Class FP20.

Professional roles Professional role 1: Packaging developer Professional role 2: Packaging designer Professional role 3: Packaging technician Professional role 4: Packaging engineer Professional role 5: Project manager in packaging Professional role 6: Production manager in packaging 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 material knowledge. - Filling technology and materials. - Graphic and typographic form for packaging design. - Graphic technology such as printing technology, colour theory and workflows. - The business value of packaging solutions and design in sales and marketing communication. - Packaging logistics: systems, standards, regulations. - Business economics and circular economy for sustainability in a packaging context. - Legislation concerning packaging and design. - The environmental impact of packaging cycles. 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 physical packaging prototypes. - Developing the graphic design of packaging to meet a company's communication needs. - Using costing models to calculate and present financial data and profit for packaging solutions. - Optimising space and choosing suitable filling technology and materials, for example when transporting packaging. - Communicating commitments and solutions within 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 together with customers, clients and colleagues. - Analyse companies' packaging needs from a communicative, technical and economic perspective, with regard to laws, norms and regulations in the field. - Develop well considered packaging solutions from the perspective of recycling and alternative uses linked to the circular economy. - Create innovative packaging with a solution oriented approach. - Run packaging development/design projects towards the goals set by the client. - Collaborate in project groups and contribute to the process with specialised competence in the packaging field. - Follow developments in the industry by reflecting on development issues in the field in order to develop their own competence.