Certificate of Mastery
in Packaging Management
Register for a FREE Information Session (1:00-1:30pm EST, January 14, 2021)
SCHEDULE
Session | dates | Application deadline |
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Spring Session 1 | Feb. 8, 2021 - April 30, 2021 | January 22, 2021 |
Spring Session 2 | April 5, 2021 - June 25, 2021 | March 20, 2021 |
Summer Session 1 | June 1, 2021 - Aug. 28, 2021 | May 22, 2021 |
The Industry's Most Comprehensive
Program
Provides the Industry's Most Valuable Certification
- Offered through Clemson University CCL
- 12 weeks
- Flexible lectures and 1:1 instructor coaching
- PhD Instructor led project
- Admission by application
- Practical knowledge and rigorous examination
- No prerequisites
Weekly Agenda
The Certificate of Mastery in Packaging Management is an online executive education program that can level up your career. The Certificate provides PROACTIVE LEARNING in the space of packaging development, material procurement, and organizational management.
Week 1: Global Competitive Landscape
Major companies, products and markets, including market share concentration, key success factors, current volumes and forecasts.
Week 2: Project Management Essentials
Core management skills such as project management, problem-solving, administrative and being financially savvy.
Week 3: Regulations & Corporate Sustainability
Introductions to the major regulatory agencies and applicable laws for packaging compliance in key industries.
Week 4: Material Management I
Fundamental material properties of Glass, Metal, and Polymers converted to packaging solutions.
Week 5: Material Management II
Fundamental material properties of fiberboard substrates converted to Paperboard and Corrugated packaging solutions.
Week 6: Break
Catch your breath! You’ve been working hard.
Week 7: Package Labeling & Finishing
Core printing processes and finishing techniques employed to apply brand assets and required labeling to packaging.
Week 8: Packaging Development Workflow
Stakeholders and best practices of packaging development across functions: R&D, marketing, sales, procurement, legal, distribution, quality control, manufacturing, warehousing, point-of-sale, and end-user.
Week 9: Capital Equipment & Manufacturing
Packaging line optimization and basic production equipment types. Strategies to increase production efficiency.
Week 10: Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Setting up a logistics plan, defining your distribution system, and developing test protocols to ensure successful and on-time delivery of your products.
Week 11: Leveraging Human Factors In Packaging
Triggers to influence perception, cognition, appeal and decision-making in your customers.
Week 12: Review & Final Exam
Review and test your knowledge on all that you have gleaned from the courses.
Develop a Custom
Package Development Plan (PDP)
You’ll apply the course content to your own, custom Package Development Plan for your organization or product line. Every student project is unique, and have ranged from pharmaceutical packaging, new consumer products, rebrands and extensions, sustainability initiatives, to protective industrial packaging.
Who Are
My Instructors?
Offered by the world-renowned Clemson University Center for Corporate Learning and facilitated by PhDs on PackagingSchool.com, the Certificate of Mastery showcases the latest technologies accelerating the packaging field.
Admission is by application only.
Are you a business owner? If you are looking to put one or more employees through this program, please contact us at 864-412-5000 or info@packagingschool.com.
Dr. Julie Suggs,
Academic Director
- Your Program Instructor
- Weekly updates while completing the program
- 1:1 mentorship as needed while developing your custom course project, the Package Development Plan (PDP)
- Always a call, text, email away to discuss ideas and discuss options for your project.
- Favorite Quote “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire “ -W.B. Yeats.
What is the Tuition for the
Certificate of Mastery in Packaging Management?
$7,000
(Payment plans are available)
What are our Graduates Saying?
Eric Ockerlund, Production Manager of OxBox
These courses are great for those new to the packaging industry that really want to get their foot in the door and jumpstart their career. The courses contain loads of information, yet they are not at all overwhelming. I really like how the courses provide the student with not only basic knowledge of the different parts of the packaging industry, but an in-depth look into the various operations and machines used. These courses also provide a great understanding of the vocabulary used in the industry. All in all, it’s a fantastic way to gain years worth of knowledge in just a few weeks.
Adam M. Business Development Manager, UPM Raflatac
When you are passionate about something, your education should never end. The Certificate of Mastery in Packaging Management from Clemson University's Center for Corporate Learning is one of the most comprehensive, challenging and viable programs I have ever seen. I am thankful for the opportunity, I am thankful to work for UPM Raflatac that provided this challenge and I am eager to transfer my knowledge to a great industry I have the privilege of working in.