Component 1 “Institutional Environment”

  1. An introduction to risk assessment principles
  2. Hazards identification and characterization along the dairy production chain in Ukraine
  3. Introduction to basic concept of sampling and sample size
  4. Introduction to disease occurrence principles and measures of central location
  5. Introduction to epidemiological surveillance
  6. Risk based surveillance-categorization
  7. Risk factors for transmission of zoonotic diseases through milk or milk products
  8. Sample size exercise
  9. The nature of data
  10. Introduction to Epidemiological Study Design
  11. Introduction to Outbreak Investigation (focus on foodborne outbreak investigation)
  12. Epidemiological Aspects of Laboratory Investigations
  13. Epidemiological risk factors and the measures of association
  14. Data collection
  15. Database development and use
  16. Bovine tuberculosis
  17. Staphylococcus aureus
  18. Introduction to risk assessment principles
  19. How to conduct a risk assessment
  20. Introduction to cross sectional study
  21. Measures of disease spread
  22. Use of multiple diagnostic tests (series and parallel interpretation)

Component 2 “Implementation”

  1. Risk based inspection system
  2. Animal welfare
  3. Communication to farmers what to expect?
  4. Best practices in dairy farms – introduction
  5. Training of trainers training plan
  6. Tricks and jokes to facilitate interaction among participants (for training purposes)
  7. How to assess animal welfare
  8. Dairy farming impact on the environment (the system of waste management)
  9. Feeding and quality control of feed and water
  10. Housing conditions
  11. Herds management and calf rearing
  12. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Germany case
  13. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Italy case
  14. International perspectives of raw milk (quality and safety) monitoring and state control in European settings: Switzerland case

Component 3 “Private Industry”

  1. Importance of milk safety and quality – economy
  2. Importance of safe raw milk – policy level
  3. Importance of safe raw milk – animal health
  4. Importance safe raw milk – human health
  5. Risk prevention of bad or unsafe milk
  6. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Animal health and calf rearing
  7. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Animal welfare and housing conditions
  8. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Communication and training tips
  9. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Documents and record keeping
  10. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Feeding and quality of feed and water
  11. Training of Trainers (ToT), focus: small producers. Milking hygiene quality and safety
  12. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. MCP in Ukraine regulatory aspects
  13. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Milk quality control and documentation
  14. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Refrigeration and pasteurization their role for the control of food safety hazards
  15. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. What should be tested at the MCP and how
  16. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Somatic Cell Count and Total Microbial Count what do they mean, biologically and financially
  17. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Equipment disinfection, and pest management
  18. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Is personal hygiene part of this story
  19. Training of Trainers (ToT) focus transporters MCP. Milk transportation best practice
  20. Study visit Switzerland. Food inspection office of canton of Berne
  21. Study visit Switzerland. Inspection in dairy processing plants
  22. Awareness Workshop. Associations’ work in the dairy sector in Switzerland
  23. Awareness workshop. Inspections – The Swiss Perspective
  24. Awareness workshop. Quality based payment system for raw milk-official versus private controls in Switzerland
  25. Awareness workshop. Inspections-Aspects beyond the Checklist
  26. Awareness workshop Legal Frameworks in Raw Milk Control Responsibilities and Implementation in Switzerland