This partnership is built upon a common goal to promote engaging and interactive training for Packaging Industry, by bringing forefront the need for an upskilling VET training programme, that will promote education in new areas of innovation, personalisation and sustainability in Packaging through interactive educational resources. The partnership includes partners involved in the VET sector, partners who have a background in environmental education, ICT, commercial management and mechanical design and production and experienced partners in motivational e-learning solutions.
The coronavirus pandemic has negatively affected a multitude of industries around the world, especially the Packaging industry. Packaging companies have to come up with innovative technologies that were friendly to the environment, reusable, and biodegradable. Furthermore, COVID-19 global pandemic has accelerated the shift from physical to virtual shopping and has led to a turn in e-commerce, boosting digital transformation. As lockdowns became the new normality, consumers have changed their habits by shopping online more goods often out of .The need for packaging to be both recyclable and sustainable is also gaining importance in a post-COVID-19 environment. Sustainable design is an important concern for packaging industry, and it is prompting the use of more custom-made designs that eliminate unnecessary protective packaging and promote the adoption of new material concepts, such as fully pulp-based, easy-to-recycle packaging.