Paper Mill Operations Certificate

This course is designed for people who seek entry-level operator's job in a paper mill. There are hundreds of paper mills in the United States. There are very few institutions in the country that provide training for entry-level workers for pulp and paper mills.

Paper mills are operated by highly skilled process operators. In a paper mill, usually there are three or four operational levels. This course is designed to prepare a person to apply for an entry-level job. Once a person is employed, he/she moves up the ladder by acquiring experience.

Nature of Course

This course is designed to be very user friendly. If you know enough about computing to use email, you can take this course easily over the Internet. This is a totally web-based course. That means you can participate in the course at any time and from any location. You can also work at your own pace.

Many modules contain graphical simulations and animations to enhance the learning process. The course delivers some fairly complex concepts in an easy to learn format. Since you are in total control of the course delivery, you can go over the course material a number of times to improve the learning process.

List of Modules

Hazcom1000 Basic Hazard Communication
Safety1000 Basic Safety
LockoutTagout1000 Basic Lockout-Tagout
Math1000 Math 1000: Basic Math 1
Math2000 Math 2000: Basic Math 2
Math2500 Math2500: Basic Math 3
PhysicsApplied1000 Applied Physics 1
PhysicsApplied2000 Applied Physics 2
PhysicsApplied2500 Applied Physics 3
HeatExchangers1000 Heat Exchangers
Lubrication2000 Lubrication and Bearings
Electricity1000 Electrical Safety
Electricity2000 Electricity for Operators and Technicians
Valves1000 Industrial Valves
CompressedAir2000 Compressed Air
ProcessControl1000 How to Read Process Drawings
ProcessControl3000 Basic Process Instrumentation and Control
Pumps1000 Pump Fundamentals
Pumps2000 Centrifugal Pumps - Operation
PulpPaper1000 Introduction to Pulp and Paper Manufacturing
PulpPaper4000 Wet End Operations 1
PulpPaper4500 Wet End Operations 2
PulpPaper4600 Dry End Operations
PulpPaper4800 Winder Operations
PulpPaper5000 Environment Protection

Equipment Required

a. An ordinary PC (Pentium III or better) b. 56K or better modem. We design most of our instruction pages to download in less than 10 seconds. Some of the graphics-heavy pages may take as much as 20 seconds. c. Macromedia Flash Player. Almost all of the PCs (since 2003) come equipped with this Flash Player. If your computer does not have it, you can download it for free from Macromedia.com