Courses in Fundamentals of Packaging

In dialogue with Lund University, Packbridge has identified needs for business and higher education for a common increased understanding of each other’s needs and realities and arrived at the forms for a business-based course program as below.

The result is a commissioned education, meaning it is intended for employers who wish to send their employees for further education. The course program consist of a series of fundamental courses in packaging related areas. All courses are online and can be studied simultaneously and/or independently in the order of interest and need of the participant.

Target Groups

The course program is mainly aimed at Packbridges members found in many different industries:

Packaging company
Suppliers to packaging companies
Manufacturer of packaging equipment
Food producers
Brand owner
Logistics company
Industry organizations and institutes
Consultants

The target group is broad and can include employees at different levels within:

Product development
Production/process
Market/sales
Quality
Purchasing
Logistics
Business development/Innovation
Sustainability/environment

Course period

Those who register before August 31 will be able to start September 16. The courses will be open for studies until November 30, 2024.

Expected time to spend per course is approx. 12-15h.

A new round of the respective course will start again in Febuary 2025!

Program Details

The Fundamentals of Packaging program consists of two courses;
Course 1 ”Packaging Logistics and Sustainability” and
Course 2 ”Smart and Sustainable packaging”.

COURSE 1

Packaging Logistics and Sustainability

September 16-November 30 2024
Online course
Free of charge

This course contains three modules, which includes:

Packaging logistics
SDG and packaging
Circular economy and packaging

Course objective

The overall aim of this course is to provide the course participants with fundamental knowledge and perspectives regarding packaging logistics and sustainability. With increased knowledge and new perspectives this in turn, aims for better understanding of packaging logistics and its role in sustainable practices and strategies.

Course content and plan

The course is online and carried out by whenever and wherever oneself wants within a period of three months.

The course includes the following parts:

Three course modules

- Fundamentals of packaging logistics
- Packaging and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030
- Circular economy and packaging

Where each course module consists of

- Literature to read (2-3 papers/reports)
- A video and slides providing an overview of the topic
- A quiz for examination – based on the content covered in the literature and video

Objectives and learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to provide a foundation for the integrative view of packaging and logistics and its role in supply chains. Key learning outcomes are:

explain the different components and functions of packaging systems
define and describe the role of packaging systems and its interactions with logistics systems
understand how supply chain sustainability can be improved by packaging logistics approaches

When completing the application you enter your personal information at the top, followed by your employer’s information below.

Thank you in advance for your application.

Previous and/or ongoing course round/s:

March 15-August 31 2024

COURSE 2

Smart and Sustainable Packaging

September 16-November 30 2024
Online course
SEK 5,200 ex. VAT

This course contains three modules, which includes:

Packaging materials
Packaging r-strategies - reduce, reuse, recycle or recover?
Smart packaging

Course objective

This course aims to provide an introduction and overview on different packaging materials, different packaging strategies and different smart applications for making packaging more sustainable. Based on the course material, the participants should gain increased understanding of both the challenges and opportunities there exist in developing more sustainable packaging systems, as well as insights into the complexity and trade-offs involved.

Course content and plan

The course is online and carried out by whenever and wherever oneself wants within a period of two to three months.

The course includes the following parts:

Three course modules

- Packaging materials
- Packaging r-strategies – reduce, reuse, recycle or recover?
- Smart packaging

Where each course module consists of

- Literature to read (2-3 academic papers/reports)
- A video and slides providing an overview of the topic
- A quiz for examination – based on the content covered in the literature and video

Objectives and learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to provide a foundation to key areas related to sustainable packaging alternatives. Key learning outcomes are:

explain the different alternatives of packaging materials, packaging strategies and smart packaging in relation to sustainable development.
define and describe opportunities and challenges between different packaging solutions in relation to sustainable development.
understand the complexity and trade-off involved in developing sustainable packaging.

When completing the application you enter your personal information at the top, followed by your employer’s information below.

Thank you in advance for your application.

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Courses in Fundamentals of Packaging

Target Groups

Course period

Program Details

Packaging Logistics and Sustainability

Course description

Course objective

Course content and plan

Objectives and learning outcomes

Smart and Sustainable Packaging

Course description

Course objective

Course content and plan

Objectives and learning outcomes