Organisations and individuals working in the food supply chain will be able to tap into new advances and expertise in food and drink packaging, thanks to a new course developed by the Institute for Agri-Food Research and Innovation (IAFRI), a joint venture between Newcastle University and Fera Science Ltd (Fera).
The part-time (24 month) Food Packaging PG Cert course, starting at Newcastle University in September, and the short Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course, ‘Current Issues in Food Safety, Security and Packaging’, which will run for three days from Tuesday 18th September to 20th Thursday September 2018 will focus on current issues in food safety, security and packaging.
New Courses
The courses will help packaging technologists and developers, production supervisors and organisations or individuals working on food packaging projects to develop knowledge of current and novel materials used for food and beverage packaging and analytical procedures for quality control and regulatory compliance as well as helping them to gain an understanding of the drivers for sustainability and circular economy.
Candidates will gain valuable insight into recent advances in science and technology that have applications to food and drink packaging. The three day course will include an assessment and can provide the foundation for further study, leading to the award of PG Cert in Food Packaging. Candidates not wishing to undertake further study (distance learning) and formal assessment can choose to attend the first two days of the course. If successful in the assessment candidates will receive transferable academic credits (CAT points) that can contribute to future qualifications.
The courses will include presentations from key industry figures in packaging safety and regulation.
Find Out More About Our IAFRI Partnership
Fera is applying its internationally recognised scientific expertise – supported by extensive facilities – to tackle food industry challenges. It has specialisms across food integrity, crop health, next generation diagnostics and sustainable agri-food systems. Formerly the Food and Environment Research Agency, Fera employs 300 scientists at the National Agri-food Innovation Campus near York. Fera is a private and public sector joint venture which innovates and develops good, translational science that will protect and enhance food, plant, animal and environmental quality. The aim of the IAFRI partnership is to deliver innovation in research across the agri-food supply chain, and provide sustainable solutions to problems facing Fera’s diverse customer base in both the agricultural and food sectors.
IAFRI represents a new model for the way universities can work with commercial research organisations, operating under a private-public ownership approach to deliver both innovation and wealth creation in strategically important industrial sectors in the UK, while operating for the benefit of society. IAFRI is based at Fera at the National Agri-Food Innovation Campus and at the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle University and on its two research farms (Nafferton and Cockle Park) in Northumberland.
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