AIP NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2015
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2015 YEAR IN REVIEW
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or the AIP to remain relevant the Institute needs to ensure that it is offering something for everyone and 2015 has certainly been an indication that we have delivered on this commitment. The AIP has introduced a significant amount of new initiatives and educational offerings this year including our new partnership with the IoPP in the US, the Certified Packaging Professional designation, the bite-sized modules for the Fundamentals of Packaging Technology course, availability of international textbooks for our members and the Master of Food and Packaging Innovation course. CERTIFIED PACKAGING PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION The Certified Packaging Professional designation will become the leading mark of excellence internationally and a must-have recognition of industry proficiency and achievement for packaging professionals under a new partnership announced by the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) in the U.S. and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP). IoPP and AIP will mutually recognise CPP as the gold standard of broad packaging proficiency under a program in which AIP members will join qualifying IoPP members as being eligible for certification. Approximately 2,000 packaging professionals have earned the CPP designation, a trademark of IoPP, since the program was launched 1972. Being able to offer the CPP credential in Australasia allows packaging professionals in our industry the opportunity to join recognised packaging experts from around the world with the industry’s leading professional designation. Attaining the CPP designation is an excellent investment in your professional development, and the credential defines the packaging professional and allows organisations to seek out and hire the right professional based on verified knowledge, skills and industry contributions. Using the CPP program to assess and evaluate one’s professional competency validates you as internationally proficient as a packaging professional, a cut above your peers. NATIONAL TECHNICAL FORUMS We have also continued to offer the industry national educational activities such as the 2015 National Technical Forums which were held alongside of AUSPACK in Melbourne. The 2015 National Technical Forums were developed on a new model - four days and included 40 speakers, 8 countries and 11 sessions. Over the four days there were 760 session visits to the forums, with 222 delegates averaging 2 sessions each over two days.
AIP PARTNERS
Find out how your company can become a partner of the AIP by emailing info@aipack.com.au AIP National Office 34 Lawson Street Oxley QLD 4075 Australia +61 7 3278 4490 +61 7 3009 9916 info@aipack.com.au www.aipack.com.au
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