OBJECTIVES:
Equip participants with the knowledge and skills required for professional growth
and leadership roles in the tea sector.
Enhance Expertise in Tea Manufacture & Factory Management
Introduce cutting-edge technologies and best practices that optimize factory
operations,
Reduce costs, and improve sustainability.
Prepare candidates to meet the qualifications required for obtaining professional
membership at the National Institute of Plantation Management (NIPM), enhancing
their professional credentials.
COURSE CONTENT:
- History of Ceylon tea
- Introduction to tea industry and sustainable practices in tea production
- Rules and regulations related to quality assurance of tea
- Green leaf handling in relation to tea manufacture
- Withering techniques
- Rolling and roll breaking.
- Rolling programme
- Fermentation process
- CTC manufacture
- Drying, sifting, grading and packing
- Tea tasting terminology.
- Marketing of made tea.
- Management and record keeping
- Energy management and conservation
- Occupational safety and health (OSH)
- Certifications related to tea manufacture.
- Factory machinery maintenance
- Auctioning of teas(e-auction)
