EXECUTIVE MASTERS CERTIFICATE COURSE ON PACKAGING PRINCIPLES, MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS

Packaging Basic 101 (Live Hybrid with Industry Study Visits)

About the Course

The Executive Masters Certificate Course in Packaging Basics 101 (PB101) offered by the Nigeria Packaging Academy (NPA) and the Institute of Packaging Professionals Nigeria (IOPP-NG) gives students a clear understanding of how packaging materials and packaging products are manufactured. The student has a knowledge of the production procedures, printing methods, and laws and regulations that are most frequently employed. You can communicate with suppliers, clients, and co-workers more effectively once you have this knowledge.

The course comprises a complex, efficient blend of classroom instruction and field trips to packaging companies. The participants gain the experience and insight that comes with watching important packaging production processes, along with aim, and up-to-date factual knowledge.

The programme includes visits to manufacturing facilities where packaging materials are produced so s(he) may see the packaging production processes in action. The tutor uses an educational video impression to introduce each study visit in the classroom, ensuring that the key knowledge components are transferred. Every effort is taken to guarantee that the actual physical industry tours happen within the course, considering the various Corona precautions.

Classes are hybrid. With hybrid training at NPA, students can attend classes in person or watch them live online from anywhere in the world.

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The online learning environments for Packaging Academy supplement the teachings taught in the classroom. You can therefore replay the lessons (recordings of the sessions) and the supporting learning materials at any time and place besides the live classes and industrial study tours.

For Whom?

The training programme is designed for employees who desire to quickly add a basic knowledge of packaging and packaging materials to their existing competencies in order to perform their process support or management job better.

After completing the course, students will have a solid foundation for understanding and monitoring future advances in the vast subject of packaging.

Sales representatives, managers, marketers, buyers, and quality workers are a few examples of participants.

Module:

WEEK 1 Day 1: Morning

Definition of packaging
Vulnerabilities and functionalities
Supply Chain Insights
Market players
Packaging rules and regulations, food safety
Printing techniques
Overview of the most used packaging materials

WEEK 2 Day 2: Morning

Characteristics of paper and board
External influences moisture, light, time
Production and application of paper and board packaging
The production process of corrugated board, including a factory tour
Metal packaging and closures
Production and application of metal packaging
The production process of metal packaging, including a factory tour

WEEK 3 Day 3: Morning

Glass packaging; raw materials and melting process
Production and application of glass packaging
The production process of glass packaging, including a factory tour
Wooden crates, (F)IBC’s and pallets
The production process of pallets, including a factory tour

WEEK 3 Day 3: Afternoon

Basic structure of plastics, rigid and flexible plastic materials
Production and application of plastic packaging
The production process of flexible plastic packaging, including a factory tour
Case studies: How do you package a product? Which application does the packaging material have?

Planning

The course spans three weekends and 6-days. Lectures are held in the FAAN Training School, Transit Village, MM International Airport Ikeja, Lagos, as well as at several other places in Lagos.

Timetable from 09.30 Hrs to 16.30 Hrs WAT.

Lectures on Saturday 29 October and Saturday 5^th and 12^th November 2022 from 09:30 Hrs to 04:30 Hrs WAT (Lagos Time)

Costs IOPP-NG members: NGN100,000

Costs non-members: NGN150,000 ($200)

Method

The classes are delivered using a Live Hybrid format, giving the students the option of attending the lesson in person or not.

All lessons will be recorded. They can be reviewed by the students from the 24/7 IOPP-NG and NPA online learning environment at any time. All course material is also available in the 24/7 online learning environment for study before, during or after the lessons.

The lessons are taught by live tutors, supported by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), the Australia Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Institute of Packaging South Africa (IPSA), IOPP-NG and NPA E-Course Technical Teaching Assistant (ETEA). The tutor answers all student questions during and, if desired, after the lessons.

Assignment and Certificate

A final assignment is part of the PB101 curriculum. The 1st edition must be submitted before the start of the course, the improved edition must be submitted two weeks after the last lesson.

If this assignment is assessed as sufficient, the student receives the Executive Master Certificate in Packaging Basic endorsed jointly by WPO, IOPP-NG, NPA, IPSA, and AIP