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Training programmes for the people who decide fruit quality

Harvest crews, graders, packers, quality managers, loaders and inspectors each make decisions that the market will measure weeks later. Our collective programmes and in house courses teach the same method and standards we use in our own inspections, taught by senior inspectors with hands on fruit in the room.

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Cut avocados showing internal flesh condition, used in inspector training

Announcements

Upcoming collective programmes

Dates, venues and participation fees are confirmed by email to those who register interest. Places are limited so that every participant handles fruit.

November2026

Nairobi, Kenya: Fresh Avocado Quality and Inspection Training

For exporters, quality managers, inspectors and industry stakeholders from Kenya and Uganda · one day · English

A full day on what importers measure and how to measure it yourself: maturity and dry matter testing, external and internal defect identification on cut fruit, representative sampling, temperature and firmness, packaging and labelling, cold chain and reefer loading, report writing and the UNECE, Codex and EU references. Participants work in small groups on real fruit and leave with the inspection SOP.

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November2026

Mbeya, Tanzania: Avocado Quality Training with Orchard and Packhouse Visits

For exporters, quality managers, inspectors, growers and cooperatives in the Southern Highlands · training day plus field visits · English with Swahili support

The same curriculum delivered for Tanzania's fast growing avocado industry, followed by orchard and packhouse visits where maturity testing, harvest handling, grading and loading are demonstrated in place. Suited to exporters preparing for the Tanzanian season and to growers supplying them.

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Earlier in 2026 we trained exporters, quality managers and inspectors in Nairobi. If you want a programme in Kampala, Kigali, Bujumbura or another growing region, tell us through the form and we will plan around demand.

Curriculum

What participants learn

Why quality control paysHow claims arise, what they cost, and how an inspection at loading protects exporter and buyer alike.
Maturity and dry matterSampling a block, using the dry matter equipment, reading results against the regulator's minimum and the buyer's threshold, and when not to harvest.
Defects on the skin and in the fleshPhysiological, climatic, spray, mechanical, pest and disease and ripening related defects, recognised on real fruit and classified as minor, major or reject.
Sampling that stands upHow many cartons, from where, and how to keep lots separate so that the conclusion is defensible.
Temperature, firmness and the cold chainPulp temperature practice, pre cooling, reefer settings, stowage and the red line, data loggers, and what a destination surveyor will look for.
Packaging, labelling and palletsMarking requirements, the consumer unit rule, carton strength and ventilation, pallet stability.
Standards and marketsUNECE FFV-42 and FFV-45, Codex, EU marketing standards, Kenyan export maturity rules and how buyer specifications sit on top of them.
Reporting and communicationPhotograph order, separating facts from opinion, the nine point grade and storage advice, and when to escalate immediately.

Formats

Collective programmes, in house courses and an inspector pathway

Collective programmes

Open sessions in a growing region or capital, announced on this page, mixing exporters, quality staff, inspectors and growers so that the whole chain hears the same message.

In house training

Delivered at your packhouse or offices for your harvest crews, graders, quality team and loaders, using your own fruit, lines and cold rooms, with a practical assessment at the end.

Inspector pathway

For individuals and companies who want to build inspection capacity: structured training, supervised inspections and assessment against our SOP, with the opportunity to join our inspector network.

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Register interest in a programme

Tell us which programme interests you and how many people you would send. We reply with dates, venue, fees and the registration form. For in house training, describe your site and team and we propose a programme.

Email: kenya@qualitystudio.eu

Register interest in a training programme

We confirm dates, venue and fees to registered participants by email. Registration does not commit you until you confirm.