ICP20210 - Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts (Desktop Publishing)
Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts (Desktop Publishing)
This qualification applies to individuals who assist in the production of professionally designed and presented documents, using desktop publishing software. They will generally work under direct supervision and use limited practical skills and fundamental operational knowledge in a defined context.
Job Roles
Assistant desktop publisher
Pre-press worker
Subjects
Total number of units = 15 units
4 core units, plus
5 elective units from Group A, plus
6 elective units from Group B.
Up to 2 elective units from Group A can be substituted with Group B elective units listed below.
4 elective units must be selected from the Group B elective units listed below.
Up to 2 Group B elective units may be selected from the remaining elective units or from qualifications at the same level or one level higher, in this Training Package or any other endorsed Training Package or accredited course.
Elective units must be relevant to the qualification level, job role, work outcome and industry requirements. Unit selection is by negotiation and mutual agreement between the employee, employer and the RTO and is based on enterprise and individual needs.
Core Units
BSBSUS201A Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
ICPSU216C Inspect quality against required standards
Candidates may enter the qualification with limited or no vocational experience and without a relevant lower level qualification.
Pathways from the qualification
At the completion of this qualification candidates could choose to enter:
ICP30112 Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Graphic Design Production)
ICP30212 Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Graphic Pre-press)
ICP30312 Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Multimedia)
ICP30512 Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Printing)
ICP30612 Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing).
Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
Licensing Information
There is no direct link between this qualification and licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements. However, where required, a unit of competency will specify relevant licensing, legislative and/or regulatory requirements that impact on the unit.
The following table contains a summary of the Employability Skills required for this qualification. The Employability Skills facets described here are broad industry requirements that may vary depending on qualification packaging options.
Employability Skill
Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include:
Communication
completing production records accurately
providing feedback to colleagues about printing and in-line processes and specifications
reporting problems and machine faults to supervisors
Teamwork
operating production processes with fellow workers and communicating with workers involved in prior and subsequent processes
Problem solving
evaluating and proofing own work
Initiative and enterprise
anticipating production difficulties and taking preventative action
contributing to occupational health and safety (OHS) management and raising issues with designated person
Planning and organising
collating details of job and machine specifications and printing processes to ensure efficient production
setting preferences, document summaries and search index options according to the requirements of the brief
Self-management
completing production records accurately
producing work within deadlines
Learning
identifying lessons learnt from projects to apply to future projects
Technology
using desktop publishing software and equipment, word processing packages, spreadsheets and project management software and tools