Can students take PDP courses?

Can students take PDP courses?

Students may take the first ISTA Packaging Dynamics Professional (PDP) course (PDP 101: Principles of Distribution Packaging - Student Edition) to obtain a designation of ISTA Packaging Design Professional (PDP) In Training. 

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