Free course on quality and environmental certifications

The Galician Association of Agri-Food Cooperatives ( AGACA ) announces a new call for applications for the free course "The social economy and the modernization of the agri-food sector: quality and environmental certifications" , the fourth edition of which will be held online between June 9 and July 20, 2025 .

This training program is delivered through an e-learning platform that allows students to follow the content at their own pace and from anywhere , with a total of 70 hours of training . Places are limited, so we recommend registering as soon as possible using the registration form available here .

AGACA thus continues its free training efforts for agri-food professionals, with a special focus on quality, the environment , and cooperatives as a driving force for modernization in the sector.

Course program

The course content is organized into three thematic units:

• Unit I – Cooperativism in the primary sector (10 h)
  • The cooperatives
  • Legal framework of cooperativism
• Unit II – Quality certifications (40 h)
  • ISO 9001
  • Dairy cattle certifications
  • GLOBALG.AP
  • BRC/IFS
  • ISO 22000
• Unit III – Environmental Certifications (20 h)
  • ISO 14000 (14063, 14067…)
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Carbon footprint
  • Water footprint

For more information, please contact Demetrio Bedriñana at dbedrinana@agaca.coop

This course is part of the 2025 action program of the Eusumo Network , an initiative promoted by the General Secretariat of Employment and Labor Relations of the Ministry of Employment, Trade and Emigration with the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy .