Briquette Production From Fine Material Manufacturing Process Training

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate understanding of the principles of briquetting and the properties of fine materials suitable for briquette production.
• Prepare fine materials for briquetting, including crushing, drying, and blending with binders.
• Operate briquetting equipment, such as presses and extruders, to produce briquettes of specified size and density.
• Monitor and control the briquetting process to ensure consistent quality and troubleshoot common issues.
• Apply quality control procedures to test briquette properties, including strength, moisture content, and calorific value.
• Evaluate the environmental and economic benefits of briquette production from fine materials.

Target Audience

This course is designed for production supervisors, process operators, and technicians in the mining, energy, or waste management sectors who are involved in or seeking to enter briquette manufacturing. It is also suitable for entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to start a briquetting operation.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience in preparing raw materials, operating briquetting equipment, and testing finished products. Learners will apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios, ensuring competency in the briquette production process.

Practical Activities

• Raw Material Preparation — Learners will dry, grind, and sieve fine materials, then mix with a binder to achieve the correct consistency. (2h)
• Briquetting Machine Operation — Learners will set up and operate a briquetting press, adjusting pressure and feed rate to produce quality briquettes. (2h)
• Quality Testing and Troubleshooting — Learners will test briquettes for density, durability, and calorific value, and troubleshoot production defects. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.