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Certifiers can get accredited to conduct audits against our standards. Learn how you can apply for accreditation below.

For Certification Assessment Bodies (ASC Farm Standards)

To apply for ASC accreditation, please contact Assurance Services International (ASI).

For Certification Assessment Bodies (MSC CoC Standard)

Certifiers that are already accredited by ASI to conduct Marine Stewardship Council Chain of Custody audits can submit their revised procedures and checklists to ASI for review which incorporate the amendments for ASC products (MSC Certification Requirements v 3.1 and GCR 2.5).

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ASC Training offer for auditors

We provide online training courses for the ASC Farm Standard, ASC existing species standards and the ASC Feed Standard for auditors working with our accredited CABs.

Information about the different learning paths, as well as course dates, fees and other key points are available below.

ASC Farm Standard

Launching on 1st May 2025, the ASC Farm Standard aligns the twelve existing ASC species standards into one global standard, bringing greater consistency to requirements across all species covered by ASC Farm Certification Programme.

The Standard sets responsible practices for global seafood farming. Its impact-based sustainability requirements cover animal welfare, farm management, human rights and environmental stewardship for fish, farm, people and the planet. You can find out more here.

To support the delivery of the Standard, ASC is introducing new elements to the training programmes, including:

Free, online modules for Programme Managers to get up to speed with the new ASC Certification and Accreditation Requirements (CAR), and assurance systems and tools.
A qualification for Management System auditors to focus on ASC Farm Standard Group certification to complement Environmental and Social auditor qualifications.
An adjustment to the training scope for Environmental auditors from species-specific to production system and finfish/shellfish specific. (see Table 1 below)

Table 1: ASC Farm Standard: training scope for environmental auditors

A two-year transition period and implications for auditors

The ASC Farm Standard will become effective on August 1st 2025.  From this date, ASC will start accepting audit announcements against the ASC Farm Standard.

Recognising the need for farms to transition to the new ASC Farm Standard, it will only become mandatory on May 1st 2027. From this date, all audit announcements must be against the ASC Farm Standard.

Auditor training on the Standard will follow a gradual approach:

2025: Only ASC Farm Standard equivalent training will be available for auditors who are already qualified to audit against one or more of the existing ASC species standards (see here)
2026: New auditors can access the ASC Farm Standard learning paths. Already qualified auditors can access scope extensions learning paths.

Online training courses on the ASC Farm Standard available in 2025

The ASC Farm Standard environmental learning path (for qualified ASC existing species standards auditors)

The learning path for qualified auditors who wish to be qualified to audit against the ASC Farm Standard as environmental auditors consists of three steps:

Step 1: complete the self-study e-course on the ASC Farm and Feed CAR V1.0 (available as of 9th May on the ASC Training Centre);
Step 2: register* and participate in the equivalent scope online live webinar (see table 2, and dates, below);
Step 3: attend and pass the equivalent scope exam (see dates below).

Live webinar dates:

Cages, Finfish: 14th and 15th July 2025
Land-based, crustaceans: 17th and 18th July 2025

Fee: 700 euros (approved auditors only)

A discount system applies to approved auditors who followed an ASC course in the year 2024 and 2025.

The ASC Farm Standard social learning path (for qualified ASC social auditors)

The learning path for qualified social auditors who wish to be qualified to audit against the ASC Farm Standard as social auditors consists of three steps:

Step 1: complete the self-study e-course on the ASC Farm and Feed CAR V1.0 (available from 9th May 2025 on the ASC Training Centre);
Step 2: register* and participate in the ASC Farm Standard – Social live online webinar (see dates below);
Step 3: attend and pass the equivalent scope exam (see dates below).

Live webinar dates:

Social: August 27 – 29 2025 (exact times to be confirmed soon)

ASC will confirm the fee by 30th June

*The registration process is unchanged: Programme managers can register auditors via the MyASC platform.

For more information, please contact training@asc-aqua.org.

The ASC species standards learning paths

For an overview of the ASC species standards learning paths, please click on the image below.

Auditors training courses on the species standards

Our auditors training courses on the species standards combine:

Online courses with live webinars and exams
Online full self-study modules

Both types of courses are offered in the ASC online learning platform.

ONLINE COURSES WITH LIVE WEBINARS AND EXAMS

The calendar below shows the date when the self-study material will be published, the date of the live webinars (mandatory attendance) and the date of the live exam online. Please consider that some of the dates might change.

To register: accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform. Please register only if attendance of the live webinar and exam on the indicated dates is possible. ASC will send an invoice for the course fee. Registration and payment must be completed before the live webinar. The registration is only confirmed once the course fee payment is received by ASC.

Fee 2025: 800 euros per course per participant.

Number of participants per course: ASC considers a minimum number of participants for the training course to take place. ASC reserves the right to cancel the training should this minimum amount not be reached. In that case, the course will be offered again during the year and the paid fees will be reimbursed.

To guarantee quality and interactive courses, ASC sets also a maximum number of participants per course. The available spots are assigned on a “first come, first served basis” based on the date in which ASC receives the fee payment.

Exam: the exams are conducted live online and through a proctoring tool so to assess the identity of the person taking the exam.

Course certificate: Before an auditor can receive the certificate of completion of any of our standard courses, not only the exam should be succesfully passed with a 7/10 grade, but the CAR self-study module needs to be completed and the fee invoice must be paid.

If you have questions, please send an email to Training@asc-aqua.org

Bivalves/Abalone

Material available: 21st of October 2025
Webinars: 4th, and 5th, of November 2025
- Webinar Times: 13:00 – 17:30 CET (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 27th of November 2025
- Exam Time: 14:00 CET
Registration deadline: 22nd of October 2025
Trainer: Paul Casburn
Cost – 800 euros

Marine Cage (Salmon, Seriola, Seabass, Tropical Marine Finfish)

Material available: 8th of September 2025
Webinars: 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of September 2025
- Webinar Times: 13:00 – 17:00 CET (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
- Exam: 13th of October 2025
- Exam Time-: 14:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 9th of September 2025
Trainer: Paul Casburn
Cost – 800 euros

Shrimp

SHRIMP: AUGUST 2025

Material available: 4th of August 2025
Webinars: 18th, 19th and 20th of August 2025
- - Webinar Times: `13:00 – 17:00 CEST (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 4th of September 2025
- Exam Time-: 14:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 5th of August 2025
Trainer: Francis Murray
Cost – 800 euros

SHRIMP: OCTOBER 2025

Material available: 13th of October 2025
Webinars: 27th, 28th and 29th of October 2025
- - Webinar Times: `13:00 – 17:00 CEST (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 14th of November 2025
- Exam Time-: 14:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 14th of October 2025
Trainer: Francis Murray
Cost – 800 euros

Feed – Technical Module

ENGLISH: JUNE

Material available: 11th of June 2025
Webinars: 25th, 26th, and 27th of June 2025
- Webinar Times: 12:00 -16:00 CEST (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 14th of July 2025
- Exam Time: 15:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 12th of June 2025
Trainer: Cristobal Flores Fuentes
Cost – 800 euros

ENGLISH: SEPTEMBER

Material available: 1st of September 2025
Webinars: 15th, 16th, and 17th of September 2025
- Webinar Times: 12:00 – 16:00 CEST (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 13th of October 2025
- Exam Time: 14:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 2nd of September 2025
Trainer: Cristobal Flores Fuentes
Cost – 800 euros

ENGLISH: DECEMBER

Material available: 18th of November 2025
Webinars: 3rd, 4th, and 5th of December 2025
- Webinar Times: 12:00 – 16:00 CEST (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 12th of January 2026
- Exam Time: 14:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 19th of November 2025
Trainer: Cristobal Flores Fuentes
Cost – 800 euros

Pangasius

Material available: 3rd June 2025
Webinars: 17th, 18th, and 19th of June 2025
- Webinar Times: 11:00 – 15:00 CEST(Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 7th of July 2025
- Exam Time: 13:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 4th June 2025
Trainer: Francis Murray
Cost – 800 euros

Trout

Material available: 28th May 2025
Webinars: 11th, 12th, and 13th of June 2025
- Webinar Times: 13:00 -17:00 CET (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
- Exam: 30th of June 2025
- Exam Time-: 14:00 CET
Registration deadline: 28th May 2025
Trainer: Paul Casburn
Cost – 800 euros

TROUT: DECEMBER

Material available: 1st December 2025
Webinars: 15th, 16th, and 17th of December 2025
- Webinar Times: 13:00 -17:00 CET (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
- Exam: 12th of January 2026
- Exam Time-: 14:00 CET
Registration deadline: 2nd December 2025
Trainer: Paul Casburn
Cost – 800 euros

Tilapia

Material available: 22nd of April 2025
Webinars: 7th, 8th, and 9th of May 2025
- Webinar Times: 14:00 -18:00 CEST (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 27th of May 2025
- Exam Time: 15:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 22nd of April 2025
Trainer: Francis Murray
Cost – 800 euros

TILAPIA: SEPTEMBER

Material available: 25th of August 2025
Webinars: 8th, 9th, and 10th of September 2025
- Webinar Times: 14:00 -18:00 CEST (Times may be modified based on the time zones of participants)
Exam: 26th of September 2025
- Exam Time: 15:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 26th of August 2025
Trainer: Francis Murray
Cost – 800 euros

Social Auditing Training

Who needs this course?

July 2025 – English
- Material available: 9th of July 2025
- Webinars: 23rd, 24th, and 25th of July 2025
- Webinar Times: July 23rd & 24th: 08:00 – 15:00 CEST (Asia Friendly)
  - - - July 24th : 08:00 – 12:00 CEST
- Exam: 4th of August 2025
  - Exam Time: 13:00 CEST
- Registration deadline: 10th of July 2025
- Trainer: Eduardo Bluhm and Mounia Essefiani
- Cost – 800 euros

September 2025 – English

Material available: 15th of September 2025
Webinars: 29th, 30th September, and 1st of October 2025
Webinar Times: September 29th & 30th: 13:00 – 20:00 CEST (America Friendly)
- - - October 1st : 13:00 – 17:00 CEST
Exam: 13th of October 2025
- Exam Time: 14:00 CEST
Registration deadline: 16th of September 2025
Trainer: Eduardo Bluhm and Mounia Essefiani
Cost – 800 euros

November 2025 – English

Material available: 3rd of November 2025
Webinars: 17th, 18th September, and 19th of November 2025
Webinar Times: November 17th & 18th: 11:00 – 18:00 CET (Europe Friendly)
- - - November 19th : 11:00 – 15:00 CET
Exam: 27th of November 2025
- Exam Time: 14:00 CET
Registration deadline: 4th of November 2025
Trainer: Eduardo Bluhm and Mounia Essefiani
Cost – 800 euros

SELF-STUDY COURSES (free of charge, available all year long)

The self-study courses are not standalone courses, but part of the auditors’ learning path.

CAR (Certification Accreditation Requirements)

The Farm CAR (Certification and Accreditation Requirements) online module (self-study) is mandatory for all participants that haven’t passed it before. The CAR training must be completed before the standard exam.

Please Note: CABs and Auditors shall ensure that the Farm CAR v2.3.1. training is completed by 30 June 2024.