The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) and SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals have announced they will continue to collaborate on their student program partnership for an additional year through September 2019.
The partnership offers access to resources and networking through membership options for the next generation of plastics professionals. The success of the student program partnership has already assisted over 2,000 students in their pursuit of a career in plastics since 2015.
Since 2015, the program has provided college-level students free membership in SPE, while also enabling access to the resources and the professional network represented by PLASTICS.
Participating students also have the opportunity to join PLASTICS Future Leaders in Plastic (FLiP), a group which provides young professionals in the plastics industry the exposure, education, networking contacts and resources they need to advance in their careers.
President & CEO of PLASTICS, William Carteaux said, “With the continuation of this program we are excited to provide assistance – from talent recruitment to educational outreach – to even more students from around the world as they pursue a career in plastics.”
Under PLASTICS and SPE’s agreement, students looking to become an SPE student member will have the option to do so for free. By offsetting the cost of membership, both PLASTICS and SPE hope to make it easier for students to take advantage of each organisation’s respective educational and networking opportunities.
“SPE is pleased to continue this partnership with PLASTICS.” said SPE CEO Patrick Farrey. “We all recognise the importance of building a strong future workforce. Through this program, students will have access to personal and professional resources that they couldn’t get elsewhere.