Unlock the Power of TAPPI Academy eLearning
TAPPI Academy’s eLearning online courses are designed to help individuals and organizations strengthen their technical expertise with flexible, on-demand training built specifically for the pulp, paper, packaging, tissue and converting industries. Whether you’re onboarding new team members, developing future leaders, or sharpening specialized skills, TAPPI Academy delivers trusted content from proven industry experts, whenever and wherever you need it.
Training That Fits the Way You Work
TAPPI Academy eLearning offers both concise, focused modules and comprehensive, in-depth courses. Learners can complete entire programs or select individual modules to target specific skill gaps. It’s training built around real operational needs.
The courses draw content from respected education providers across the industry, including:
- Convergence Training
- The National Network for Pulp & Paper Technical Training (NPT2)
- Finishing Technologies
- Koerber Tissue
For organizations looking to scale training across teams or entire facilities, company and site licenses are available for most offerings, including comprehensive programs to benefit your entire team.
Explore Key Course Categories
TAPPI Academy’s eLearning catalog spans the full manufacturing process, from fiber to finished product.
Build a strong foundation at the very beginning of the process. TAPPI Academy offers five comprehensive courses from NPT2 along with eight concise pulping-focused modules. Whether your team needs an in-depth understanding of pulping operations or a refresher on specific systems, these courses provide practical, operations-focused knowledge that can be immediately applied on the mill floor.
From narrated animations explaining components and processes to professional-level curriculum, these courses are designed to strengthen knowledge across the corrugated packaging value chain. Ideal for onboarding and reinforcing foundational knowledge for all packaging personnel.
Winding, Web Handling, and Converting Courses
TAPPI Academy partners with Finishing Technologies to provide streaming access to comprehensive courses from industry expert Dr. David Roisum. These programs dive deep into winding principles, web handling challenges, and converting best practices — helping teams reduce defects, improve efficiency, and better understand the science behind web processes.
Covering the full paper manufacturing process, this category includes both comprehensive NPT2 courses and concise training modules from Convergence Training. From stock preparation to finishing, learners gain a clearer understanding of how each stage impacts product quality, performance, and mill efficiency.
Designed specifically for tissue producers, this category features specialized training developed in partnership with TAPPI Instructors. These courses focus on tissue manufacturing processes, equipment, and best practices, helping teams improve product quality, optimize machine performance, and better understand the unique demands of tissue production.
Why TAPPI Academy Matters
Many professionals are familiar with TAPPI’s conferences, publications, and in-person courses — but the Academy’s eLearning platform remains one of the most powerful and underutilized tools available to members.
TAPPI Academy allows you to:
- Train at your own pace
- Standardize knowledge across teams
- Support workforce development initiatives
- Reduce onboarding time
- Strengthen operational performance
In an environment where experienced professionals are retiring and new talent is entering the workforce, accessible technical training has never been more important.
Invest in Knowledge. Strengthen the Future.
Whether you’re an individual looking to expand your expertise or an organization committed to continuous improvement, TAPPI Academy eLearning provides the flexible, industry-specific training needed to build a stronger future.
Explore the courses, identify your team’s needs, and start building the knowledge base that drives performance today!
Learn more here: https://www.tappi.org/education/tappi-academy/TAPPI-Academy--eLearning/.