Our weekly email containing tips, advice and reminders that will help you achieve GAPC Certification in 2018.
This week: Achieving Certification and Updated 578's
1. Achieving Certification: It's more than just an audit.
Last week's email explained the required score on the Certification Audit, this week we want to discuss the other elements needed to achieve GAPC Certification.
Training: All Grower ID's listed on the approved application must have attended 2018 GAP training. This included any associated growers listed on the application.
Self-assessment: The self-assessment must be completed prior to the Certification Audit date. Please note that only self-assessment needs to be completed per farm operation. The self-assessment will cover all growers who are associated with the farm in our system.
Passing score on Audit: Growers must achieve compliance with 100% of Criticals and 75% of Additional GAPC Certification Standards.
Maintain Compliance: No verified concerns or violations of polices or procedures are discovered by GAPC through follow-ups or the GAPC Worker Concern Helpline or other approved third-party worker concern process.
If a grower has achieved all of the above they will have earned GAPC Certified status for 2018. This status will be maintained in 2019 through attending training, completing the 2019 self-assessment, achieving a passing score on the GAPC Site Visit and having no reported and verified concerns or violations of GAPC Certification Standards and policies.