Today's emphasis on being a cost-effective producer of quality malt beverages implies the rigorous application and constant monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) across the supply chain. In brewing, the necessary drive towards continuous process improvement by metrics must not be at the exclusion of the development of sound problem-solving and interpretive skills in tomorrow's head brewers that ultimately contribute to "right-the-first-time", higher quality and an improved cost base. At an extreme, modern-day brewing operations risk gaps in inter-related skill sets necessary to foster and achieve excellence in technical interpretation. As an outcome, insufficiently trained brewing personnel to achieve demanded organic growth might well result. This text examines how changes in the "rules of the game" demand a re-focus on technical education in brewing and how alternative options by educational providers offer solutions with either face-to-face, distance learning or blended learning formats.
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