World Grain - January 2018 - 90

FEATURE: EDUCATING AFRICA'S NEXT GENERATION OF MILLERS

Bühler's Middle East & Africa Region President
Andreas Flueckiger speaks at the ceremony.

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is a balance between theoretical learning and practical work, which is the best
way to create the much-needed skilled
manpower to drive the region's economy. There is no doubt in the next 5 to
10 years the African Milling School in
Kenya is likely to be the top producer
of best millers in Africa because of the
professional training and the interest
that it has attracted from stakeholders
in the milling industry."
Graduate miller Ahmed Mohammed
Awadh of Kitale Industries Ltd. said the
school, which is the only English training institution of its size and structure
in Africa, "has taught me a lot about
milling, product quality, baking technology and generally how to achieve
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from AMS training through me because
I have been able to adequately address
the challenge of quality and we have
even managed to expand our Kenyan
market beyond where we were when I
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Jason Butelezi of South Africa's
Premier FMCG Group added, "Working
with our teacher, Mr. Schlauri, was an
exciting experience for many of us and
his deep knowledge in milling is an asset to the AMS.
"Although I had some background in
milling, having done a few modules offered by the Grains Milling Federation
of South Africa, I now realize it is dif¿FXOWLIQRWLPSRVVLEOHWREHHIIHFWLYH
as a miller without training. Learning at
AMS is a hands-on process and that is
what many trainee millers loved about
our two-year training program."
Bühler selected Nairobi, Kenya, as
the site of the African Milling School
due to it its geographical location, said
Andreas Flueckiger, president of Bühler
Middle East and Africa region. He said
Nairobi is centrally located with a huge
market and an increasing number of
skilled personnel to drive the country's
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