AIP Mini Training Courses
Alongside ProPak Vietnam
2nd April 2026 – Thursday – (Day 3 of PPKV)
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Location: DrinkTech Room, Hall B1, SECC
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The AIP will be offering not one, but two globally recognised mini training courses at ProPak Vietnam. All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance (upon request) and also 6 points per course towards attaining the global Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation.
Mini Training Course 1.
Unboxing Accessibility: Easy to Open, Reclose, Grip & Handle Packaging
TIME: 09.00 am arrival & registration
09.30 am to 12.30 pm
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Is your packaging Easy to Open? Easy to close? Does your packaging need a knife to open?
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The Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a three-hour training course on UNBOXING ACCESSIBLE & INCLUSIVE PACKAGING DESIGN: How to design better packaging that everyone can open, close, grip and handle and all of industry is invited to attend.
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The accessibility of a product essentially relates to the ease of use a consumer experience when interacting with a product. Making a product accessible and easy-to-use or open adds value to a product for all. Accessibility is especially important for the independence of those with functional limitations such as reduced strength or dexterity. Groups particularly impacted are those with a disability, chronic pain, injury or illness, as well as the growing ageing population. For these groups inaccessible packaging and products become daily barriers to achieving everyday tasks like preparing a healthy meal and living independently.
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This course will enable the participants to better understand:
- The required design requirements for Accessible & Inclusive Packaging design
- How to use Ease-of-Use packaging design tools which including examples from around the world.
- What bad packaging really looks like and how it can impact the lives of many.
- Accessible & Inclusive packaging design guidelines and how to embed them into your packaging design.
- Consumer struggles and victories with daily use products and how it impacts their every day to encourage more inclusive designs.
- Best Practice award-winning examples of what good Accessible Packaging should look like.
- Case studies, checklists and guides to help you to design better packaging that everyone can open, close, handle and grip.
PRESENTERS
All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion (upon request), points towards the globally-recognises Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation and access to guidelines and resources that will change how they design their packaging.
The Training courses will have simultaneous translation – English & Vietnamese..
Mini Training Course 2.
The Future of Flexible Packaging
TIME: 1.00 pm arrival & registration
1.30 pm to 4.30 pm
With global focus still pointed heavily at curbing plastic waste (and plastic packaging waste in particular), the future of flexible packaging is multi-faceted and diverse- just like this mini course.
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Attendees will be presented with an overview of the industry and what is driving changes in the category both locally and abroad, including considerations surrounding food waste, emissions, legislation, and on-pack labelling requirements.
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OBJECTIVES
- To understand the important role that flexible packaging plays in the supply chain.
- To learn about the various flexible packaging materials that can be utilised for more sustainable outcomes.
- To understand the key tailwinds driving the flexible packaging industry and the relevant obligations of brand owners and packaging suppliers in the short-medium term.
- To understand the challenges and opportunities that exist with the recycling and processing of soft plastics.
- To discover the vast resources available to brand owners and suppliers to support them through the ever-changing landscape of flexible packaging.
PRESENTER
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All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion (upon request), points towards the globally-recognises Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) designation and access to guidelines and resources that will change how they design their packaging.
The Training courses will have simultaneous translation – English & Vietnamese.
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Please book your place at either one, or both of the training courses. 1. Unboxing Accessibility: Easy to Open, Reclose, Grip & Handle Packaging or 2. Future of Flexible Packaging. Free for all to attend..
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The training courses are free to attend; however, pre-registration is required:
Register for ProPak Vietnam to gain entry (during the registration process please "tick" to attend the training course/s)
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