
Food Packaging
Food safety, shelf life and the role packaging plays in reducing waste across the supply chain.
- The Role of Packaging in Reducing Food Waste, May 2025
- Food packaging programmes and EDPs
From a three-hour webinar to a one-year PG Diploma, PCRI's programmes help professionals, students and companies build practical packaging knowledge. Programmes run online, in Hyderabad, at your plant and in hybrid format.

Four formats, from a single session to a full year. Many participants start with a webinar or a short programme and move on to the diploma.
Online sessions on one packaging subject, open to professionals, students and anyone curious about packaging.
Typically ₹999 · $20 overseasCertificate of participation3daysShort, intensive programmes on a single packaging subject, run online, in person or in hybrid format.
₹9,000 per delegate + GSTNext: Corrugated Box Technology, 2 to 4 Nov 20263monthsA three-month intensive programme for structured depth in packaging without committing to a full year.
Fee on requestContact admissions1yearThe one-year online programme that leads to the Qualified Packaging Professional (QPP) recognition.
₹72,000 + GSTNext batch from 1 December 2026Intensive programmes for working professionals, senior managers and decision-makers, focused on innovative packaging strategy, regulatory compliance, sustainability and supply chain optimisation.
In the hybrid format, theory sessions are held online in the afternoon and practicals take place at PCRI in Hyderabad in the morning. Each programme combines theory, practicals and case studies, and can include a virtual factory visit, specification development, troubleshooting and cost analysis.
A three-month intensive training programme for professionals and fresh graduates who want structured depth in packaging technology without committing to a full year.
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Customised programmes for your team, held at PCRI or at your plant, built around your materials, your production lines and your customers' requirements.
PCRI has also run packaging programmes with the Government of Kerala (Kerala Institute for Entrepreneurship Development) and the Government of Andhra Pradesh, international training on corrugated packaging, and lectures for overseas delegations.
Discuss a training requirementThree-hour online sessions led by PCRI faculty and invited industry experts, with a PCRI certificate of participation. Two series run regularly.

Food safety, shelf life and the role packaging plays in reducing waste across the supply chain.

Innovation, safety, sustainability and patient-centric care in pharmaceutical packaging, with invited industry experts.
PCRI programmes are taught by specialists with decades of industry experience, supported by invited experts from converters, brand owners and institutions.




Tell us your role and what you want to learn, or what your team needs. We will suggest the format that fits.