We will now have our first group discussion.

Each group will be given a situation that you could be faced with during an inspection. You need to work out what questions you would ask in order to get the information you need.

To make it close to real life, we have said that the people being inspected will be truthful in their answers (and in most inspections, you will find that this is so). However, they will not volunteer information that you do not ask for.

(Trainers will need to develop appropriate situations, based on the prior knowledge and experience of the trainees. Possible issues: Establish whether raw materials are sampled and tested in accordance with the specifications and SOPs, establish whether proper training is given to employees in production and quality control, establish whether validation had been performed on the HVAC system. Following the feedback session on these group discussions, move on to the next presentation.)