INDA, NWI to foster continuing education for nonwovens industry

Under terms of the agreement, INDA and NWI will develop and present a full roster of training courses, featuring a combination of classroom learning supported by hands-on activities in NWI’s world-class nonwoven production and testing labs on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University. The two organisations will also work together to explore additional educational programming to serve the needs of the nonwovens industry as they evolve over time, INDA said in a press release.

“This collaboration agreement represents a significant next step in the partnership between INDA and NWI, as we build upon our training course offering to ensure it is meeting the needs of the nonwovens industry now and going forward,” said Matt O’Sickey, director of education and technical affairs at INDA. “We are also committed to pursuing new avenues to expand the knowledge base of professionals working in areas related to nonwovens.”

“As we enter into this new phase of our partnership, NWI and INDA are excited to leverage our diverse perspectives and industry contacts to create an unmatched training and education programme,” said Tom Daugherty, deputy director at NWI. “This will ensure the nonwovens industry remains competitive and is equipped with the latest skills. With the pace of change in our industry heightened due to the rapid rise of such mega trends as sustainability and machine learning, we believe continuing education in nonwovens is more important than ever – and NWI and INDA are well positioned to serve the needs of our industry in this regard.”

The current roster of INDA/NWI training courses include elementary nonwovens, intermediate nonwovens, fibre and filament extrusion fundamentals, meltblown technology, nonwoven bonding fundamentals, nonwoven fabric property development and characterisation, nonwoven product development and innovation and spunbond technology.

Course registration is open to INDA/NWI members and non-members. The INDA/NWI Short Course Value Pack programme enables companies to purchase a block of registrations, which can be used by any combination of employees to register for any combination of training courses, at a discounted rate.

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