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The Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD) has launched Essentials in Brewing. This isthe first self assessed online IBD course that features interactive multimedia learningtools.

Essentials in Brewing is a dynamic and flexible way for professionals in the brewing industry in supporting roles like sales or marketing, to learn about the basics of beer and the brewing process. It is also perfect for hospitality professionals and uninitiated beer lovers. With this new course, which complements Foundation, General Certificate, Diploma, and Master Brewer qualifications, the IBD is reinforcing its learning offering at all levels.

Industry professionals will acquire an understanding of the principles of brewing and what their production peers do which could improve communication within the business. This course will also help hospitality professionals and beer lovers achieve a solid understanding of beer to share with customers or simply enjoy it on a deeper level.

The course provides an enlightening overview of the brewing process from the history of brewing and raw materials through fermentation and maturation to the basics of packaging in an engaging way. Interactive features include videos and animations of the beer production process as well as interviews with brewers and other industry professionals.

The understanding of the learning material is self-assessed in each unit. At the end of the course, learners will receive a Certificate of Completion from the IBD, whose certified qualifications are the most widely recognised in the global brewing industry.

“We are delighted to launch Essentials in Brewing. We have worked hard to make sure the essential steps of the brewing process are explained simply, by using lots of exciting new features to create an enjoyable learning experience. Our goal was to offer education for those who want to know more, but aren’t working in technical or operational roles and therefore don’t need as much scientific detail, “said Tracy Adie, IBD Head of Education and Professional Development.

“The making of Essentials in Brewing is one of the great milestones that the IBD has achieved. For the first time, we are offering an on-demand self-assessed course. The uniqueness of this course is its interactive and multimedia format and the quality of the content produced. We are also following our charitable mission to provide an exceptional course at an affordable price to ensure that anyone in the industry who would like to take it, can do it. This is also an example of our ambition to educate industry professionals at all levels with more interactive and flexible content responding to the way new generations are learning”, said Jerry Avis, IBD Chief Executive Officer.

Essentials in Brewing Course: https://www.ibd.org.uk/ibd-qualifications/essentials-in-brewing-course/