Supercalendered Paper And Board Production Skills Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of supercalendering to adjust machine parameters for desired paper and board properties.
• Demonstrate safe operation of supercalender equipment, including start-up, running, and shutdown procedures.
• Analyze product quality issues related to supercalendering, such as gloss, smoothness, and caliper, and implement corrective actions.
• Evaluate the effects of roll pressure, temperature, and moisture on paper and board characteristics.
• Implement routine maintenance and troubleshooting procedures to minimize downtime and optimize production efficiency.
• Design a quality control plan for monitoring supercalendering output to meet customer specifications.

Target Audience

This course is designed for production operators, process technicians, and supervisors working in paper and board manufacturing facilities who are involved in or responsible for supercalendering operations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Hands-on practical sessions are essential for learners to operate supercalender equipment, conduct quality tests, and troubleshoot process issues. Practicals reinforce theoretical knowledge and develop skills in machine operation, process control, and quality assurance.

Practical Activities

• Paper Machine and Supercalender Operation — Learners will operate a pilot-scale paper machine and supercalender, adjusting parameters to produce SC paper. (8h)
• Quality Testing and Analysis — Learners will conduct standard quality tests on produced SC paper and interpret results. (6h)
• Troubleshooting Simulation — Learners will diagnose and resolve simulated defects in the supercalendering process. (6h)
• Maintenance and Safety Drill — Learners will perform preventive maintenance tasks and practice lockout/tagout procedures. (4h)

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.