FIELD                        MANUFACTURING

 

Review of Printing unit standards

 

Subfield

Domain

Id

Printing

Binding and Finishing

3642, 3644, 3645, 3647-3652, 3655, 3659, 3661, 3664-3670, 3673, 17929, 17932, 17933

 

Printing Production

3643, 10922, 17930, 17931, 17934

 

The Printing & Allied Industries Training Council (PAITC) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above that were registered in May 1999, November 2000, and February 2001.

 

Date new versions published                        January 2005

 

New comments by date                        December 2009

 

Expiry date of new versions of the unit standards                        December 2010

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

The review of these unit standards was undertaken as part of a full review of the PAITC Print Finishing training programmes.  A cross section of companies involved in print finishing production were involved and included companies involved in training as well as those not involved in training.

 

Generally, the unit standards were found to be relevant and appropriate to industry needs, however the outcomes have been clarified as required.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

·        The title, level, and credits of unit standard 3642 were changed.

·        Unit standard 17929 was replaced by new unit standard 21276.

·        Special Notes were changed in all unit standards.

·        Titles of unit standards 3666, 17931 and 17934 were changed.

·        Changes were made to elements and performance criteria in most unit standards.

 

Unit standard 17929, categorised as category C, expires at the end of December 2006.

 

Any candidate entering training before 28 February 2005 will complete assessment against unit standard 17929 unless otherwise advised by PAITC.

 

Any candidate entering training from 1 March 2005 must undertake and complete assessment against the replacement unit standard 21276.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

The following Printing & Allied Industries Training Council qualifications will be reviewed as a result of the unit standard review.

 

National Certificate in Printing (Binding and Finishing: Guillotine Operator) (Level 3) [Ref: 0056]

National Certificate in Printing (Binding and Finishing: Print Finishing) (Level 4) [Ref: 0057]

National Certificate in Printing (Binding and Finishing: Hand Bookbinding) (Level 3) [Ref: 0058]

National Certificate in Printing (Binding and Finishing: Print Finishing) (Level 2) [Ref: 0059]

National Certificate in Printing (Binding and Finishing: Machine Bookbinding) (Level 3) [Ref: 0060]

National Certificate in Printing (Binding and Finishing: Machine Bookbinding) (Level 4) [Ref: 0061]

National Certificate in Printing (Binding and Finishing: Folder Operator) (Level 3) [Ref: 0062]

 

Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category

 

A

Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number

B

Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement standard carries the same Id and a new version number

C

Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id

D

Standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Printing

Domain            Binding and Finishing

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

3642

Use, handle and store substrates required for print finishing and bookbinding

Prepare, handle and store substrates required for print finishing and bookbinding

3

 

2

10

 

8

B

3644

Use hand skills for print finishing and bookbinding

3

6

B

3645

Hand sew books using different styles

3

18

B

3647

Produce loose leaf binders and flush work for bookbinding

3

8

B

3648

Hand bind books for bookbinding

4

35

B

3649

Repair and rebind books for binding and finishing

4

12

B

3650

Undertake split board library binding, account bookbinding and extra (fine) binding

5

45

B

3651

Block, using a manual blocking machine, for bookbinding

3

20

B

3652

Carry out hand tooling and lettering for bookbinding

4

25

B

3655

Machine fold including roll folds and slitting for print finishing

4

10

B

3659

Wire stitch books for print finishing

3

2

B

3661

Set up and operate collator/stitcher/trimmer for print finishing

4

40

B

3664

Set up and operate collator/gatherer/adhesive binder for print finishing

4

35

B

3665

Set up and operate a sewing machine for bookbinding

3

15

B

3666

Set up and operate book smashing and nipping and back gluing and lining machines for bookbinding

Set up and operate book smashing and nipping and back gluing and drying machines for bookbinding

3

 

15

B

3667

Set up and operate a rounding and backing machine for bookbinding

3

8

B

3668

Set up and operate a 3-knife trimmer for print finishing and bookbinding

4

15

B

3669

Set up and operate a case making machine for bookbinding

4

30

B

3670

Set up and operate a head and tail band and lining machine for bookbinding

4

16

B

3673

Undertake packing and despatch for print finishing

3

5

B

17929

 

21276

Demonstrate trade knowledge for print finishing and bookbinding

Demonstrate industry knowledge for print finishing and bookbinding

2

 

3

20

 

12

C

17932

Set up and operate pressing and casing-in units for bookbinding

4

40

B

17933

Fold up to sixteen pages using three directional folds for print finishing

3

15

B

 

Domain            Printing Production

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

3643

Draw imposition schemes for sheet-fed printing, print finishing and bookbinding

3

3

B

10922

Undertake stretch-wrapping for printing production

2

3

B

17930

Operate a guillotine for printing production

3

20

B

17931

Set up and operate single function ancillary machinery for printing production

Set up and operate single function machinery for printing production

3

15

B

17934

Set up and operate multi function ancillary machinery for printing production

Set up and operate multifunction machinery for printing production

4

20

B