Cane Sugar and Fruit Raw Materials for Beverage Distilling Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply correct procedures for receiving and inspecting cane sugar and fruit deliveries against quality specifications.
• Implement safe handling and storage practices to prevent contamination and spoilage of raw materials.
• Demonstrate proper documentation and recording of received materials according to standard operating procedures.
• Analyze potential hazards and apply control measures to ensure workplace health and safety during material handling.
• Evaluate the quality of raw materials using sensory and basic testing methods to confirm suitability for distilling.

Target Audience

This course is designed for production and warehouse personnel in beverage distilling operations, including receiving clerks, storekeepers, and process operators who handle raw materials.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practicals allow learners to apply theoretical knowledge to real raw materials. Learners will process cane sugar and fruit samples, prepare fermentation media, and monitor fermentation, developing essential skills for beverage distillation.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Raw Material Inspection and Preparation — Learners inspect and grade samples of cane sugar (raw, refined, molasses) and fruits (grapes, apples). They perform brix measurement, pH testing, and prepare fruit musts by crushing and pressing. (3h)
• Practical 2: Fermentation Setup and Monitoring — Learners set up fermentation trials using cane sugar and fruit musts. They inoculate with yeast, monitor temperature, brix, and alcohol content over time, and record observations. (4h)
• Practical 3: Sensory Evaluation and Troubleshooting — Learners evaluate fermented samples for aroma, taste, and clarity. They diagnose common off-flavours and defects, and propose corrective actions based on raw material quality. (3h)

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.