Training & education

Feature (5)
  • Attracting good staff
    The right staff have to exist before you can hire them. There is a lack of superior students choosing to enter the food industry so maybe it is time for the industry to face this issue and try to find some solutions.
  • Pay peanuts: get monkeys
    Good money cannot guarantee top people in the food industry. First, top students need to choose food technology and engineering at the tertiary level — and this is not happening.
  • How sweet it is
    The widely publicised 'obesity epidemic' is driving a reduced-sugar trend across the whole spectrum of processed foods and drinks
  • Guidelines for the food-medicine interface
    The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently released the set of guidelines they use to clarify whether products fall under food or therapeutic goods regulation.
  • Fighting fatigue in manufacturing
    An increasing number of employees in manufacturing industries are working in a state of sleep deprivation and/or circadian desynchrony. An increase in shiftwork and extended hours are being blamed for the growing incidence of worker fatigue.
Product (4)
  • 18th Australian HACCP conference
    The 18th Australian HACCP conference is to be held from 12-16 September 2011 at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast.
  • Key Technology online training program for Manta sorters
    Key Technology has introduced an online training program for Manta sorters. With this addition, Key’s program now covers all Key G6 sorters - Optyx, Tegra and Manta - as well as ADR Automatic Defect Removal systems and Iso-Flo vibratory conveyors.
  • Compressed air training courses
    Hands-on air compressor training courses, now offered by Sullair Australia, provide practical experience in compressor maintenance and operation. Based on the same in-depth technical training used to educate Sullair’s own engineers, the training courses are tailored to suit the requirements of individual workplaces. Each course includes a theory session followed by practical training using the client’s Sullair compressors.
  • Food safety training programs
    Vocam’s Safety OnDemand has released Food Safety Essentials. Safety OnDemand is a complete e-learning and e-validation solution which allows users to view Vocam DVDs online, complete with e-validation assessment and reporting.
News (23)
  • Prime Minister’s taskforce on manufacturing
    Membership of the new Manufacturing Taskforce was announced by Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
  • International Food Safety Training Laboratory opens
     Waters Corporation, FDA and University of Maryland have opened the International Food Safety Training Laboratory.
  • Plastics course to be rerun
    The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is rerunning the half-day training course on the Introduction to Plastics on Thursday 4 August 2011. To be held at Oatlands Golf Course, NSW, the course presenter will be Pierre Pienaar FAIP.
  • APPMA scholarship submissions due
    The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Packaging have announced that submissions are due on 18 February for the third annual scholarship program, which will enable a packaging engineer the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology.
  • $1.5m savings from interns
    Companies taking on manufacturing interns through student placement company CEED have reported a combined $1.5 million in cost savings, or an average 330% return on investment in the last financial year.
  • Preventative health agency needs industry representation
    Australia’s $100 billion food and grocery manufacturing industry supports establishing a new National Preventative Health Agency (NPHA) that will help to lift the profile of preventative health issues, according to the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC).
  • Forum to tackle health and nutrition
    Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector has forged an agreement with the Quick Service Restaurant industry to work together to address important health, nutrition and chronic disease issues.
  • 2010 APPMA scholarship submissions close in April
    The due date for submissions for the 2010 Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association of Australia scholarship will be the close of business on Friday 30 April.
  • Australian Food Processing Suppliers Association membership open
    The Australian Food Processing Suppliers Association is open for new members interested in solving food industry-related challenges.
  • 2010 APMA scholarship submissions now open
    The Australian Packaging Machinery Association has announced the launch of the 2010 Annual Scholarship program.
  • More students opting to study wine
    Formal study of wine science and viticulture is on the increase at Charles Sturt University with more undergraduate students and the introduction of post-graduate studies.
  • Education in edible oils
    The World Congress on Oils and Fats and the 28th ISF Congress to be held in Sydney this September will include a number of short courses that will be of particular interest to food manufacturers.
  • Packaging trends forum
    The Australian Institute of Packaging will be holding its technical forum alongside AUSPACK in June this year. Registrations are now being accepted.
  • Packaging education
    The Australian Institute of Packaging has bolstered its packaging training and education through a cooperation agreement with the Australian Management Academy.
  • Searchable Australian patent database
    IP Australia has created a searchable database of the Australian patents lodged and granted since 1979.
  • Regulatory and public affairs manager for AWBI
    The Australian Beverages Council and the Australasian Bottled Water Institute (ABWI) have appointed a new Regulatory & Public Affairs Manager.
  • Logistics scholarships application call
    Applications are now open for the Swisslog and Logistics Association of Australia (LAA) university scholarships.
  • RFID Masterclass
    The GS1 New Zealand EPC/RFID Masterclass will be held 10 August 2007 at the Waipuna Hotel, Auckland.
  • Women in Manufacturing Stepping Up Program 2008
    The Women in Manufacturing Stepping Up Program will be offered again during 2008, following the success of the pilot program last year.
  • Skills shortages are here to stay
    New research launched today shows the skills shortages and the associated workplace expectations of Generation Y are here to stay. Many employers assume that the skills shortages come from 16 straight years of economic growth and the resulting increased demand for staff.
  • National robotics innovation competition
    An industry-sponsored robotics innovation competition will be launched at an information evening on 7 March.
  • Australia Day recognition for professor
    The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) announced, on Australia Day 2008, that Emeritus Professor Harry Lovell has been awarded an Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours 2008. The professor has been recognised for his outstanding and significant contribution to business and commerce through the food and packaging industries, particularly as an advocate for education and training, with over fifty years industry experience.
  • Allergy awareness program for food industry
    A food allergy awareness training program was launched on World Allergy Day in Canada Bay, designed to help businesses better cater to the needs of people with allergies.
Case Study (3)
  • Online skills training for food sector
    More than 400 manufacturing staff at Bairnsdale-based Patties Foods will be able to develop their work skills through a new suite of online training modules.
  • Peanut processors trained for confined spaces
    Fire protection specialist Wormald has completed a comprehensive confined space training project for the Peanut Company of Australia (PCA), providing employees with the necessary training to safely enter confined spaces during the normal course of their work.
  • Del Monte implements Lean & Six Sigma
    The Del Monte company processes fresh fruit, fruit juice and fruit cans based on mainly tropical fruits like pineapple, banana, mango, litchis, etc. The company has designed a road map for a global plant implementation of Lean & Six Sigma as part of a major improvement process which is planned to deliver substantial cost savings.
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