Benefits through AIP and Ai Group collaboration

Thursday, 13 November 2008

Some 15 months into an agreement between the Australian Industry Group and the Australian Institute of Packaging, seven half day courses have been delivered in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The AIP says the training courses have focused on introductory technical information for packaging, an immediate need.

The AIP believes the success of the courses has been due to the professionalism and expertise of the presenters and the ability of the AIP, together with Ai Group, to promote the courses to the whole industry.

A 2007 survey of the industry that included both individuals and companies revealed a need for training requirements including:

Logistics

Competitive manufacturing

Innovation and research

Environmental issues

Sales and Marketing

Regulations and National Packaging Covenant

Entry level/introductory information for packaging

Management skills

The AIP continues that as the interest in courses is more established the scope will broaden and relationships with other organisations will grow. It has been an excellent outcome for the ISA project and the Victorian Government, as the aim of the project was to create sustainable models for increasing training in the packaging industry.

The project has enabled the AIP to instigate new programs to meet industry needs and develop the training ethos in the industry.

Also in the news the AIP has congratulated Sarah Cameron, Faculty of Design, Swinburne University of Technology, VIC, for being awarded the 2008 Southern Cross Judges Rationale Award, which is sponsored by the AIP.

The Southern Cross Awards are a national packaging competition aimed at tertiary students studying design at Universities, TAFEs and Private Colleges. Students are provided with briefs, developed by the sponsors, and are required to produce innovative solutions to packaging design.

Sarah’s entry Barricaid came from the Packaging Solutions brief. Her concept provides an antiseptic wipe and an adhesive bandage in one convenient package.

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Congratulations to the A.I.P for their continuation of the program . I was a W.A President in the late 70"s and endeavoured to promote the programme without success so I am pleased it is still working. I recently sold my Printing business and retired but remain on the W.A and National board of the Printing Industry and will see what can be done to introduce a programme in a similar manner! If I could recieve a copy of the course it would be appreciated.

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