AIP packaging courses to run during FoodTech Qld 2025

The AIP will be providing two globally recognised mini training courses on 19 June alongside FoodTech QLD, which will be held at the GCEC on the Gold Coast.

All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance and also six points per course towards attaining the global Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation.

Mini Training Course 1: Introduction to Corrugated Packaging will run between 9.30 am and noon.

Through this course, participants will gain an understanding of the following:

• How corrugated packaging can be engineered to deliver both traditional and emerging market needs around product protection, presentation and cost management.
• How different papers and materials used in corrugated packaging can create options to assist future projects.
• The corrugating process with its opportunities to create different board structures.
• The various conversion equipment available and style options of packaging produced.
• Different printing processes and substrate requirements to deliver the right market presence.

Run by George Ganzenmuller Dip.Pkg.Tech. FAIP, CPP, the course explores numerous areas of packaging and supply chain technology that are key to engineering corrugated solutions for success and avoidance of costly errors. Finally, the course will look at sustainability in the real world and how corrugated packaging is playing a leading role in the delivery of responsible packaging for the generations to come.

Register for the Mini Training Course 1 here.

Mini Training Course 2: The Future of Flexible Packaging will run between 12.45 and 3 pm.

Attendees will be presented with an overview of the industry and what is driving changes in the category both locally and abroad, including considerations surrounding food waste, emissions, legislation and on-pack labelling requirements. Objectives of this course are to:

• understand the important role that flexible packaging plays in the supply chain;
• learn about the various flexible packaging materials that can be utilised for more sustainable outcomes;
• understand the key tailwinds driving the flexible packaging industry and the relevant obligations of brand owners and packaging suppliers in the short-medium term;
• understand the challenges and opportunities that exist with the recycling and processing of soft plastics;
• discover the vast resources available to brand owners and suppliers to support them through the ever-changing landscape of flexible packaging.

This course, run by Joe Foster FAIP, is suitable for retailers, brand owners, sustainability officers and local government officials.

Register for the Mini Training Course 2 here.

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