1. EHEDG Basic Course on Hygienic Design Principles provide awareness and general knowledge on hygienic design of equipment and facilities especially for food and beverages, but also for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries. Course length: 5 and 8 hours (excluding coffee and lunch times). The program consists of modules of 30-60 min. The following modules are considered a priority but the course may include additional modules suitable to the audience: EHEDG introduction, Legal requirements, Hazards in hygienic engineering, Hygienic design criteria, Materials of construction, Cleaning and disinfection and Building and process lay out. Materials used in the course shall be delivered by the Training & Education WG. Training materials will typically consist of presentations on a slide show presentation program (e.g. Power Point), videos and animations. Optionally, technical drawings can support the presentations. The availability of samples of equipment and components in the classroom to support the lectures is optional. Handouts will consist of: Course program, Printed presentations and a List of participants. 2. EHEDG Advanced Course on Hygienic Design provide knowledge and insight into the hygienic design of equipment and hygienic engineering aspects especially for the food and beverage, but also for the cosmetics, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemical industries. The following modules included in the program: Legal requirements, Hazards in hygienic processing, Hygienic design criteria, Materials of construction, Welding stainless steel, Static seals and couplings, Valves, Pumps and homogenizers, Cleaning and disinfection, Building and process lay out, Installation, maintenance and lubricants, Hygienic design criteria' for equipment processing dry materials', Verification of HD. Test methods and certification The program may include additional aspects of: Hygienic Design aspects of typical components such as: Sensors, Packaging machines, Process aspects such as: Rheology, Thermodynamics, Aseptic processes. Course length: Minimum 20 hours (excluding coffee and lunch times). Trainers participating in an EHEDG Basic Course and an EHEDG Advanced Course shall be EHEDG Authorized Trainers. Assessment and certificate: The exam questionnaire test will consist of 3 to 10 questions per module. Questions for the exam questionnaire will be generated by EHEDG WG Training & Education. Successful completion of the training course shall be exhibited by correctly answering 70% of the exam questions administered. A “Successful Completion of the EHEDG Advanced Course on Hygienic Design” certificate will be delivered to those participants who successfully passed the exam. Apart from that, they individuals will be offered with the possibility of their name being published on the EHEDG website. Training provided by College and Universities: EHEDG supports and encourages the use of EHEDG prepared materials on hygienic design by colleges and universities as part of their curriculums. In order to maintain the integrity of the EHEDG prepared materials, it is required that any college or university individual presenting the material become an EHEDG Authorized Trainer or be able to demonstrate to EHEDG the technical knowledge to transmit the key learning points during lectures and hands-on learning exercises.