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ADPI’s goal has long been to be the resource for organizations in the dairy ingredients industry for training, education, and development resources.Utilizing our core training course, Dairy Ingredients 360, we are excited to launch an opportunity to access key classes to provide a deeper understanding of the dairy industry. This is a member-only benefit and all those accessing the core courses must have an active membership profile with ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More.
To receive access to the following courses below, please contact VP of Membership & Communications Beth Holcomb via email or 630.530.8700 x228.
Online Training Resources
NO COST Access to Two Hours of Training
Online access to Module 1.1 (approximately two hours of training) from our DI360 Training Course:
Dairy Farm Practices Today and in the Future
Session Objectives:
- Dairy animal welfare management guidelines
- Tools and resources on how farmers measure and improve their environmental footprint
- How dairy farmers enhance safe thriving work environments to provide excellent cowCondensible out water More care and produce wholesome milk
- Farm biosecurity
Milk Production, Composition & QualityFocus on doing things well and producing a product acceptable to consumers More (Intro to Dairy Chemistry Terms)
Session Objectives:
- Understand how milk composition changes
- Basic chemistry and structure of milk
- How enzymes work
- What is denaturationChange in the structure of a protein, resulting in the loss of its natural (native) shape, but not its primary sequence (amino acids). More
- Basic dairy microbiology
- Importance of spores and biofilms
Session 1 is taught by Emily Yeiser Stepp, Sr. Director, Industry Affairs of fairlife, LLC, and Session 2 is taught by Center of Excellence member, Karen Smith, Owner of K.Smith Consulting.
In order to participate in the customized option, please contact VP of Membership & Communications Beth Holcomb via email or 630.530.8700 x228.
Dairy Ingredients 360 Training Course
ADPI’s online training/education course that provides a comprehensive, 360 degree view of the dairy ingredients and products sector. Participants receive 36 hours of instructional content from dairy ingredient subject matter experts split into three Modules.
The course is offered twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
NEW Member Benefit: ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More members have access to annual training credits to use towards the cost of registration for the full course. Contact VP of Membership & Communications Beth Holcomb via email or 630.530.8700 x228 to obtain information on the training credits.
2025 Fall Semester Starts August 25
Core Courses for Interns
ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More is pleased to offer support to member organizations through summer intern programs! Member organizations can request up to 12 hours of training offered through our Dairy Ingredients 360 Training Course. A one-time fee of $500 allows your organization to customize a training program for interns that includes:
- Selecting up to 12 hours customizes the training package to your organization’s needs (see links below to full course content and objectives from the Spring 2025 Semester)
- For up to 5 interns: Each person will receive an individual log-in to participate in the training sessions in ADPI’s e-learning platform
- As part of the online course, each participant will take quizzes following each session and participation can be tracked
Module 1: Origin, Composition, Processes, Basic Properties (View Sessions)
Module 2: Functionality, Use & Product Applications (View Sessions)
Module 3: Addressing a Competitive Marketplace (View Sessions)
In order to participate in the customized option, please contact VP of Membership & Communications Beth Holcomb via email or 630.530.8700 x228.
“As a seasoned dairy broker with almost 30 years of experience along with having a Food science degree, I found the courses to be challenging but also very applicable. I think that everyone that has even the slightest exposure to dairy in their career, should take this course.”
