MANHATTAN, Kan. – “The challenge to feed a growing global population cannot be achieved without a steady and sustainable grain pipeline from the United States to the rest of the world,” says Dirk Maier, IGP Institute director. With that situation in mind, the IGP Institute team members have been busy making plans for 2015 and are excited to announce their new initiatives for the year ahead.

One of the new opportunities on the horizon is the expanded partnership between the IGP Institute and GEAPS (Grain Elevator Processing Society).

“In addition to coordinating distance trainings in grain handling, starting in January, we will also partner with GEAPS to offer online courses and a credential in grain-processing management,” says Mark Fowler, IGP Institute associate director. Expanding these courses to include processing trainings allows the two organizations to leverage the resources and networks for both organizations.

Along with that, in 2015, the IGP Institute is incorporating more blended-learning opportunities for its participants. Blended learning involves participants completing online training prior to coming to the IGP Institute for the hands-on education.

“By delivering the foundational knowledge through distance courses that allows us to spend the majority of the on-site time applying and demonstrating principles in the mill and labs,” Fowler says. He also says there is increased knowledge retention when material is shared with participants over a longer period of time.

“Distance courses allow students to get a theory and feel online. On-site courses are redeveloped to focus on the hands-on applications,” says Mark Fowler, IGP associate director. “We are changing; we are moving forward.”

One of the ways the organization is changing is to restructure some of its trainings for on-site courses. Two of the June courses have been renamed and refocused. The basic milling course is renamed to IGP-KSU Managing Mill Balance and Control. The advanced milling course is renamed to IGP-KSU Milling Practices to Improve Flour Quality.

“Our courses are three and a half days with the majority of the time applying the material hands-on,” Fowler says.

Another new growth opportunity is coming with an expanded offering in the feed manufacturing and grain management trainings. Plans are being made for more feed safety and feed management courses as well as activities related to grain quality management.

Finally, the IGP Institute continues to maintain its high quality grain marketing and risk management offerings. In addition, plans are underway for partnership trainings with the Northern Crops Institute both domestically and abroad.

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.

For More Information Contact: Lisa Moser

IGP Marketing and Communications Coordinator

785-477-4837; lmoser@ksu.edu

 

2015 IGP Institute On-site Courses

January

IGP–KSU Grain Elevator Managers – Jan. 5–9

IGP–KSU Introduction to Flour Milling – Jan. 12–16

February

AFIA–KSU Advanced Pelleting

March

Buhler–KSU Expert Milling (English) – March 16–20

Buhler–KSU Expert Milling (Spanish) – March 23–27

IGP–NCI Singapore

April

IGP–KSU Grain Purchasing

NGFA–AFIA–KSU Establishing a HACCP for the Feed Industry

May

IGP–KSU Grain Elevators Managers – May 4–8

June

Buhler–KSU Executive Milling (English) – June 1–5

IGP–KSU Managing Mill Balance & Control – June 2–5

IGP–KSU Milling Practices to Improve Flour Quality – June 9–12

CANIMOLT – June 15–19

USW Nigerian Flour Milling – June 16–25

August

IGP–KSU Extrusion Processing: Technology and Commercialization – Aug. 10–14

Buhler–KSU Executive Milling (Spanish) – Aug. 10–14

IGP–KSU Risk Management

RAPCO Poultry

AFIA–KSU Advanced Feed Manufacturing on Maintenance

Buhler–KSU Flowsheet Technology (English) – Aug. 17–21

September

Buhler–KSU Flowsheet Technology (Spanish) – Sept. 14–18

IGP–KSU Feed Manufacturing

October

NGFA–AFIA–KSU Establishing a HACCP for the Feed Industry

IGP–KSU Bulk Solids Handling and Flow

AIBI–KSU Grain Milling and HACCP Workshop

November

RAPCO Feed

Buhler–KSU Executive Milling (English) – Nov. 9–13

IGP–KSU Pet Food 101

December

 

2015 KSU-GEAPS Distance Courses

Jan. 5–Feb. 6

Registration opens Nov. 17, closes Dec. 16

GEAPS 520 – Quality Grain Management (English and Spanish)

GEAPS 522 – FGIS Grain Inspection Orientation

GEAPS 554 – Equipment Maintenance I

GEAPS 550 – Materials Handling I

 

Feb. 9–March 13

Registration opens Jan. 5, closes Feb. 3

GEAPS 521 – Aeration System Design

GEAPS 530 – Quality Management Systems

GEAPS 542 – Electrical Safety

GEAPS 544 – Preventing Grain Dust Explosions

GEAPS 600 – Overview of Milling Principles (Processing)

 

March 16–April 17

Registration opens Feb. 2, closes March 10

GEAPS 500 – Intro to Grain Operations (English and Spanish)

GEAPS 555 – Advanced Equipment Maintenance

GEAPS 540 – Entry Level Safety – new

GEAPS 620 – Grain Receiving, Cleaning & Conditioning (Processing)

 

April 20–May 22

Registration opens March 16, closes April 14

GEAPS 525 – Management of Insect Pests

GEAPS 545 – Grain Entrapment

GEAPS 510 – Facilities Planning & Design I

 

May 25–June 26

Registration opens April 27, closes May 19

GEAPS 511 – Facilities Planning & Design II – new

GEAPS 541 – Developing an Effective Safety Culture

GEAPS 551 – Materials Handling II

Sept. 14–Oct. 16

 

Registration opens July 13, closes Sept. 1

GEAPS 524 – Grain Drying

GEAPS 540 – Entry Level Safety (English and Spanish)

Nov. 2–Dec. 4

 

Registration opens Sept. 14, closes Oct. 27

GEAPS 552 – Materials Handling III

GEAPS 501 – Management Basics

GEAPS 630 – Quality Control/Quality Assurance Practices in Flour Milling (Processing)

GEAPS XXX – The Grain Industry in Canada: Climate, Crops and People – new