New Product Development Training “NPD Skills” - AUTUMN EDITION

Ready to take your New Product Development skills to the next level?

Sign up for our Autumn Edition courses and improve your ability to launch new products in the food market! Choose to attend one or both online courses – it's up to you!

Learn from the best! Our training sessions are led by top research institutes, renowned companies, and industry leaders in the food sector.

The Training is designed for food professionals who wish to improve their competencies in specific areas.

Here's what awaits you in the Autumn Edition of the NPD Skills Training:

• New Product Development in a VUCA World (October 7th, 11th and 16th 2024) 
• Technology Management for New Product Development (November 5th, 7th, 12th and 14th 2024)

The ideal applicant should:

1. Be a food professional employed in companies, academia, or research institutes.
2. Have an entrepreneurial approach to problem solving and willingness to share their knowledge with other participants of the New Product Development Training 'NPD Skills'.
3. Have relevant knowledge and experience in the food sector (please check each workshop on the Competency Framework to make sure it fits your needs and experience well – information about this can be found here: https://learning.eitfood.eu/)
4. Have working knowledge of the English language (the course will be held in English)
5. Be a citizen of one of the RIS countries, including:

• EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain.
• Horizon Europe Associated Countries: Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine.
• Outermost Regions: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain).

Boost your career and get a Certificate of Successful Completion from an EIT Labeled course!

Learn: Gain insights into advanced technologies and methodologies used in new product development, including PEF technology, and freeze-drying innovations, as well as understand the impact of global crises on the food industry and how to navigate product development in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world.

Practice: Apply stage-gate methodologies and cutting-edge technologies to enhance the efficiency and innovation of your product development processes. Implement strategies to adapt to post-pandemic trends and crisis situations, ensuring resilience and safety in your new product development efforts.

Innovate: Network and connect with directors, managers, researchers, scientists, and other experts working in the agri-food industry to share your experiences and create innovative solutions!

Gain new knowledge on NPD in the food industry, apply it in practice and make a difference!

In the autumn edition of the NPD Skills Training, participants can attend the following online courses:

New Product Development in a VUCA world:

• 7th October (9:00 – 12:15 p.m.) –  Food Industry in Times of Crisis (COVID 19 & the Effect of the Russian Invasion on the Food Industry)
• 11th October (9:00 – 10:30 a.m.) – Global trends on the food market and the challenges for New Product Development process
• 16th October (9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.) – Post pandemic Food Industry Trends: Navigating New Product Development and Safety 

Technology Management for New Product Development:

• 5th November (9:00 – 12:00 p.m.) – NPD Process and Technology Management in Food Manufacturing
• 7th November (9:00 – 11:15 a.m.) – PEF Technology in Food Innovation
• 12th November (10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.) – An introduction to stage-gate-based development
• 14th November (9:00 – 11:00 a.m.) - Strawberries on K2 -Future of Freeze-drying in Food System Transformation

Each course offers a wide range of up-to-date knowledge which, combined with practical examples and a series of exercises, is guaranteed to enhance participants' skills!

Participants, according to their preferences and interests, have the possibility to apply to attend courses of their choice (participants should indicate their preferred set of courses in the application form). There will be several sessions in the selected courses. By signing up for a particular course, the participant is obliged to attend each session.

Dear Applicant! Before you decide which courses suit you best, please read their descriptions and learn about the competences you’ll be able to develop thanks to attending The EIT Food Education Competency Framework | EIT Food Learning Services.

Applications clearly made solely using AI text generation and un-proof read will not be accepted and rejected.

Your adventure begins with applying for the first chosen course...and if you like exploring, choose as many courses as you want!

The entire programme of this New Product Development Training “NPD Skills” is jointly prepared and delivered by experts from academia, industry and research institutions, namely: University of Warsaw, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Aarhus University, PepsiCo International, Elea, Campden BRI Hungary Ltd., CSIC- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, and EIT Food CLC North-East.

The whole NPD Skills Training is based on an innovative approach to teaching and learning and will involve interactive project tasks, sensory evaluations, video case studies, live food processing sessions, innovative teaching materials, and case study analysis.