The AIP is at the forefront of packaging training and education in Australasia; helping to shape the careers of generations of packaging professionals - from packaging technologists to international packaging business leaders along with a host of people in associated disciplines - sales and marketing, purchasing, production and environment. Having served the industry for over 55 years the AIP remains the only professional body designed to educate, train and develop packaging technologists and other individuals involved within the packaging industry throughout Australasia. The only difference today is that the AIP is a lot wider in its reach and has opened up its membership to all fields within the industry (marketing, sales, designers, engineers to name a few) and is also assisting New Zealand and parts of Asia through its educational programs. The AIP is the full country member of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and works closely with many other international packaging organisations. The AIP today provides professional and personal development to all levels of the packaging industry; educational offerings include the Diploma in Packaging Technology, the Certificate in Packaging, The Master in Food & Packaging Innovation, the Fundamentals in Packaging Course, the Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) Designation, in-house corporate training programs, over twenty different half-day training courses, the biennial national conference, the biennial national technical forum, site visits, seminars and technical dinners.