Expanding Educational Opportunities
The International Grains Program announces the 2014 course schedule.
MANHATTAN, Kan. — In looking ahead to the new year, Kansas State University’s International Grains Program faculty and staff are excited to announce the educational opportunities planned for 2014. Building on the tradition of providing offerings featuring state-of-the-art trainings in the areas of feed manufacturing and grain management, grain marketing and risk management, and flour milling and grain processing, IGP faculty will be expanding its distance options.
“We are excited about the course offerings for 2014,” says Mark Fowler, IGP associate director. “We strive to be the pulse of industry training by adapting our programs to meet its changing needs.”
The 2014 schedule features the IGP standard courses, and builds on the momentum that was set in 2013, according to Fowler.
“Going into 2014, we hope to continue to build on the growth and success that we’ve had in the past few years,” Fowler says. “We want to make a positive impact by expanding the scope of our course offerings.”
A growth area has been in the distance learning curriculum. IGP offered its first introduction to flour milling distance course in 2011 and has offered it ever since. For the 2014 distance learning, IGP will be offering many courses for the first time.
“We are particularly excited about the expansion of the distance learning curriculum,” Fowler says. “We are anxious to build our IGP distance courses as well as build partnerships with other organizations.”
These adaptations are in response to the ever-changing needs of the industry, Fowler says. He adds, “IGP, as a part of the Department of Grain Science and Industry, offers a long history of serving the industry and holds a future mission to continue to provide a world-class experience for all of our course participants through our state-of the-art facilities and exceptional faculty who are on the leading edge of grain processing and storage.”
To view the full schedules for on-site trainings and distance offerings, see the following pages. For more information or to register for either platform, visit IGP online at www.grains.k-state.edu/IGP. For on-site training questions, contact the IGP program coordinator at 785-532-4070. For distance learning offering questions, contact the distance education coordinator at 785-532-4053.
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2014 IGP On-site Course Schedule
January
6–10 IGP-KSU Grain Elevator Managers
13–17 IGP-KSU Introduction to Flour Milling
February
10–13 AFIA-KSU Advanced Feed Manufacturing Focusing on Pelleting
March
17–21 Buhler-KSU Expert Milling (English)
24–28 Buhler-KSU Expert Milling (Spanish)
31–4/11 IGP-KSU Grain Purchasing
April
7–11 IGP-KSU Grain Elevator Managers (Purdue)
9–11 IGP-NCI Durum Wheat Milling (Fargo, N.D.)
14–17 NGFA-AFIA-KSU Establishing a HACCP Program for the Feed Industry
May
5–9 IGP-KSU Grain Elevator Managers
19–23 IGP-NCI Advanced Grain Procurement Strategies (Fargo, N.D.)
June
3–6 IGP-KSU Basic Milling Principles
10–13 IGP-KSU Advanced Milling Principles
July
14–18 Buhler-KSU Executive Milling (English)
August
4–8 IGP-KSU Extrusion Processing: Technology and Commercialization
11–15 IGP-KSU Risk Management
11–15 Buhler-KSU Executive Milling (Spanish)
18–21 AFIA-KSU Advanced Feed Manufacturing on Maintenance
18–22 Buhler-KSU Wheat to Bread (Spanish)
September
29–10/3 IGP-KSU Feed Manufacturing
October
13–16 NGFA-AFIA-KSU Establishing a HACCP Program for the Feed Industry
28–30 AIBI-KSU Grain Milling HACCP Workshop
November
10–14 Buhler-KSU Executive Milling (English)
17–21 Buhler-KSU Wheat to Bread (English)
2014 IGP, GEAPS and AFIA Distance Training Offerings
International Grains Program
IGP 500: Overview of Milling Principles, January 13 – February 14, 2014
IGP 520: Grain Receiving, Cleaning and Conditioning, April 28 – May 30, 2014
IGP 540: Safety and the Flour Milling Industry, September 8 – October 10, 2014
IGP 530: Quality Control/Quality Assurance Practices in Flour Milling, November 10 – December 12, 2014
GEAPS/K-State Distance Education Program
January 6 – February 7
GEAPS 520: Quality Grain Management
GEAPS 555: Advanced & Preventive Maintenance
GEAPS 522: FGIS Grain Inspection Orientation
February 10 – March 14
GEAPS 530: Quality Management Systems for Bulk Materials Handling Operations
GEAPS 521: Aeration System Design & Fan Operational Management
GEAPS 542: Electrical Safety for Grain Facilities
March 17 – April 18
GEAPS 500: Introduction to Grain Operations
GEAPS 544: Preventing and Responding to Grain Dust Explosions
GEAPS 554: Grain Elevator Equipment Maintenance
April 21 – May 23
GEAPS 550: Materials Handling I
GEAPS 525: Management of Insects in Stored Grain
GEAPS 545: Grain Entrapment: Causes, Prevention and Rescue
May 27 – June 27
GEAPS 510: Grain Facilities Planning & Design I
GEAPS 551: Materials Handling II
GEAPS 541: Developing an Effective Safety Culture at Your Company
September 2 – October 3
GEAPS 540: Safety Management for Grain Processing Facilities
GEAPS 524: Grain Drying
GEAPS 552: Materials Handling III
November 3 – December 5
GEAPS 501: Management Basics for Grain Facility Supervisors
GEAPS 500: Introduction to Grain Operations
GEAPS 511: Facilities Planning & Design II
AFIA-KSU Distance Education Program
AFIA 520: Advanced Feed Safety and Associated Quality Assurance Protocols, March 24 – April 25, 2014
AFIA 525: Introduction to Establishing a HACCP Program for the Feed Industry, June 23 – July 25, 2014
AFIA 500: Fundamentals of Feed Manufacturing (NEW), June 30 – August 1, 2014
AFIA 525: Introduction to Establishing a HACCP Program for the Feed Industry,
August 11 – September 12, 2014
AFIA 530: Fundamentals of Nutrition, September 8 – October 3, 2014
1980 Kimball Avenue 102 IGP Conference Center | Manhattan, KS 66506-7000
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