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 2002/03, comprises three modules: Silo; Mill; and Finished Products. Questions and practical tests check essential abilities, knowledge and understanding.

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. Once accredited, a company is supplied with a master copy of the candidate documentation. It is an accredited company's responsibility to ensure that each of its participating sites meets the required standards.

Industry Verification

Each accredited company has one or two Verifiers/Co-ordinators, who will sit on a nabim Craft Skills Panel, which meets annually. Each year, the agenda includes a brief but written report from each company on its use of the scheme. The meeting also provides the opportunity to discuss problems and their solution as well as to review the syllabus.

Syllabus

Review and amendment of the syllabus is nabim's responsibility, through the Craft Skills Panel.

Assessment 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.

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