{"id":3736,"date":"2024-11-12T09:20:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T14:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3736"},"modified":"2024-11-12T09:20:51","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T14:20:51","slug":"alpla-to-open-learning-development-hub-in-iowa-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=3736","title":{"rendered":"ALPLA to open Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City"},"content":{"rendered":"


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ALPLA, an Austrian packaging and recycling company, is constructing a Learning & Development Hub in Iowa City to strengthen the training of skilled workers in the US.<\/p>\n

The company has committed approximately \u20ac15m ($16m) to this initiative, which is expected to be operational by mid-2025.<\/p>\n

The new facility will encompass workshops, offices, and training rooms, all designed to support a comprehensive apprenticeship programme.<\/p>\n

This programme, a first for ALPLA in the US, is modelled after the successful dual system of practical and theoretical training that the company has already implemented in countries such as China, Mexico, India, Poland, and South Africa.<\/p>\n

ALPLA regional managing director North America Tasos Pourloukakis said: \u201cHighly trained and motivated specialists are key to our success. With this all-in-one concept, we are creating attractive apprenticeships for young people from the region and training facilities for our existing staff.\u201d<\/p>\n

In mid-2024, the first cohort of 12 mechatronics apprentices began their three-year training in Iowa. This will be followed by a plastics technology apprenticeship programme set to start in 2026.<\/p>\n

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