Halal Lead Auditor Training
Lead halal certification audits of slaughter, manufacturing, catering and logistics operations against the UAE and GCC scheme framework, auditing to ISO 19011:2018 with jurisprudential differences handled honestly.
29
Lessons
~15h
Study time
30
Exam questions
Earns a QR-verifiable Certificate of Training
Overview
About this course
Halal certification sits at the junction of two demanding disciplines: a conformity assessment scheme with documented, auditable requirements, and a body of religious ruling the auditor must apply faithfully without assuming the role of a jurist. This course prepares experienced food-sector professionals to lead halal audits of abattoirs, manufacturing plants, central kitchens and logistics operations, using the UAE and Gulf framework — UAE.S 2055-1, UAE.S 2055-2, GSO 2055-1 and OIC/SMIIC 1:2019 — as the working reference.
It begins with the sources of halal ruling and why schemes legitimately differ, then maps the UAE scheme architecture of accreditation, certification bodies and a national mark. It then covers the technical substance you must verify: ingredient origin, including gelatine and enzymes; ethanol as ingredient, processing aid or residual carry-over; slaughter, including the contested question of stunning; najis and cleansing; segregation; labelling and traceability; and the halal assurance system. The final modules cover audit practice to ISO 19011:2018 — programme, planning, on-site conduct, nonconformity writing, reporting, the certification recommendation and auditor competence.
It is written for halal auditors, certification-body personnel, food safety managers preparing for certification, and consultants. Afterwards you will be able to plan and lead a halal audit end to end, judge ingredient and process evidence on its merits, and write findings that survive review.
Assessment is a 30-question online exam with a 70% pass mark, leading to a verifiable certificate. About 15 hours of self-paced study.
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Syllabus
Course content
10 modules · 29 lessons · ~15h
01Module 1 — Halal, Haram and the Sources of Ruling — the Foundations an Auditor Must Get Right3 lessons
- What Halal Means in Food — Concepts, Categories and Tayyib32 min
- Schools of Jurisprudence and Why Halal Schemes DifferPreview35 min
- From Fatwa to Standard — the Global Halal Standards Landscape30 min
02Module 2 — The UAE and GCC Framework — UAE.S 2055, GSO 2055 and the Scheme Architecture3 lessons
- UAE.S 2055-1 and GSO 2055-1 — General Requirements for Halal Food34 min
- UAE.S 2055-2 and OIC/SMIIC 2 — Requirements for Halal Certification Bodies35 min
- Scheme Architecture and the National Halal Mark — How the System Is Layered30 min
03Module 3 — Raw Materials and Ingredients — Establishing Origin and Status3 lessons
- Classifying Ingredients — Animal, Plant, Microbial and Synthetic Origin32 min
- The Difficult Categories — Gelatine, Enzymes, Emulsifiers and Carriers40 min
- Supplier Approval and the Ingredient Dossier30 min
04Module 4 — Alcohol and Ethanol — Ingredient, Processing Aid and Residual Carrier3 lessons
- Khamr, Ethanol and the Basis of the Prohibition33 min
- Ingredient, Processing Aid or Residual Carrier — Making the Distinction35 min
- Alcohol-Adjacent Risks — Vinegar, Fermentation and Contact Materials30 min
05Module 5 — Slaughter — the Slaughterman, the Invocation, the Method and Stunning3 lessons
- The Slaughterman, the Invocation and the Animal31 min
- The Method — Cut, Equipment, Line Speed and Confirmation of Death35 min
- Stunning — Where Schemes and Schools Genuinely Differ35 min
06Module 6 — Najis, Cleansing and Segregation — Preventing and Remedying Contamination3 lessons
- Najis — Categories, Sources and Consequences33 min
- Ritual Cleansing, Line Conversion and Validation Evidence35 min
- Segregation Across Storage, Production, Utensils and Transport35 min
07Module 7 — Packaging, Labelling, Traceability and the Halal Assurance System3 lessons
- Packaging, Contact Materials and Labelling31 min
- Traceability, Mass Balance and Recall35 min
- The Halal Assurance System — Policy, Committee, Controls and Internal Audit35 min
08Module 8 — Auditing to ISO 19011:2018 — Programme, Planning and Conduct3 lessons
- The Audit Programme, Risk and Audit Types30 min
- Planning and Document Review — Turning the Standard into an Audit Plan35 min
- Conducting the Audit — Interviewing, Observation and Evidence40 min
09Module 9 — Leading the Audit to Conclusion — Findings, Reporting and Competence3 lessons
- Writing Nonconformities — Problem, Location, Requirement32 min
- The Report, Corrective Action and the Certification Recommendation35 min
- Auditor Competence, Conduct and Continuing Eligibility30 min
10Course materials & downloads2 lessons
- Halal Status Reference Chart — Animal-Derived, Doubtful and Alcohol-Bearing Ingredients (PDF)
- Halal Lead Auditor On-Site Checklist — Slaughter, Segregation, Cleansing, Traceability and Marks (PDF)
