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Continuing Education Short Courses & Webinars

CPULD is pleased to offer educational programs that specialize in training the employees of our target industries. Most of our courses last 2-3 full days and focus on how to save money and increase the safety through better pallet, packaging, and unit load design. 

These courses are taught by educational professionals with close ties to the industry and by industry professionals themselves. Most courses are held on the beautiful Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg and include tours of our state of the art laboratories, which are here on-site. 

We are always in the process of developing specialized programs to fit specific educational needs. Contact us with any questions about our current short courses or requests for specific topics you'd like to see courses offered about in the future!

Below are links to upcoming short courses being offered by CPULD; click on them to find all of the info you need to know regarding each short course.

 

Upcoming short courses

 

Basics of Pallet Design & Performance

April 11th, 8am-12pm

This course is being offered during Virginia Tech's Forest Products Innovation and Technology Summit at the Expo Richmond.

Wood Pallet Design and Performance

April 30th - May 2nd, 2024

This course is being held in partnership with NWPCA. This 2.5 day class is being held in Blacksburg, VA at the Brooks Forest Products Center Building just outside of the Virginia Tech campus. Virtual attendance is available. 

Crate Design and Performance

August 27th - 29th, 2024

Registration for spring is now closed. But, beginning on March 1st, you can sign up for the fall offering of this course!

Military-related packaging specialists can attend for a discounted rate!

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Advanced Packaging Dynamics:
Measurement and Simulations

September 10th-12th, 2024

This course is being held in partnership with the Lansmont Corporation. This 2.5 day course is being held in Blacksburg, VA at the Brooks Forest Products Center just outside of the Virginia Tech campus.

Stretch-wrapped Unit Load - for Short Course

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Unit Load Design and Performance

Nov. 5th-7th, 2024

This course is being held in partnership with NWPCA. This course is a follow-up to Pallet Design & Performance. Once you have attended the pallet course, please consider signing up for Unit Load Design & Performance! Virtual attendance is available.