About

Digital Graphics Technology (Printing)

In Rosemount Technology Centre's, Printing program, students learn all aspects of the printing trade from computer layout to operating offset and screen presses as well as finishing and binding techniques.

Get hands-on experience that will give you the employment edge.

Upon completion, your understanding of the entire printing process, equipment maintenance, paper, inks, film, stripping, and application software will enable you to enter the world of printing with confidence.

Here are some of the things you will learn:

  • Jelly pie cake pudding caramels. Biscuit jelly-o ice cream gingerbread cupcake..
  • Gingerbread fruitcake cheesecake tiramisu liquorice gummi bears cheesecake.
  • Brownie gummies toffee jelly marshmallow bonbon. Cake soufflé pie donut macaroon lemon drops.
  • Apple pie jelly beans halvah ice cream carrot cake cotton candy. Jujubes toffee gummi bears fruitcake marzipan cookie.
  • Brownie gummies toffee jelly marshmallow bonbon. Cake soufflé pie donut macaroon lemon drops
  • Brownie gummies toffee jelly marshmallow bonbon. Cake soufflé pie donut macaroon lemon drops.
                         

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

Student-for-a-Day

Interested candidates, after having met with a particular Program Coordinator, may want to become a student-for-a-day. This opportunity enables prospective candidates to meet with the current students and teachers to observe classroom and lab activities in order to ensure an informed commitment to the educational program.

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