THE GRAIN MILLING FEDERATION

CORRESPONDENCE COURSE

 

COURSE INFORMATION

 

Courses

 

SYLLABUS MAIZE MILLING

 

MODULE 1         

1            Occupational safety

2            The importance of maize as a crop and a source of food

3            Growth and development of the maize plant

4            Plant classification of maize: Structure and physical characteristics of the maize kernel

5            Grading regulations

6            Receiving maize in bulk and in bags

7            Handling of maize in bulk and bags

8            Storing maize in bulk and in bags

9            Mass measurement

10       Fumigation         

 

MODULE 2         

11       Industrial safety and silo operating (general)

12       Preparation of maize for milling

13       Grain flow control

14       Maize conditioning

15       Treatment and disposal of impurities

 

MODULE 3         

16       Occupational safety

17       Outline of the maize milling process

18       Roller mills

19       Reels, centrifugals and plansifters

20       Purifiers

21       Centrifugal type drum sifters

22       Degerminators

23       The concentrator

24       The maize germ dryer

25       Germ meal pelleting

26       Vibratory sifters

27       Bran finishers

28       Flake breakers

29       Pneumatic conveying

 

MODULE 4

30       Hygiene, health and safety

31       Outline of the maize milling process

32       The degermination process

33       Break and reduction roll systems

34       The germ roll system

35       Flowsheet principles and mill balance

36       Plansifter internal flow schemes

37       Meal blending, divides and maize products

38       Maize germ meal processing

39       Duties of a shift miller

40       Calculations

41       Infestation control in the mill

 

SYLLABUS WHEAT MILLING

 

MODULE 1                                                

1                    Occupational safety

2                    The importance of wheat as a crop and a source of food

3                    Growth and development of the wheat plant

4                    Structure of the wheat kernel and the physical characteristics of wheat

5                    Grading rules

6                    Receiving wheat in bulk and in bags

7                    Handling of wheat in bulk and bags

8                    Storing wheat in bulk and in bags

9                    Mass measurement

10               Fumigation

 

MODULE 2

11               Silo operating

12               Company based wheat-grading systems

13               Industrial safety (general)

14               Preparation of wheat for milling:  Removal of impurities

15               Preparation of wheat for milling:  Grain flow control

16               Sequence and layout of machines in the screens room

17               Preparation of wheat for milling:  Conditioning

18               Preparation of wheat for milling:  Wheat blending

19               Treatment and disposal of impurities

 

MODULE 3

20               Occupational safety

21               Outline of the wheat milling process

22               Rollermills

23               Reels and centrifugals and plansifters

24               Purifiers

25               Centrifugal type drum sifters

26               Vibratory sifters

27               Bran finishers

28               Flake breakers

29               Pneumatic conveying

 

MODULE 4

30               Hygiene, health and safety

31               Outline of the modern milling process

32               The break system

33               The scratch system

34               Purification

35               The reduction system

36               Plansifter internal flow schemes

37               Flowsheet principles and mill balance

38               Flour processing and divides

39               Product quality

40               Duties of a shift miller

41               Calculations

42               Infestations Control in the Mill

 

 

SYLLABUS ADVANCED COURSE

The advanced course deals with both wheat and maize milling.  It consists of four modules; each divided into two chapters, therefore eight chapters in total.

 

Generally, the easier chapters make up the first year’s study, so that modules 1 and 2 will be presented in year one followed by modules 3 and 4 in year two.

 

MODULE 1

Chapter 1

Product handling and distribution

 

Chapter 2

Flour, maize, rye and durum products and their treatment

 

 

MODULE 2

Chapter 3

Quality control

 

Chapter 4

Pelleting wheat bran and maize germ

 

 

MODULE 3

Chapter 5

Finance administration, mill organization, staffing, location and design of mills

 

Chapter 6

Legislation

 

 

 

MODULE 4

Chapter 7

Air conveying, power and application of electrical power

 

Chapter 8

Instrumentation and process control