An estimated 3 million people in the United States, as many as 300,000 Canadians and approximately 1 % of the European population has been diagnosed with celiac disease. 

Celiac disease is now recognized as one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. The purpose of this training is to provide an overview of celiac disease and gluten sensitivity. The term gluten will be defined along with the identification of common sources of gluten. If you produce gluten-free products, this course will also assist your food handlers to understand the importance of gluten.

Closed Captions are available for this course.

Language: English

An Gluten Awareness online course material covers:

1. Introduction 
2. What is Celiac Disease
3. Non-celiac gluten sensitivity
4. Understanding gluten and its sources
5. Gluten in Oats
6. Gluten Management Good Manufacturing Practices
7. Resources and Recap

At the completion of this course, it is expected that you will be able to:

• Define gluten and the differences between celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity
• Identify the impact that celiac disease has on individuals
• Demonstrate an understanding of why the food industry is required to manage gluten containing food and products
• Recall different food handler responsibilities and GMP’s relating to gluten management

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

A Certificate of Competency will be provided after you have successfully completed this course (including the knowledge assessment). The criteria to earn a Certificate of Competency and corresponding CEUs for this course includes:

• Successfully completing each of the course lessons and final assessment
• Achieving a pass mark of 70% or more on the final knowledge assessment

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

0.10 CEU (or 1 hour equiv.)

This training is suitable for those responsible for handling food within a food manufacturing or production environment. This includes:

• Food production staff
• Food Safety and Quality System staff
• Shift Supervisors
• Technical Managers
• Any person responsible for handling food within a food business

It is also suitable for any business who maintains "Gluten-Free Certification" and is required to educate staff in Gluten Awareness.

COURSE LEVEL: Basic / Induction

DURATION: 30 minutes

FORMAT: This is a self-paced online course that you can start at any time. Automatic access is provided after successful registration and payment.

TRAINING RESOURCES:  This course provides you access to a video presentation with voice over.

ACCESS EXPIRY: You will have 12 months access to this course before it expires.

LANGUAGE: English Text, Closed Captions and Voice Over

REGISTRATION PROCESS: After course registration, you will receive an email with access instructions. This will include your access user name and password. You will also receive and email with a copy of your order and a PDF copy of your purchase receipt. If you do not receive this information, please check your email junk, spam, or clutter folders. If the email is not there, please contact us by clicking here.

CERTIFICATE ACCESS: You will have access to an electronic course certificate and training transcript on successful completion.

EXPECTATIONS: You can access student rights and course expectations by clicking here

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This training is delivered online. The HACCP Mentor training videos are able to be viewed on almost every OS including Mac OS, Windows and Linux. You should also be able to view this training on your apple or android mobile device (with the exception of Blackberry device).

We also work with all of the major browsers and versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Opera, etc. Online training delivered through the HACCP Mentor website uses online videos which will work on any browser that supports Adobe Flash and/or HTML5. The only requirement for viewing Flash content is Flash Player 9 or greater. To ensure the best play-back, we typically recommend remaining up to date with your Flash version whenever possible.

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All training videos require a computer or device sound source. You can either use your computer speakers or a device compatible headset / earphones.

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