Our Latest Projects

(Go to our web page for information on our services and project samples: http://info.denniswilcox.biz/; contact information: mailto:denniswilcox@earthlink.com)

Food Safety and Hygiene Training
Staff Training for Agency Serving the Developmentally Disabled

Over the last year we have been immersed in providing comprehensive media-based training programs in the areas of food safety and hygiene for a large food manufacturer here in Minnesota. These training programs are directed at manufacturing employees and contractors of all kinds who work in the manufacturing facilities of the company across the country. We cannot discuss the specifics of the programs here on a public site because of confidentiality (and we rigorously honor the confidentiality agreements and expectations of our clients). But on a more general level they involve the topics of FDA-mandated Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMPs, HACCP, or Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, and SQF, or Safe Quality Food.

SQF is of special interest in terms of ensuring a safe food supply for the public. It is part of an initiative major food product distributors around the world have created which is known as the Global Safe Food Initiative, or GSFI. You can find out more about SQF and GSFI by exploring these links:

http://www.sqfi.com/certification.htm

http://www.us.sgs.com/gfsi_audit_certification_program_retail_food_certification_us

We also completed the first phase of an eLearning project for employees of a highly respected organization that works with the developmentally disabled, Laura Baker Services Association in Northfield, Minnesota. This project lasted two years and involved consulting with the organization to find the optimal eLearning software for the project, exploring the best LMS solutions, working with the selected LMS vendor to ensure functionality of the completed training programs, producing over 20 training program titles, and helping train organization staff to use the eLearning software for in-house development of training programs. The titles focused on soft skills training for staff to help maintain a safe and productive workplace, free of harassment and abuse, Laura Baker's drug and alcohol policies, and maltreatment policies and procedures. This eLearning project followed our production of eight video presentations for Laura Baker for use in employee orientation, public information, and fund-raising. More information and a look at some of the work we did for them can be viewed on the Professional Samples link on our website: http://info.denniswilcox.biz/samples.htm.