Training – Printing | Québec métiers d'avenir

TRAINING
DESCRIPTION

The Printing program introduces students to the technologies and techniques involved with the printing process. It prepares them to begin a career as specialized offset press operators or screen press operators. These operators work on various types of machines including duplicators, multicolour sheet-fed offset presses, and screen print presses. Their tasks cover all aspects of the industrial production of printed materials, and they work with a wide range of computer technology.

Duration : 1 350 Hours

academic
prerequisites

SCHOLARITY LEVEL : Quebec's Secondary 4th (France's Second) or equivalent
LANGUAGE LEVEL :
The level of language required varies according to the training center chosen.

* The validation of your eligibility will be confirmed by our admissions department once your application has been completed.

JOB
PROSPECTS

Print press operators

Printing equipment operators

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TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Prepare for a career as a specialized offset press operator or screen press operator
Work on different types of machines such as duplicators, multicoloured offset presses or screen presses
Perform tasks related to all aspects of the industrial production of printed materials such as start-up, sheet preparation, paper, ink and fountain solutions, as well finishing work
Configure control systems
Analyse data
Process information
Setting printing parameters

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TRAINING CONTENT

Competency statement

HOURS

Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process

Apply health and safety rules in a printshop

Adjust and maintain a duplicator and offset press

Print text documents using a duplicator

120

Perform trimming and finishing work

Prepare inks and plates for offset printing

Apply quality control procedures for offset printing and screen printing

Print perforated and numbered jobs using a duplicator

Use tints and halftones in duplicator printing

Print jobs in two colours simultaneously using a duplicator

Print polychromatic jobs using a screen printing press

Print four-colour jobs using a screen printing press

Print four-colour jobs using a duplicator

Print solids using a duplicator

Apply job-search techniques

Print polychromatic jobs and jobs involving solids in 14x20 inch format using a computerized offset press and two-colour press

120

Print four-colour jobs in 14x20 inch format using a computerized offset press and two-colour press

120

Integrate into the workplace

120