Welcome to the International Association of Operative Millers

The International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM), in cooperation with Kansas State University’s Department of Grain Science and Industry, offers a lineup of eight, weeklong short courses designed for those who wish to advance their skills or careers in the milling industry.

The IAOM-KSU Resident Milling Courses provide hands-on instruction by the same outstanding KSU faculty who teach degree-seeking students. Founded in 1905, the Grain Science and Industry department is the only program of its kind in the United States, and is distinguished worldwide. KSU is the primary training ground of managers and technology specialists who lead businesses and organizations to feed the world.

2010 Course Schedule:

Mill Processes I: Basic Milling Principles - June 14-18
Mill Processes II: Advanced Milling Principles - June 21-25
Flour Mill Sanitation and HACCP Workshop - October 5-7

Course Descriptions:

Introduction to Flour Milling
• Overview of the US Milling Industry
• Wheat Production, Supply and Demand
• Fundamentals of Grain Logistics
• Overview of the general milling process and major milling components
• Principles of mill flow sheets
• Milling Math (Extraction, Tempering and Blending)

Managing Mill Performance
• Grain receiving and storage

• Mill sanitation practices and HACCP
• Integrated pest management

• Evaluating mill performance

• Flour Fortification and functional additives

• Production reports and plant communications
• Utility Management

Mill Processes I: Basic Milling Principles
• How to manage wheat purchasing and inventory
• Expectation of a wheat contract
• Understanding of wheat grading
• Requirements of wheat receiving, binning and blending
• Principles of wheat cleaning and tempering
• Understanding on the importance of wheat quality and preparation to the milling process

Mill Processes II: Advanced Milling Principles
• In depth understanding of mill flow sheets and design
• Mill balance and product distribution
• Adjustment and maintenance of roll stands
• Sifting and Sifter Maintenance
• The Purification System

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Flour Mill Sanitation and HACCP Workshop
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• An Overview of the Flour Milling Process

• Flour Mill GMP

• Master Sanitation Schedules
• HACCP Defined
• Develop a Step-by-Step Process to Implement a HACCP Program in your Mill

Materials Handling - cancelled
• Wheat, Flour and Feed handling
• Bulk Storage
• Flour Blending
• Packing and Warehousing
• Air Handling
• Mechanical Conveying

Flour Mill Maintenance - cancelled

• Power Transmission and Automation

• Preventative Maintenance Practices
• Tracking Maintenance Costs

• Sifters

• Blowers

• Air Compressors

• Electrical Controls

• Fans

• Airlocks

Course Fees:

Introduction to Flour Milling, Managing Mill Performance, Mill Processes I: Basic Milling Principles and Mill Processes II: Advanced Milling Principles:

Member - $1,900

Non-member - $2,100

Flour Mill Sanitation and HACCP Workshop:

$975

The course fees cover tuition, laboratory fees, books, special instruction, materials, field-trip transportation, and lunch on class days. Fees do not include lodging at the Clarion Hotel and evening meals.

Applications and payment should be received by IAOM five weeks prior to the course start date.

* The non-member rate includes a complimentary one-year IAOM membership, during which time you would be eligible for member rates on other short courses offered during the year.

Registration:

Available on the IAOM Website for the Mill Processes I and II courses.

To register for the Flour Mill Sanitation and HACCP Workshop, please call 1-800-242-2534 or visit www.aibonline.org

The instructional staff will be comprised of members of the Department of Grain Science and Industry and experts from the milling community. The faculty has “real world” experience in the production of wheat flour and other grain products. The faculty has also worked closely in the production of cereal grain-based food products including livestock feed, pet foods, bakery and breakfast cereal manufacturing. They are actively involved in the milling industry and milling professional organizations including IAOM and the AACC. The faculty combines technical expertise, practical knowledge and decades of successful adult education into the short courses.

Hotel, meals and other personal expenses are the participant’s responsibility. A block of hotel rooms has been reserved at the Clarion Hotel in Manhattan, Kansas, at a special group rate. Please make reservations by calling 1-785-539-5311 or 1-877-424-6423, and mention Kansas State University Grain Science & Industry and the name of the short course when making hotel reservations. The Clarion provides shuttle transportation to/from the course site on the KSU campus.

If cancellation is necessary, contact the hotel at least 48 hours in advance to avoid charges to your account.

To apply for a course, please fill out the downloadable application form and mail it to the IAOM office along with payment, or complete the online application form.

Class sizes are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications received without payment will be placed on a waiting list. Confirmation as a participant in each course will be sent upon receipt of payment. Please do not make travel plans that cannot be easily canceled until you receive notice of confirmation or cancellation, which you will receive no later than four weeks prior to the course start date.

Applications and payment should be received by IAOM five weeks prior to the course start date.

* The non-member rate includes a complimentary one-year IAOM membership, during which time you would be eligible for member rates on other short courses offered during the year.

IAOM courses are kept small to provide optimum interaction between participants and instructors. We understand emergency situations may arise that will affect your attendance to our programs. IAOM encourages substitutions in the event that the original enrollee is unable to participate in the course. We have established the following policy in case of course cancellation:

• If cancellation is between 21-60 days of the program date, 25% of the tuition is non-refundable. 100% of the tuition may be transferred to another person.

• If cancellation is less than 21 days of the program date, 80 percent of the tuition is non-refundable. 100% of the tuition may be transferred to another person. Severe extenuating circumstances will be considered individually.

Although we do not anticipate any changes, we do reserve the right to cancel an event at our discretion. In the event of course cancellation, 100 percent of the tuition will be eligible for refund or transferable to another course.