 10, 2025

Dayleah Smith
Quality Assurance at Honee Bear Canning

The class was very easy to learn from. The lectures were well structured and easy to follow along with in the book, where additional information was available to supplement the zoom call. The group environment allowed to hear others experience that related to the topics and allowed for many more real-world examples than those provided in the slides. Having the exercise workbook printed off allowed to take detailed notes and complete practice work. 10/10 enjoyed hearing from peers.. Instruction was easily to follow and comfortable to ask questions if you did not understand something.

January 10, 2025

Yogini Sunil Gurav
Supplier Quality Specialist at Blount Fine Foods

As my first time taking a PCQI training, it was great. The level of interaction was very helpful. I liked how interactive the class was during the entire session.

January 10, 2025

Keith Vulhop
SQF Practitioner at Con Yeager Spice Company

I thought group interaction was good. Everyone had a chance to participate. The course was very inclusive, and very informative. I would recommend to anyone that is need of PCQI training.

January 10, 2025

Clint Adreon
Assistant Distribution Center Manager at Casey's General Stores

It’s a fun course, would recommend for anyone getting into the field.

January 10, 2025

Pallavi Kumar
Area Quality and Food Safety Specialist at Mars Wrigley

Very structured program, with good knowledgeable instructors. Liked the engagement through the Polls and frequent breaks and industry examples.

December 13, 2024

Byron Pittman
SQF Practitioner at WOW Baking Company

Overall a very interactive and comprehensive course.

December 13, 2024

Tina Ramirez
Lab Tech at Aurora Organic Dairy

It was a very well-structured class. The course instructor did very well. Very kind and informative.

December 13, 2024

Ana Vasquez
Assistant General Manager at Aaron Thomas Company

It was very well paced and engaging. I learned a lot and it was very interactive.

December 13, 2024

Maria Blanco
Quality Control Supervisor at Aaron Thomas Company Inc.

I came in with vague background knowledge because my work environment is secondary packaging, and I now understand how to create a food safety plan.

December 13, 2024

Frederick Jimenez Alvarado
Food Safety Manager at International Specialty Produce

I've just completed the PCQI Training and was thoroughly impressed by its comprehensive curriculum and presentation. The content was clear, well-organized, and covered all essential aspects of food safety. The practical examples and interactive exercises made complex concepts easy to understand. This course significantly enhanced my knowledge and confidence in handling food safely. I highly recommend it to anyone in the food industry or interested in food safety.

November 27, 2024

Brenda Harper
Consultant at CQAFSS

I liked doing the exercises as a group. The interaction was very good. The instructor was very well spoken and gave a lot of helpful examples.

November 27, 2024

Robert Wilmoth
Consultant at Food Safety Consulting

Very informative and instructors keep me engaged. Loved it.

November 27, 2024

Alisa Wong
QA Supervisor at Shah Trading Company

A great interactive course!

November 8, 2024

Dr. Raza Hussain
QA Manager at Shah Trading Company

Easy and layman's level explanation. Great interactive way of learning embedded with excellent delivery by seasoned experts. Highly recommended for Food Quality and safety personnels.

November 8, 2024

Radosveta Bozhilova
Food Safety Coordinator at Nossack Gourmet Foods Ltd.

The performance was very good.

November 8, 2024

Jessica Peterson
Quality Assurance Lead at Ovino

I liked the various exercises, polls and quizzes. It helped ensure the info was clarified and understood. A very comprehensive course with various methods of learning and interactions to help ensure complete understanding of the material. Great learning environment. Nice to hear from and learn from peers and hear the instructor’s real-life examples.

November 8, 2024

Cody Swanson
QA Lead Specialist at DSM-Firmenich

I particularly enjoyed all of the food safety exercises. As someone new to a quality assurance role it really helped me to get a better grasp on food safety rules that I feel like I will be emboldened to bring back to my company for our own internal auditing procedures. I didn't particularly know what all I was going to be getting out of this course since it just came recommended to me by my supervisor so that we could have another PCQI trained individual for our site. Being new to the role I'm in now in Quality Assurance I am very glad to have gone through this training course. It really helped to explain a lot of the unknowns to me that I'm definitely going to be getting into and working hands on with. That's why all of the exercises throughout the training felt so beneficial to me. It will really help me to better take back what I learned to my company.

October 25, 2024

Dedy Wahyudi
Coffee Procurement at PT. Olam Indonesia

Very interactive and attractive course. Very friendly. At the beginning of the course, I felt a little awkward, because this was my experience taking the PCQI course. But after I took this course for 2.5 days, I gained a lot of knowledge related to food safety. Thank you very much to the FIC team. Keep it up!!!

October 25, 2024

Usha Gullapalli
QA Manager at Wisconsin BioProducts

Interactive and great way to learn more new applications and subject.

October 4, 2024