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TECH SPEAK
Call to upskill industry professionals
For the second consecutive year, the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) has released the key findings from its Career & Salary Survey for the food and beverage industries.
THE REPORT WAS developed in part- nership with the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) to provide a more detailed break- down of the people who make up the industry, including their roles, education, experience, career sat- isfaction, concerns and salaries.
The Australia and New Zealand report aligns with the same offer- ing developed by the IoPP for the rest of the world.
“The 2022 report has some interesting findings and certainly highlights one of the key chal- lenges that the industry has right now, which is upskilling industry professionals in the science and technical side of all materials and pack formats,” Nerida Kelton, executive director at the AIP, said.
Professor Pierre Pienaar, edu-
This is a positive sign that more packaging professionals are coming to the AIP to further their education.
NERIDA KELTON, AIP
cation director at the AIP, added that not only does the report pro- vide a summary of salary levels for packaging, but also gives a general indication of how well qualified people are who are currently work- ing in the packaging industry.
He said that the data also indicates that although well qualified, they are not qualified in the sci- ence, engineering and/or technology in packaging.
“We would like to see more of those pro- fessionals working in the packaging indus- try, undertaking courses such as the Certificate in Packaging Technology, Diploma in Packaging Technology, the Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, and the Master of Food & Packaging Innovation degree,” Pienaar said.
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