Description: The elements of a food incident that shape a laboratory response.

Terminal Competency:

Link the elements of a food incident that shape a laboratory response.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Assist in laboratory planning / response to food incidents.

2. Assist with the evaluation of testing considerations for complex matrices.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Sampling and workflow planning strategies in support of laboratory surge activities.

Terminal Competency:

Support laboratory surge activities.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Contribute to laboratory surge capacity assessment.

2. Assist with high-throughput testing schemes in response to surge capacity needs.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: The generation of all data that leads to a test result.

Terminal Competency:

Generate quality data.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Research appropriate analytical tools.

2. Recognize the impact of laboratory errors on test results.

3. Contribute to a validation/verification proposal.

4. Recognize when a method deviation is warranted.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.

Description: Monitoring trends and detecting outbreaks.

Terminal Competency:

Describe how laboratory data is used for surveillance.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Describe the role of surveillance in incident detection.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.