MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, U.S. — Grain company professionals will have more training options available next year, as the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and Kansas State University (KSU) said on Nov. 26 that they have expanded and upgraded their distance education program. A total of 19 online courses will be offered in 2013, up from 14 this year and 12 in 2011.
The schedule includes five new or updated courses, including “Introduction to Grain Operations,” “Grain Quality Management,” “Grain Elevator Equipment Maintenance,” “Grain Facilities Planning & Design” and “Preventing Grain Dust Explosions.”
Two or three courses will be offered in January, February, March, April, May and November. Each lasts five weeks for a total of 10 course hours. Six of the courses will count toward the new GEAPS/KSU Credential in Grain Operations Management.
The schedule includes:

Jan. 7-Feb. 8, 2013
Registration closes Dec. 21
GEAPS 520: Grain Quality Management – updated
GEAPS 545: Grain Entrapment

Feb. 11-March 15, 2013
Registration opens Jan. 7, closes Feb. 5
GEAPS 530: Quality Management Systems
GEAPS 542: Electrical Safety for Grain Facilities
GEAPS 554: Grain Elevator Equipment Maintenance I

March 18-April 19, 2013
Registration opens Feb. 4, closes March 12
GEAPS 525: Management of Insect Pests
GEAPS 540: Safety Management for Grain Facilities

April 22-May 24, 2013
Registration opens March 20, closes April 16
GEAPS 500: Introduction to Grain Operations – new
GEAPS 521: Aeration System Design
GEAPS 550: Materials Handling I

May 28-July 1, 2013
Registration opens April 29, closes May 21
GEAPS 510: Facilities Planning & Design I – new
GEAPS 522: FGIS Grain Inspection Orientation
GEAPS 551: Materials Handling II

Sept. 3-Oct. 7, 2013
Registration opens July 8, closes Aug. 27
GEAPS 500: Introduction to Grain Operations
GEAPS 524: Grain Drying
GEAPS 552: Materials Handling III

Nov. 4-Dec. 6, 2013
Registration opens Sept. 18, closes Oct. 29
GEAPS 544: Preventing Grain Dust Explosions – new
GEAPS 555: Grain Elevator Equip. Maintenance II – new
GEAPS 580: Hiring and Retaining Good Employees

For more information, contact GEAPS at 1.952.928.4640 or e-mail at info@geaps.com.