Class FP18.

Occupational roles Occupational role 1: Packaging developer Occupational role 2: Packaging designer Occupational role 3: Packaging technician Occupational role 4: Packaging design engineer The graduate has knowledge of... - Project models for packaging development - Software used in packaging development, design and engineering - Production technology in packaging development - Packaging materials, their properties and knowledge of materials - Filling technology and filling materials - Graphic and typographic form for packaging design - Graphic technology such as printing technology, color theory and workflows - The business benefits of packaging solutions and design in sales and marketing communication - Packaging logistics: systems, standards, rules - Business economics and circular economy for sustainability in a packaging context - Legislation concerning packaging and design The graduate has skills in - Developing a packaging solution based on a customer brief - Choosing and planning according to a suitable project model for packaging assignments - Handling the software and techniques used in the design and production of packaging - Choosing a suitable packaging solution in terms of material, manufacturing and printing method based on a customer's needs and with regard to ecological, social and economic sustainability - Producing high-quality packaging prototypes in physical form - Developing the graphic design of packaging to meet a company's communication needs - Using calculation models to calculate and present financial data and profit for packaging solutions - Optimizing space and choosing suitable filling technology and materials, e.g. when transporting packaging - Communicating assignments and solutions in the field in Swedish and English The graduate has the competence to - Investigate, develop and propose solutions, techniques and methods for the function and form of packaging with customers, clients and colleagues - Analyze companies' packaging needs from a communicative, technical and economic perspective with regard to laws, norms and rules in the field - Develop well-thought-out packaging solutions from the perspective of recycling and alternative uses linked to circular economy - Create innovative packaging with a solution-oriented approach - Drive projects in packaging development and design towards goals set by the client - Collaborate in project groups and contribute to the process with specialized competence in the packaging field - Follow the industry's development by reflecting on development issues in the field in order to develop their own competence