Printing

Description

The vocational training program Printing prepares students for the trade or occupation of specialized offset press operator or screen press operator.

Specialized offset press operators or screen press 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, such as press setup; plate, paper, ink and dampening solution preparation; trimming and finishing work.

Computerized technologies are integrated into the workplace. Specialized offset press operators and screen press operators must configure control systems, analyze data, process information and set printing parameters.