
Duration
2 years
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
CAD 13,750 per year
Location
Cambridge – Fountain Street
About the program
At Packaging Engineering Technician (Optional Co-op) from Conestoga College students will learn to design and evaluate packaging utilizing different materials: metal, glass, plastic, paper, and corrugated. Critical in the design of any packaging are product protection (safety and security), durability, the ability to recycle materials, and sustainability opportunities and issues.
Careers
Graduates may find jobs such as packaging technician, packaging coordinator, package development specialist or packaging designer, with companies that supply packaging materials to any sector of the manufacturing industry. Larger manufacturers (e.g., food processors, pharmaceutical) are also potential employers.
Courses Included
- Packaging Software Applications
- Principles of Packaging
- Corrugated Packaging
- Physics – Mechanics
- Chemistry for Packaging
- Artios CAD Concepts
- Packaging Testing Lab












