Automated Bread Plant Dough Production Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply food safety and hygiene principles in an automated bread plant.
• Operate automated dough mixing and handling equipment according to standard operating procedures.
• Monitor and adjust dough parameters (e.g., temperature, consistency) to meet specifications.
• Implement quality control checks at various stages of dough production.
• Demonstrate troubleshooting techniques for common equipment and process deviations.
• Evaluate production data to optimize dough yield and minimize waste.

Target Audience

This course is designed for production operators, process controllers, and supervisors working in automated bread plants or similar food manufacturing environments.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals form an essential part of this course, allowing learners to operate automated dough production equipment under supervision. Learners will practice setting up, adjusting, and troubleshooting machinery, as well as performing quality checks on dough throughout the process. These sessions reinforce theoretical knowledge and develop competency in real-world production scenarios.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Ingredient Handling and Mixing — Learners operate the ingredient dosing system and spiral mixer, adjusting water temperature and mixing time to achieve target dough temperature and consistency. (5h)
• Practical 2: Dividing, Rounding, and Intermediate Proving — Learners set up the dough divider and rounder, adjust weight settings, and monitor dough pieces through the intermediate prover, identifying and correcting common issues. (5h)
• Practical 3: Final Moulding, Panning, and Proving — Learners operate the final moulder and panning system, adjust moulding pressure, and control final prover conditions to produce consistent dough pieces ready for baking. (5h)
• Practical 4: Integrated Line Operation and Troubleshooting — Learners manage the entire dough production line from mixing to final proof, using the control system to monitor parameters and respond to simulated faults. (5h)

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.