Project of learning of the Packaging Cluster

The Packaging Cluster through his Commission of Learning has prepared a program that pretends to cover all the needs of skilled learning in this field. This program covers from the Courses In-Company, the Professional Accreditation in Packaging PEA until the university learning, realizar jointly with the Universitat Polytechnical of Catalonia, standing out the Máster in Packaging Engineering, máster of the that already have celebrated five editions and has formed to 180 professionals, of the cual derive three postgrados in plastic Containers, Machinery and Processes of packaging and Packaging and Environingingment.

In the program Máster in Packaging Engineering collaborate the Barcelona Institute of Packaging (BIP), the Escola d'Enginyeria and Disseny of Vilanova i the Geltrú (UPC), the Escola Tècnica Upper d'Enginyers Industrials of Terrasa (UPC), Escola d' Arts Gràfiques Antoni Algueró, the Technological Centre Manel Xifra Boada, Applus+ Technological Center, the Technological Institute of Aragon (UZ) and the Institut of Science i Technology Ambientals ICTA (UAB). Also we have had the collaboration of the business organisations Aecoc, Aeda, Afco, Association of Tins of Beverages and Ecoembes, that have contributed to give the business and practical approach so necessary to achieve the excellence in the learning. Also it has the collaboration of the School of Industrial Engineers of Catalonia through his Commission of Packaging.

In the program Courses ‘in company' in packaging, stand out the course of immersion in Packaging that offers a transversal vision of all the chain of value of the packaging. And like novelty, have designed the program of on-line “courses” do not witness them of Professional Accreditation in Packaging PEA. Courses that embrace the most important specialitys in packaging. We are convinced that this program will help to consolidate the skilled learning in the sector packaging as well as reinforce the bonds University- Industry like source of transmission of knowledge.