Craft Skills Certificate
Craft Skills
In the late 1980s, nabim developed a craft skills certificate in flour milling, to recognise the skills of good practical millers and to encourage training to produce those skills. The scheme, reviewed and modified in the mid 1990s and again in 2003, comprises three modules: Silo; Mill; and Finished Products. Questions and practical tests check essential abilities, knowledge and understanding. Administration of the scheme is largely the responsibility of individual companies.
Accreditation
Companies need to demonstrate to nabim that: the proper procedures are in place; the requirements of a rigorous assessment scheme are recognised; the company is prepared to play a full part in maintenance of the scheme; the person appointed to co-ordinate the scheme within the company is well versed of all appropriate considerations; and that the scheme will be operated with the openness and fairness required.
Syllabus
Review and amendment of the syllabus is nabim's responsibility, through a Craft Skills Panel drawn from accredited sites.
Assesment Methodology
How candidates are assessed (e.g. continuous assessment by internal assessor; one-off assessment by external assessor etc) is the responsibility of the company, provided that it meets the industry (and nationally accepted) requirements.
Certification
nabim issues certificates to candidates who have passed a module and also to those who have passed all three modules, so qualifying them for the full flour milling craft skills certificate.
Fees
Companies only pay a fee for their initial accreditation. There is neither a Candidate Entry fee nor a Certification Fee.
Review
The future of the craft skills certificates is to be reviewed in the light of the development of the new milling proficiency units, in collaboration with Improve, the sector skills council for food manufacture.
