Program Overview
The Printing program leading to a DVS is a 1350 hour course.
Day program (6 hrs/day): approximately 12 months.
List of competencies
|
Program Competencies |
Hours |
Credits |
1 |
Occupation and Training |
15 |
1 |
2 |
Printshop Health & Safety |
15 |
1 |
3 |
Setup and Maintenance Duplic. Offset Press |
45 |
3 |
4 |
Printing of Text Documents using a Duplicator |
120 |
8 |
5 |
Trimming and Finishing |
75 |
5 |
6 |
Preparation of Offset Inks and Plates
|
60 |
4 |
7 |
Quality Control |
60 |
4 |
8 |
Perforated and Numbered Printing using a Duplicator
|
45 |
3 |
9 |
Use of Tints and Halftones in Duplicator Printing
|
90 |
6 |
10 |
Two Colour Printing on a Duplicator |
90 |
6 |
11 |
Polychro. Print. Using Screen Print. Press |
90 |
6 |
12 |
Four Colour Process Printing on a Screenprinting Press |
90 |
6 |
13 |
Four Colour Process Printing on a Duplicator |
90 |
6 |
14 |
Printing Solids on a Duplicator |
90 |
6 |
15 |
Job Search Techniques |
30 |
2 |
16 |
Printing Colour and Solids on a 14×20 Offset Press |
120 |
8 |
17 |
Four Colour Process Printing a 14×20 Offset Press |
120 |
8 |
18 |
Entering the workforce |
120 |
8 |
|
Total |
1365 |
91 |
Employment Prospects
Web and Offset Press Operator
Gathering and Collating Worker
Print Broker
Finishing Shop Worker
Manual Screen Printing
Printing Plant Manager