IAOM-KSU Resident Milling Courses

Program Overview

Course Dates

Employer Benefits

Course Descriptions

Instructional Staff

Accommodation

Application Process

Course Fees

Cancellation Policy

Program Overview

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.

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Employer Benefits

• The courses provide participants with the background to effectively integrate their job function into the goals of their organization.

• The courses enhance participants’ understanding of the milling process, empowering them to make better decisions relative to grain and flour. 

• The courses provide the tools, language and understanding to communicate your company’s needs effectively when dealing with suppliers or customers.

• The training empowers employees to be better problem solvers by giving them the tools to better define improvement opportunities, evaluate potential solutions and make recommendations based on an understanding of milling principles and sound evaluation methods balancing technical and economic considerations.

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Instructional Staff

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.

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Accommodation

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.

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Application Process

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.  

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Course Fees

IAOM Members: $1,900             Non-members: $2,100*

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. 

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Cancellation Policy

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.

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