Accredited Person-In-Charge (PIC) Training

The Person-in-Charge (PIC) program is an initiative created by the Dubai Municipality Food Control Department to establish Food Safety ownership in every food business in the Emirate. Recognized internationally by awarding bodies accredited by Dubai Accreditation Centre – DAC, the PIC program involves the training and certification of PICs across every food business requiring one PIC per shift/per location.

The Knowledge You Need, Easily Delivered 

Rentokil Boecker® PIC training courses are loaded with practical examples and have a simplified approach to international and local laws and regulations.


Rentokil Boecker® food safety solutions are designed to protect customers and enable them to stay in control:

Internationally Recognized And Certified Trainings

All Rentokil Boecker® food safety training courses result in an official certificate that is certified by the most famous international awarding bodies and recognized worldwide. The certificate is granted upon successful passing of a post-training examination, where applicable.

Interactive Multi-Language Training

Rentokil Boecker® courses are highly interactive with informative workshops and case studies. The courses are suitable for staff with different backgrounds, from front-line employees to high level executives and managers and available in 8+ languages.

Highest Individual Success Rates

The training courses provided by our professional consultants raise the standards of knowledge, awareness and initiative of food-handling staff making us the number one food safety training provider with the highest success rate in the region.

Our PIC Training Courses

All of our food safety trainers are internationally certified and have applied the most difficult international standards and written their own manuals. Our trainers design our courses to meet the specifications of your organisation and your employees.

Who is the Person-In-Charge (PIC)?

Typically, the PIC is accountable to their employer and to Dubai Municipality for making sure both they and their employees are following effective policies and procedures for Food Safety.

Rentokil Boecker® PIC Training Courses:

  • PIC Certificate
  • PIC Advanced

Who should attend?

PIC training is intended for individuals directly responsible for the food-related operations. This includes any person with direct authority, control or supervision over employees who engage in the storage, preparation, display or service of food.

Course objective:

The PIC training programme is designed to empower managers with the skills and knowledge to identify practices that may lead to problems. Additionally, it will teach attendees to implement internal inspections of their environment and make the appropriate corrective actions.

Course content:

By the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent foodborne illnesses
  • Ensure that all employees are fully and properly trained
  • Monitor employee activities to ensure compliance with Food Safety regulations particularly during receiving, preparation, display, and storage of high-risk foods
  • Follow-up food inspections conducted by the Food Control Department, and to take corrective and preventive actions when applicable
  • Conduct in-house self-inspections of daily operations periodically to ensure all Food Safety policies and procedures are followed

On-site training

Rentokil Boecker® training courses can also involve on-site training and extensive group work to enforce the correct food safety practices among your team members. The benefits of online training includes:

  • Flexibility for your employees
  • Adaptability to your work environment
  • Open discussions about location-specific topics

Online training courses

It’s often hard to fit all of the necessary training and development courses into the busy schedules of our employees. We offer a wide range of online solutions covering:

  • Food Safety
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Manual Handling
  • First Aid Training

Food safety tools

The training is supported by an array of hands-on products and services available for the food handlers like:

  • Digital thermometers
  • Data loggers
  • Oil testers
  • Colour-coded cutting boards and knives
  • Awareness posters and visual aids
  • Books
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