Getting Started

PPC University (PPCU) positions PPC as a learning hub for all things folding cartons by leveraging and developing a robust online platform to learn paperboard packaging-specific knowledge, focused skills, and processes. PPCU will serve as our industry's training and professional development mechanism and a member recruitment tool. PPCU programming will be available at varying costs to members and non-members; PPC members will have priority access and preferred tuition pricing as an additional member benefit.



Packaging 101 Bootcamp

Packaging 101 Bootcamp runs over 20 workdays, with an investment of less than 20 minutes per day. With eight hours of educational content, activities, and cheat sheets, you'll exit with a solid foundation in packaging basics. Departments such as marketing, sales, procurement, legal, distribution, quality control, manufacturing and warehousing all have unique demands on the packaging. After taking this course, you will have the thought process required of a successful stakeholder in the packaging development process.

Course Objectives
  • Define packaging by its functions, levels and types.
  • Explain the role of packaging in society by listing major packaging innovations throughout recorded history.
  • Describe the global packaging market. Identify the major stakeholders who are influential to the packaging development process.
  • Understand the career potential in packaging by identifying specific jobs.
  • Understand key phases of the packaging development process.
  • Understand how the actual product can impact its packaging.
  • Understand the basic manufacturing process for each fundamental packaging material.
  • Understand how sustainability can be impacted various packaging materials and processes.
  • Identify the fundamental packaging materials and types.
  • Understand how innovative design can enhance finished packaging structures.
  • Learn the language of packaging.