Nbspiopp Licenses Online Fundamentals Of Packaging Technology Course To Kenya Regionnbspcorporate Sponsors To Provide Support Ipackima Spa Among First To Contributenaperville Il February 2013 Ndash The Institute Of Packaging Professionalsus Has Signed An Agreement With The Institute Of Packaging Professionalskenya To License Its New Fundamentals Of Packaging Technology Online Course And Make The Comprehensive Packaging Training Program Available To Iopp Members In Kenya And Other Countries In The Regionnbspprogram Funding Will Begin Immediately And Will Be Provided By Corporate Sponsors To Offset Costs For Participating Kenyan Students Among The First Sponsors To Contribute Will Be Ipackima Spa This Funding Will Cover The Program Costs For The First 10 Student Enrollmentsnbspldquowe Are Proud To Participate In This Vital Programrdquo Says Guido Corbella Ceo Of Ipackima Spa Ldquoby Helping To Educate The Next Generation Of Packaging Professionals Ipackima Is Honored To Support Those Who Will Be Extending Their Expertise Through The Development Of Advanced Packaging Technologies That Will Ensure Regional Food Is Kept Healthy Safe And Plentifulrdquofundamentals Of Packaging Technology Training In Kenya Will Begin Immediatelyldquothis Is An Important Development For Iopp And The Packaging Industry As Our Online Training Course Now Makes It Possible For Us To Bring Muchneeded Packaging Training To Nations Where Packaging As An Industry Is Still In Its Infancyrdquo Says Patrick Farrey Iopp Executive Director Ldquowhile Ioppus Is Offering This Training At A Very Low Cost It Is Still Considered Expensive By Kenya Standardsrdquofarrey Adds Ldquowe Are Grateful For The Sponsor Support Because It Will Enable Iopp To Help Get The Kenyan Packaging Community Uptospeed On Packaging Dynamics When It Otherwise May Not Have Been Possible As Those Who Work In Packaging In Kenya And Other Nations Expand On Their Packaging Knowledge And Implement It In Their Companies New Opportunities Will Eventually Open Up For The Global Packaging Industryrdquonbspjoseph Nyongesa Ioppkenya President Says The Intent Is To Market The Program First In Kenya And Eventually Roll It Out To Neighboring Countriesnbspldquopackaging Has Been Identified As One Of The Priority Areas That Need To Be Addressed In Order To Strengthen The Competitiveness Of Smes In Kenya And Africa In Generalrdquo Says Nyongesa Ldquoinadequate Packaging Leads To Considerable Waste In The Agricultural Supply Chain Compounding The Major Problem Of Food Insecurity Packaging Will Become The Ambassador Of The Countryrsquos Products Because It Will Be Seen Before The Product And The Country The Collaboration With Ioppus Will Provide The Necessary Knowledge Framework On Packaging To Reach The Countryrsquos Visionrsquorsquonbspioppkenya Will Offer Online Packaging Education To Its Local Members Using Iopprsquos Existing Elearning Platform The Online Course Available At Wwwiopporgelearning Consists Of 41 Downloadable Prerecorded Modules And 27 Hours Of Learning On All The Major Areas Of Packaging The Online Course Can Lead To The Certified Packaging Professional Cpp Designation Through The Instituteadditional Program Support Is Also Coming From The Staples Foundation Companies Interested In Supporting The Sponsorship Program Should Inquire At Infoiopporgnbsp
