SMIIC Training Program 2017 was held on the 11-16 December 2017 in İstanbul, Turkey with the participation of 25 delegates from 14 SMIIC Member States with the support of the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation(ITFC) and Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC).

The intensive program consisted of 2 trainings:

Training 1. Introduction, implementation and use of OIC/SMIIC Halal Standards. Held between 11-12 December 2017.

Training 2. OIC/SMIIC 1: 2011 General Guidelines on Halal Food Auditor Training. Held between 13-16 December 2017.

Training 1 included training of experts from SMIIC Member States regarding the procedures for adoption, implementation and use of the OIC/SMIIC series of 3 Halal Standards whilst providing training in SMIIC Information System (IS) and Technical Committee (TC) work.

Training 2 was the OIC/SMIIC 1: 2011 General Guidelines on Halal Food Auditor Training which aimed to give training on the auditing of food producers and slaughterhouses according to OIC/SMIIC 1: 2011 General Guidelines on Halal Food to experts from SMIIC Member States.

Both trainings were completed with exams and qualifying participants received their certificates.