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Evidence Guide: ICPPP396A - Generate high-end PDF files

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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ICPPP396A - Generate high-end PDF files

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Check file

  1. Document is checked to ensure correct layout file and that there are no non-printable elements
  2. Scanned images are checked for correct resolution and electronic font modification is avoided
  3. Images requiring cropping and compression are edited in an image editing environment to maintain quality of image
  4. Tint areas are checked to ensure correct percentage for printing
  5. Unnecessary elements and blank pages are deleted if not required
  6. A bleed allowance is incorporated in margins and borders
Document is checked to ensure correct layout file and that there are no non-printable elements

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Scanned images are checked for correct resolution and electronic font modification is avoided

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Images requiring cropping and compression are edited in an image editing environment to maintain quality of image

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Tint areas are checked to ensure correct percentage for printing

Completed
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Unnecessary elements and blank pages are deleted if not required

Completed
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A bleed allowance is incorporated in margins and borders

Completed
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Set PDF Distiller

  1. Correct paper size is set and fonts are chosen and embedded to meet quality print requirements with regard to copyright regulations
  2. Appropriate PDF standard is established and selected
  3. All job options, compression, colour management, colour separation and font options are selected and checked according to requirements of the data recipient
  4. Process colour separations or spot colour jobs are checked and any problems resolved
  5. A job ticket is set up according to enterprise procedures, if required
  6. Advanced job options are selected depending on compatibility and system requirements
  7. Job options set is named and saved to the correct folder
Correct paper size is set and fonts are chosen and embedded to meet quality print requirements with regard to copyright regulations

Completed
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Appropriate PDF standard is established and selected

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All job options, compression, colour management, colour separation and font options are selected and checked according to requirements of the data recipient

Completed
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Process colour separations or spot colour jobs are checked and any problems resolved

Completed
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A job ticket is set up according to enterprise procedures, if required

Completed
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Advanced job options are selected depending on compatibility and system requirements

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Job options set is named and saved to the correct folder

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Create PDF

  1. A printer description file or postscript language file is created and all relevant options are selected or export file settings selected
  2. Saved postscript file is opened and the job option file is opened through the Distiller as required
  3. Distiller/PDF export options are checked and set so it does not override the postscript file preferences
  4. File is distilled and when processing is finished opened to view
  5. The file is printed to postscript device and quality of all elements are checked
  6. Changes to the file are made in the layout program and pages inserted into multiple page documents
  7. Additional files are converted or exported using the saved job option set
A printer description file or postscript language file is created and all relevant options are selected or export file settings selected

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Saved postscript file is opened and the job option file is opened through the Distiller as required

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Distiller/PDF export options are checked and set so it does not override the postscript file preferences

Completed
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File is distilled and when processing is finished opened to view

Completed
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The file is printed to postscript device and quality of all elements are checked

Completed
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Changes to the file are made in the layout program and pages inserted into multiple page documents

Completed
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Additional files are converted or exported using the saved job option set

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

prepare a high-end PDF file for pre-press

locate and use information relevant to the task from a variety of information sources.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

that conditions are typical ambient conditions found in the workplace

access to relevant facilities, equipment required to generate a high-end PDF files

use of culturally appropriate processes and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate

practical demonstration by the candidate when generating a high-end PDF file.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role.

For valid and reliable assessment of this unit, evidence should be gathered over a period of time through a range of methods for assessment to indicate consistent performance.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

occupational health and safety (OHS)skills for operating machinery, such as safely switching off machinery before cleaning

communication skills for expressing ideas and information when preparing PDF files

planning, analytical and organising skills for checking documents to ensure correct file layoutbefore preparing the postscript file

teamwork skills for maintaining the production process in association with others

numeracy skills for incorporating a bleed allowance into margins and borders

problem-solving skills for resolving problems with process colour separations

technical skills for generating high-end PDF files

Required knowledge

OHS standards that relate to working for periods of time on computers

PDF printer driver options

driver types and preferred application

suitability of a PDF writer for high-end printing

true base 13 fonts

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Non-printable elements may include:

hairlines

elements outside margins.

Electronic font modification may include:

bold

italic

shadowed

contoured

select fonts like:

Times-Bold

Times-Italic.

Compression may include:

compression levels

compression types.

Image editing environment may include:

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe PhotoDeluxe

Corel Photo-Paint

Procreate Painter

MGI PhotoSuite

Adobe Illustrator

CorelDRAW

Macromedia Freehand

Creature House Expression.

Data recipient may include:

pre-press house

pre-press technician

printing house.

Advanced job options may include:

converting gradients

ASCII format

postscript to override job options

document structuring conventions options.