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Show Me Food Safety Scholarship
Supporting the next generation of food safety professionals.
SQFI's course for the people who build and run a site's SQF food safety system, taught in the classroom by an SQFI Certified Trainer. Spend two full days working through the SQF Food Safety Code, Edition 10, with hands-on workbook activities, questions about your own site and lunch included both days.
Last updated October 14, 2026
In person · St. Louis, MO
$1,099 per seat
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Implementing SQF Systems, St. LouisApr 13–14 · $1,099
Enroll NowImplementing SQF Systems is the Safe Quality Food Institute's (SQFI) training course on how to build, document and maintain a food safety management system that meets the SQF Food Safety Code. Kiwa ASI is an SQFI Licensed Training Center and teaches the Edition 10 version in person in St. Louis: two full days in the classroom with an SQFI Certified Trainer.
The course covers the full Code: the system elements, Good Industry Practices and the Part A certification process. You work through a workbook with other professionals and can ask about your own products, processes and records throughout. The course trains your people; it doesn't certify your site. SQF certification comes only from an audit by an SQFI-licensed certification body. See SQF certification.
SQFI released the Edition 10 Codes in March 2026 and anticipates that certification audits to Edition 10 will begin on January 2, 2027. SQFI notes the date depends on GFSI benchmarking and could move later. Until then, sites are audited to Edition 9.
Next classes: April 13–14, 2027 and September 1–2, 2027, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM CT both days, in Kiwa ASI's training room. The October 28–29, 2026 class has been cancelled.
At The Crossings at Northwest in St. Ann, Missouri, with free on-site parking.
Food safety culture, environmental monitoring, change management, updated scoring and risk assessment.
A Kiwa ASI certificate for your training records, as evidence of SQF Code training at your audits.
The St. Louis class is $1,099 per seat. Tuition includes all course materials, refreshments and lunch both days. Can't travel? The same course runs live online.
Two full days in the classroom with an SQFI Certified Trainer, with lunch and materials included.
2 full days · 8:30 AM–4:30 PM CT · The Crossings at Northwest, St. Ann, MO
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The same Edition 10 course as four half-day sessions on Zoom.
16 contact hours · 8:30 AM–12:30 PM CT · Live via Zoom
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Anyone responsible for implementing or overseeing food safety and quality systems at an SQF-certified site, or at a site working toward certification.
The people the SQF Code names to develop, implement and maintain the site's SQF System.
Managers who own the food safety plan, document control and audit readiness.
Team members who run prerequisite programs, monitoring and verification day to day.
Leaders who need to know what SQF requires of production, sanitation and maintenance.
Supervisors who train staff and keep Good Industry Practices working on the floor.
Teams preparing for a first SQF audit, or building a new system to Edition 10.
Already an SQF Practitioner? If you only need what changed from Edition 9, the Edition 10 Conversion Course in St. Louis is a half-day update.
Two full days, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM CT, in Kiwa ASI's training room. Each day builds on the last, with workbook activities throughout.
Start with how the SQF certification program works, then build the foundation of your system.
Turn the Code into what your auditor sees on the floor, then walk through certification itself.
Everything you need is provided in the room.
Classes meet at The Crossings at Northwest, 500 NW Plaza Dr, St. Ann, MO 63074, in Kiwa ASI's first-floor training room.
The Crossings at Northwest, 500 NW Plaza Dr, St. Ann, MO 63074. First-floor training room.
Ample free parking on site at The Crossings at Northwest.
Refreshments and lunch are provided both days. Tell us in advance about any dietary restrictions or allergies.
Marriott St. Louis Airport, Hilton Garden Inn St. Louis Airport and Hampton Inn St. Louis-Airport.
All training materials are provided. Bring a notebook or laptop for notes, and layers, since room temperatures vary.
The venue is fully accessible. Email US.Info@kiwa-asi.com in advance if you need special accommodations.
Post-training survey results from recent Implementing SQF Systems cohorts.
The instructor went beyond the code language and showed us how to actually build and defend the system. I left with changes I could make the next Monday.
The live format made all the difference, I was able to get real answers about applying the SQF Code to our specific facility and processes.
The hands-on approach to building our SQF system documentation was incredibly valuable. Having a live expert walk through each module made complex requirements feel manageable.
The interactive sessions were excellent. Hearing from other participants about their challenges and how the SQF system applies across different facility types was eye-opening.
Everything you need to know before you enroll.
Instructor-led, in-person classroom training with workbook activities.
Two consecutive days, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM CT both days. Next classes: April 13–14 and September 1–2, 2027.
The Crossings at Northwest, 500 NW Plaza Dr, St. Ann, MO 63074.
Per seat.
Workbook, SQF Code, course materials, refreshments and lunch both days.
A Kiwa ASI Certificate of Completion for your training records.
Cancel or reschedule at least 14 days before the class; later cancellations may be subject to fees.
The same course as four half-day live Zoom sessions for $795.
The SQF Code sets the requirements. This course is the most practical way to build the working knowledge of the Code that it calls for.
The SQF Practitioner must be employed by the site, have completed a HACCP training course, be competent to implement and maintain HACCP-based food safety plans, and understand the SQF Code and what it takes to implement and maintain an SQF System for the site's scope.
Required for the practitioner, and Implementing SQF Systems doesn't replace it. Kiwa ASI teaches live, IHA-accredited HACCP certification training you can take before or after this course.
Not mandatory, but SQFI strongly recommends it for new practitioners. It's the most practical way to build, and document, a working knowledge of the Code.
SQFI offers an online Implementing SQF Systems exam, in Manufacturing and Primary Production versions. Passing it earns an SQFI certificate of attainment.
SQFI's voluntary credential accepts either this course or the exam as its Code-knowledge prerequisite, plus HACCP training and food safety management experience.
Harmeet brings nearly two decades of food safety consulting and training experience to every class. She has worked with companies ranging from small startups to multinational corporations, helping them navigate regulatory compliance, quality systems and audit readiness.
As a certified lead instructor and approved training partner, Harmeet combines deep technical knowledge with practical, real-world insight, from HACCP plans and FDA Food Safety Plans to internal audits and staff training.
Director of Training & Consulting Services, Kiwa ASI
SQFI Certified Trainer & Consultant · HACCP Specialist · Lead Instructor
Build the rest of your SQF Practitioner skill set with Kiwa ASI.
IHA-accredited HACCP certification. The SQF Code requires HACCP training for every SQF Practitioner.
16 contact hours · 4 half-days · Live via Zoom · 8:30 AM–12:30 PM CT
Dates on request. Ask about upcoming dates
A half-day update for current practitioners: what changed from Edition 9 and how to convert your system.
4 contact hours · Half day · Live via Zoom · 8:30 AM–12:30 PM CT
Dates on request. Ask about upcoming dates
The same half-day conversion course, in person in St. Louis, with materials included.
Half day · In person · St. Louis, MO · 8:30 AM–12:30 PM
For practitioners after Implementing SQF Systems, an accredited HACCP course and at least one successful SQF audit.
2 full days · Live via Zoom · 8:30 AM–4:30 PM CT
Dates on request. Ask about upcoming dates
SQFI's official course, taught in the classroom by an SQFI Certified Trainer.
Kiwa ASI teaches SQFI's Implementing SQF Systems course as an SQFI Licensed Training Center.
The class is led by an SQFI Certified Trainer with nearly two decades of food safety training and consulting.
Work through the Code with a workbook, ask about your own site and learn from other companies in the class.
Built on the Edition 10 Code, ahead of Edition 10 audits that SQFI expects to start January 2, 2027.
Training is delivered by ASI Training and Consulting, LLC, separately from our accredited certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC. Taking it has no bearing on any audit outcome.
Implementing SQF Systems is the Safe Quality Food Institute's (SQFI) training course on how to build, document and maintain a food safety management system that meets the SQF Food Safety Code. Kiwa ASI is an SQFI Licensed Training Center and teaches the Edition 10 version in person in St. Louis as a two-day class led by an SQFI Certified Trainer.
This course is ideal for SQF Practitioners (and backups), quality managers, food safety team members, facility managers, supervisors, and anyone responsible for implementing or overseeing food safety and quality systems at an SQF-certified or certification-seeking facility.
The October 28–29, 2026 class has been cancelled. The next St. Louis classes are April 13–14, 2027 and September 1–2, 2027, 8:30 AM–4:30 PM CT both days, at The Crossings at Northwest, 500 NW Plaza Dr, St. Ann, MO 63074, in Kiwa ASI's first-floor training room. Free parking is available on site.
$1,099 per seat. Tuition includes the workbook, the SQF Code, all course materials, and refreshments and lunch both days. For six or more people, ask about private training: call 1 (800) 477-0778 or email US.Info@kiwa-asi.com.
Select Enroll Now in the enroll box at the top of this page to pay online. Questions first? Call 1 (800) 477-0778 or email US.Info@kiwa-asi.com.
Yes. This course is fully aligned to SQF Edition 10, covering all major updates including food safety culture, environmental monitoring programs, change management, updated scoring criteria, and new risk assessment protocols.
SQFI released the Edition 10 Codes in March 2026 and anticipates that certification audits to Edition 10 will begin on January 2, 2027. SQFI notes the date depends on GFSI benchmarking and could move later. Sites audited before Edition 10 takes effect are still audited to Edition 9, so now is the time to update your documents and programs.
Not strictly. The SQF Code requires the SQF Practitioner to be employed by the site, to have completed a HACCP training course, to be competent to implement and maintain HACCP-based food safety plans, and to understand the SQF Code and what it takes to implement and maintain an SQF System for the site's scope. SQFI says the Implementing SQF Systems course is not mandatory but is strongly recommended for new practitioners — it is the most practical way to build, and document, that working knowledge of the Code.
Yes, if you will serve as the SQF Practitioner. The SQF Code requires the practitioner to have completed a HACCP training course, and Implementing SQF Systems does not replace it. Kiwa ASI also offers live, IHA-accredited HACCP certification training that you can take before or after this course.
Participants who complete the course receive a Kiwa ASI Certificate of Completion, which you can keep in your training records as documented evidence of SQF Code training for your audits.
SQFI offers an online Implementing SQF Systems exam, with separate Manufacturing and Primary Production versions. Passing it earns an SQFI certificate of attainment. SQFI accepts either the Implementing SQF Systems course or the exam as the SQF Code knowledge prerequisite for its voluntary Certified SQF Practitioner credential, which also requires HACCP training and food safety management experience.
No. The course trains your people; it does not certify your site. A facility earns SQF certification only after a successful audit by an SQFI-licensed certification body. Kiwa ASI's training is delivered by ASI Training and Consulting, LLC, which operates separately from our accredited certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC.
Yes. Tell us at least 14 days before the class to cancel or reschedule. Later cancellations may be subject to fees, as described in your registration confirmation. Email US.Info@kiwa-asi.com or call 1 (800) 477-0778.
Yes. The same Edition 10 course runs live on Zoom as four half-day sessions, 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM Central Time, for $795 per seat. See Implementing SQF Systems online.
Implementing SQF Systems covers the full SQF Code and is the right starting point for new and backup practitioners. The Edition 10 SQF Conversion Course is a shorter update for people already working to Edition 9 who only need what changed. SQF Advanced Practitioner Training is built for experienced practitioners and is best taken after Implementing SQF Systems, an accredited HACCP course, and at least one successful SQF audit.
Hotels near the venue include the Marriott St. Louis Airport, Hilton Garden Inn St. Louis Airport and Hampton Inn St. Louis-Airport. Please book your own room; lunch and refreshments are provided both class days.
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Kiwa ASI is an SQFI Licensed Training Center. Training is delivered by ASI Training and Consulting, LLC, separately from our accredited certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC, to safeguard against conflicts of interest. For private training, email US.Info@kiwa-asi.com.