Field Manufacturing
Review of Printing unit standards
|
Subfield |
Domain |
ID |
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Printing |
Digital Processes for Print |
17928, 20097, 20099, 23554, 23828, 23829, 25342, 25398, 26118, 26692, 26693, 27668, 27669, 27772, 27881, 27883, 27884, 28074, 28075 |
|
Dry Offset |
12372-12380, 19462, 23408 |
|
|
Printing – Reel-Fed |
2256,16512, 16513, 16522, 16526, 26310-26316 |
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|
Printing - Sheet-Fed |
355, 365, 10920, 16509, 26318-26322 |
Hanga-Aro-Rau Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Workforce Development Council has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published March 2023
Planned review date December 2027
Summary
This combined review was undertaken in conjunction with the following Print qualifications:
Regular consultation meetings were held online with a Print advisory group throughout June to November 2022. The advisory group was made up of fifteen members, representing PrintNZ (the industry association), training providers and employers. Consultation and feedback from industry stakeholders resulted in changes to unit standards as listed below. In many unit standards, the technical print processes remain largely unchanged or there have only been small shifts resulting from technological changes.
Main changes
· Guidance information and document formatting has been updated across the suite of unit standards to meet current NZQA requirements.
· Wording has been simplified across the suite of unit standards in response to industry stakeholder request for use of clear direct language.
· Performance criteria and range statements have been updated where relevant to reflect current print industry practises.
· Any unit standard with no usage over the past five years has been expired where industry stakeholders indicated it would not be used in the future.
· Unit standard 23408 has been expired and a new unit standard 33186 was developed with three new outcomes. This aligns with the industry knowledge unit standards across the Printing domains.
· Unit standard 27669 has been expired and a new unit standard 33188 at level 4 was developed. The content on logotype design is no longer used, and typography is considered to be the most relevant content to printers by industry stakeholders.
· Unit standard 12376 has been expired and a new unit standard 33183 was developed. Content on colour theory was considered to fit better in other offset printing unit standards. The new standard aligns with the content across equivalent unit standards across the Printing suite.
· Unit standard 19462 has been expired and replaced with unit standard 33185. The level has increased from 2 to 3 due to industry feedback that candidates will be able to perform some tasks under limited supervision upon completion of the unit standard. Outcomes four and five were removed as industry feedback indicated the content was no longer relevant and a new outcome four was added to align with the equivalent unit standards across the Printing suite.
· Unit standard 10920, the level has increased from 2 to 3 due to industry feedback that candidates will be able to perform some tasks under limited supervision upon completion of the unit standard. Wording has been updated in purpose statement and outcomes where relevant and new performance criteria have been added to outcomes one and five to reflect current industry practices, and to align with equivalent ‘assist print operator’ unit standards. Performance criterion 5.8 has been removed since it did not directly relate to the outcome.
· Unit standard 26314, the level has increased from 2 to 3 due to industry feedback that candidates will be able to perform some tasks under limited supervision upon completion of the unit standard. The credit value has increased from 12 to 15 to align with equivalent ‘assist print operator’ unit standards. Wording has been updated in purpose statement and outcomes where relevant and new performance criteria have been added to outcomes one and five for the same reasons outlined above. Performance criterion 5.8 has been removed since it did not directly relate to the outcome.
· Unit standard 26321, a new outcome (2) has been added and new performance criteria have been added to outcomes four and ten. This aligns general print industry knowledge that is applicable across the set of print industry knowledge unit standards (reel-fed, sheet-fed and dry offset printing).
· Unit standard 26315, new performance criteria have been added to outcomes five and eleven to align generic outcomes used across the set of print industry knowledge unit standards.
· Unit standard 12373 credit value has decreased from 40 to 30 credits to align with equivalent unit standard in sheet-fed printing. Outcome 3 and purpose statement have been updated for clarity.
· Unit standard 12377 credit value has increased from 10 to 15 credits due to addition of content from unit standard 12380 (four colour process) which has been expired, and to align with equivalent sheet-fed unit standard.
· Unit standard 26319, 26322, 26316 and 25342 purpose statement and outcomes have been updated where appropriate because ‘to meet job requirements’ has been moved to the guidance information since it applies to all outcomes within the unit standard.
· Credit value for unit standards 16509 and 16526 has increased from 5 to 6 credits due to feedback from industry stakeholders and to align with equivalent unit standard 3642.
· Unit standard 355, 20099, 23554, 26310 and 33186 purpose statement and outcomes have been updated where relevant for improved consistency with the performance criteria descriptions.
Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2025
Impact on Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR)
Reviewed unit standards that are not currently listed in CMR 0013 have been moved from CMR 0005 to CMR 0013.
Detailed list of unit standards – classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold.
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Key to review category |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced |
Manufacturing > Printing > Digital Processes for Print
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
17928 |
Make plates for digital printing |
3 |
8 |
D |
|
20097 |
Produce black and white and colour printed documents using a digital copier |
3 |
15 |
B |
|
20099 |
Solve problems on customer supplied files for digital printing |
4 |
40 30 |
B |
|
23554 |
Demonstrate knowledge of safe working practices in a digital print environment |
2 |
5 |
B |
|
23828 |
Print large format documents using a range of media |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
23829 |
Apply finishing processes used in large format digital printing |
3 |
15 |
B |
|
25342 |
Undertake digital imaging for digital processes for print |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
25398 |
Demonstrate knowledge of digital photography, operate a camera and prepare images for production |
3 |
20 |
B |
|
26118 |
Draw vector and raster illustrations using illustrative techniques for digital printing processes |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
26692 |
Produce dynamic documents containing variable data using a digital printer |
3 |
10 |
B |
|
26693 |
Identify and operate stand-alone finishing equipment in a retail digital print environment and prepare jobs for despatch |
3 |
10 |
B |
|
27668 |
Demonstrate industry knowledge for digital printing |
3 |
15 |
B |
|
27669 |
Demonstrate knowledge of typography and design a logotype |
5 |
20 |
D |
|
27772 |
Produce jobs on a digital press |
4 |
35 |
B |
|
27881 |
Create simple jobs using digital processes for printing |
3 |
20 |
B |
|
27883 |
Create and design documents digitally for printing |
4 |
30 |
B |
|
27884 |
Prepare and present digital files for printing |
4 |
25 |
B |
|
28074 |
Demonstrate knowledge of colour and its management for the print industry |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
28075 |
Produce interactive pdf files for online or screen display |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
33188 |
Demonstrate knowledge of typography |
4 |
15 |
New |
Manufacturing > Printing > Dry Offset
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
12372 |
Carry out advanced maintenance for dry offset equipment |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
12373 |
Make ready a press for dry offset single colour printing |
3 |
40 30 |
B |
|
12374 |
Print single colour work on a dry offset press |
3 |
10 |
B |
|
12375 |
Wash up a dry offset press |
3 |
4 |
B |
|
12376 |
Undertake advanced pre-make ready for dry offset printing |
4 |
12 |
D |
|
12377 |
Make ready a press for multicolour dry offset printing |
4 |
10 15 |
B |
|
12378 |
Print multicolour close register work on a dry offset press |
4 |
20 |
B |
|
12379 |
Handle and store substrates used for dry offset printing |
3 |
4 |
B |
|
12380 |
Make ready and print four or more colour process dry offset work |
4 |
25 |
D |
|
19462 33185 |
Assist machine operator for dry offset printing Assist print operator for dry offset printing |
2 3 |
15 |
C |
|
23408 |
Demonstrate industry knowledge for dry offset printing |
3 |
8 |
D |
|
33183 |
Undertake pre-make ready for dry offset printing |
4 |
8 |
New |
|
33186 |
Demonstrate industry knowledge relevant to dry offset printing |
3 |
15 |
New |
Manufacturing > Printing > Printing - Reel-Fed
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
2256 |
Carry out advanced maintenance for reel-fed presses and equipment |
4 |
5 |
B |
|
16512 |
Set up an infeed system on a reel-fed printing press |
3 |
3 |
B |
|
16513 |
Web up a reel-fed printing press |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
16522 |
Load and prepare substrates for reel-fed printing |
2 |
3 |
B |
|
16526 |
Demonstrate knowledge of, calculate requirements for, and handle and store substrates used for reel-fed printing |
3 |
5 6 |
B |
|
26310 |
Undertake pre-make ready for reel-fed printing |
3 |
12 |
B |
|
26311 |
Wash up a reel-fed printing press |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
26312 |
Make ready and produce single process work for reel-fed printing |
3 |
50 |
B |
|
26313 |
Make ready and produce multiple process work for reel-fed printing |
4 |
35 |
B |
|
26314 |
Assist press operator on a reel-fed printing press |
2 3 |
12 15 |
B |
|
26315 |
Demonstrate industry knowledge for reel-fed printing |
3 |
15 |
B |
|
26316 |
Undertake laminating on a reel-fed machine |
4 |
12 |
B |
Manufacturing > Printing > Printing - Sheet-Fed
|
ID |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
|
355 |
Undertake pre-make ready for sheet-fed offset printing |
3 |
20 |
B |
|
365 |
Wash up a sheet-fed offset printing press |
3 |
5 |
B |
|
10920 |
Assist press operator for sheet-fed offset printing |
2 3 |
15 |
B |
|
16509 |
Demonstrate knowledge of, calculate requirements for, and handle and store substrates used for sheet-fed printing Demonstrate knowledge of, and handle and store substrates used for sheet-fed printing |
3 |
5
6 |
B |
|
26318 |
Make ready a sheet-fed offset printing press for spot colour work |
3 |
30 |
B |
|
26319 |
Print spot colour close register sheet-fed offset work |
3 |
40 |
B |
|
26320 |
Make ready and print four colour process sheet-fed offset work |
4 |
35 |
B |
|
26321 |
Demonstrate industry knowledge for sheet-fed printing |
3 |
15 |
B |
|
26322 |
Apply coatings using a sheet-fed press |
4 |
12 |
B |