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Empanelment of Training Partners under Food Safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) Program

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Overview

Empanelment of Training Partners under Food Safety Training & Certification (FoSTaC) Program

Pre-Requisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, all the applicants should fill, sign and scan the following mandatory documents, and these documents must be mandatorily uploaded by all the applicants- as a single file merged in the given order-

  • Annexure I- Application Form duly signed by authorized signatory
  • Brief of the organization- self prepared by the applicant
  • Permanent Account Number (PAN) of the organization or proof of exemption from income tax (if applicable)
  • Proof of communication address of the organization- like electricity bill, company registration etc.,
  • CVs of the Key Members(signed) who will be the part of Team which will handle the FoSTaC program, if empanelled- Mention Field of experience and Years of Experience in each field
  • Annexure II- Terms and Conditions duly signed by the Authorized Signatory
  • Annexure III- Proposed implementation plan, duly signed by the Authorized Signatory
  • Annexure IV– Duly signed by the Board of Directors of the Organization/ Company/ Society. In case of Partnership firm, it should be signed by both the partners. In case of Proprietorship, it should signed by the Proprietor.
  • Annexure V- Details of Single Point of Contact - duly signed by the Authorized Signatory.
  • Identity proof of Authorized signatory- like PAN card, etc.,
  • Address Proof of Authorised signatory- like Aadhaar card, etc.,
  • Annexure VI- duly signed by the Authorized Signatory
  • Annexure VII- duly signed by the Authorized Signatory
  • Annexure VIII- duly signed by the Authorized Signatory
  • Fee Receipt and Fee Invoice

In addition to the above mentioned documents, the applicants are requested to fill, sign and scan the respective specific documents listed in point 7.3 of this document.

Specific Documents to be submitted with the application- Following are the specific documents that are to be submitted as per the category in which they are applying-

a) Association- Following documents are to be submitted by the applicants applying in this category-

  1. Constitution document of the entity viz., The Trust Deed in case of public/ private trust or Bye-laws in case of society/ association/ club
  2. The list of active directors /Members of the Managing committee / the Managing Council.
  3. A copy of the proof of identity of the entity viz. Registration Certificate issued by Registrar in case of societies/ by charity commissioner in case of trust or societies engaged in charitable work
  4. Proof showing that the association has more than 50 members.
  5. Proof showing two years of experience in organization of training programs like Photographs with date stamp, Attendance records, Contracts with clients etc.,

b) Licensed Food Business- Following documents are to be submitted by the applicants applying in this category-

i. Certificate of Incorporation.
ii. Memorandum of Association and Article of Association.
iii. The list of active directors/ Board Members of the Company.
iv. Last two ITRs (i.e. for FY 2023-24 and 2024-25) with Balance sheet.
v. Annual Financial Report.

c) Academic and vocational institutes- Following documents are to be submitted by the applicants applying in this category-

i. Certificate of Incorporation/Certificate of Establishment of the Institute (as the case may be).
ii. Recognition/Affiliation certificate of the institute.
iii. Memorandum of Association or Article of Association or Bye-Laws of the Society (as the case may be).
iv. The Trust Deed in case of public/ private trust.
v. The list of active directors/ Board Members / Trustees/ as the case may be.
vi. Annual Financial Report (if applicable).

d) Training Partners approved by various Sector Skill Councils recognized by NSDC and other similar Govt. Schemes - Following documents are to be submitted by the applicants applying in this category-

i. Certificate of Incorporation/Certificate of Establishment of the Institute (as the case may be).
ii. Valid certificates issued by various sector skill councils like NSDC, PMKVY etc. and other Center and State Govt. Schemes.
iii. Proof showing two years of experience in organization of training programs like Photographs with date stamp, Attendance records, Contracts with clients etc.
iv. Memorandum of Association and Article of Association (if it is a company).
v. The Trust Deed in case of public/ private trust or Bye-laws in case of society/ association/ club.
vi. The partnership deed if it is a partnership firm.
vii. MSME or GST Registration certificate in case of Partnership and Proprietorship firms.
viii. The list of active directors/Board Members of the Company/ partners of the partnership firm, if applicable.

e) Civil Society Organization - Following documents are to be submitted by the applicants applying in this category-

i. Certificate of Incorporation.
ii. Memorandum of Association and Article of Association.
iii. The list of active directors/ Board Members of the Company.
iv. Proof showing two years of experience in organization of training programs like Photographs with date stamp, Attendance records, Contracts with clients etc.

f) Other Training Agencies - Following documents are to be submitted by the applicants applying in this category-

i. Certificate of Incorporation.
ii. Memorandum of Association and Article of Association, if applicable.
iii. The Trust Deed in case of public/ private trust or Bye-laws in case of society/ association/ club, if applicable.
iv. The partnership deed if it is a partnership firm. MSME or GST Registration certificate in case of Partnership and Proprietorship firms.
v. The list of active directors/Board Members of the Company/ partners of the partnership firm.
vi. Proof showing two years of experience in organization of training programs like Photographs with date stamp, Attendance records, Contracts with clients etc.

All the above documents are to be submitted in the order in which they are mentioned in respective category and if any documents are not applicable for any applicant then they can mention “Not Applicable” with reason of not applicability.

Selection Procedure
The selection process for the ‘Empanelment as Training Partners under FoSTaC’ would be done in 3 phases.

Phase I- Preliminary scrutiny
Phase II- Presentation
Phase III- Workshop

Sectors Covered

Food Processing

Eligibility Criteria

General Criteria: Following are the general criteria which is a mandatory requirement in the organizations-

  1. The Organization should have been in existence for a period of at least two years on the closing date of the EoI.
  2. The agencies must have at-least 2 years of experience in organization of training programs or academics or food industry. (Trainings conducted under sub-contract of previously or already empanelled training partners will not be considered for the purpose of this EoI)
  3. It should not be black listed by any Government Department or PSU. Affidavit / undertaking on letter head of the organization stating that it is not black listed by any Government Department/PSUs to be submitted.
  4. It should have sufficient staff and infrastructure for organizations of training programs.
  5. No consortium is allowed to apply for the EoI

Specific criteria: The organizations meeting the above general criteria can apply only in following six categories and has to fulfill criteria related to that particular category:

  • Association- The organizations applying under this category must be
    • Trade, Professional and Scientific Associations in the food sector at National, State or Regional Level.
    • It should have at-least 50 members.
  • Licensed Food Business- The organizations applying under this category must be FBO licensed with FSSAI and having annual turnover of Rs. 50 Crore or more during the last 2 years. (If empanelled, these FBOs can be training partner for training of FBOs in their upstream and downstream value chain. However, they cannot provide training to their employees)
  • Academic and vocational institutes- The organizations applying under this category must be
    • Recognized Universities, Colleges, Technical Institutes, Hotel Management Institutes and other academic institutions offering graduate courses in food safety, nutrition or other relevant disciplines.
  • Training Partners approved by various Sector Skill Councils recognized by NSDC and other similar Govt. Schemes - The organizations applying under this category must be
    • Training Partners empaneled by NSDC/Sector Skill Councils and other similar Government Schemes.
  • Civil Society Organization- The organizations applying under this category must be
    • Company registered under Section 8 or Section 25 of Indian Companies Act i.e., Company which is a not-for-profit charitable company formed with the sole object of “promoting commerce, art, science, religion, charity, sports, education, research, social welfare and protection of environment or any other useful object, and intends to apply its profits, if any, or other income in promoting its objects, and to prohibit the payment of any dividend to its members”.
  • Other Agencies- The organizations applying under this category must be
    • Any proprietorship or partnership firm or company or laboratory or society registered under Indian Societies Act, 1860 - having at least two years’ experience at national or International Level in any training.

Required Documents

Affidavit/Declaration of non Blacklisting
Annual Audited Report with Balance Sheet
Annual Turnover/Networth Certificate
GST
PAN
Registration Certificate
ToT Certificates