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- Zavmo teaches you. You learn the units one-to-one with an AI tutor, on your own work.
- You register with an approved centre. That is a college, training provider or employer GQA Qualifications Limited has approved to offer this qualification. Zavmo is not an approved centre, so you register with them, not with us.
- The centre assesses, and GQA Qualifications Limited awards. A qualified assessor at the centre judges your evidence, and the certificate comes from GQA Qualifications Limited.
This Level 2 qualification is for individuals working in print finishing. It allows candidates to demonstrate competence in areas such as setting and running guillotines, booklet-making machinery, and auto-packing equipment within the manufacturing sector.
These are the units GQA Qualifications Limited registers against this qualification. It is a catalogue, not a syllabus. Which of them you take depends on the combination the qualification requires, and that is set by the awarding body rather than by us. Every unit here is regulated. Zavmo teaches towards them on your own work, and work done here is recognised as prior learning under the agreements we hold.
Zavmo is not an awarding body, is not an approved centre, and is not affiliated with GQA Qualifications Limited. It does the teaching and the mapping. GQA Qualifications Limited sets this qualification and awards it, and a qualified human assessor makes the assessment decision.
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What each unit actually teaches you to do
Communicating and Working with Others in the Print Working Environment Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know what information to share with colleagues regarding your job role, understanding the importance of clear and concise communication for effective teamwork.
- Share information with colleagues using appropriate communication methods, ensuring clarity and understanding.
- Know why it is important to respond promptly to requests from colleagues, recognising the impact of timely responses on workflow and productivity.
- Respond promptly to requests from colleagues, prioritising tasks and managing time effectively.
- Know why good working relationships with colleagues are important and how barriers to this can be overcome, understanding the benefits of collaboration and addressing potential conflicts.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, demonstrating professionalism, respect, and effective communication skills.
Keep Equipment Clean and in Working Order for use in the Printing Industry Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Keep printing equipment clean, removing any debris, ink, or other contaminants according to workplace procedures.
- Keep printing equipment in working order by performing routine maintenance tasks and reporting any faults or malfunctions promptly.
- Keep printing equipment clean and in working order to ensure optimal performance and longevity.
Knowledge of the Organisations Printing Processes and related information Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the departments within the organisation.
- Know the area of responsibility for each department within the organisation.
- Know the products produced by the organisation.
- Know the types of equipment used within the organisation for print related work.
- Know the printing processes used within the department(s) worked in.
- Know the printing operations used within the department(s) worked in.
Maintain Health and Safety within a Print Related Working Environment Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know which health and safety acts apply to the print working environment.
- Know which health and safety regulations apply to the print working environment.
- Know which health and safety guidelines apply to the print working environment.
- Carry out an assessment of hazards in the print working environment.
- Carry out an assessment of risks in the print working environment.
- Know the types of hazards that can occur in the print working environment.
- Know the types of risks that can occur in the print working environment.
- Identify hazards in the print working environment.
- Assess risks in the print working environment.
- Adopt safe working practices.
- Adopt safe working practices.
- Adhere to safe working practices.
- Ensure there is no unauthorised access to the working areas.
- Ensure there is no unsafe access to the working areas.
- Know what to do in the event of accidents.
- Know what to do in the event of emergencies.
Materials Handling, Transportation and Storage within the Print Working Environment Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify and select the required type and quantity of materials for a given task.
- Handle and transport materials in accordance with company guidelines and health and safety regulations.
- Know the impact of incorrect handling and transporting of materials on product quality and safety.
- Position and store materials in accordance with organisational procedures to prevent damage and ensure accessibility.
- Position or store materials in accordance with organisational procedures, ensuring correct labelling and stock rotation.
Set and Run Folding Machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set the folding machinery according to job specifications, ensuring accurate alignment and settings for the desired fold.
- Run folding machinery, monitoring the output for accuracy and consistency, and making adjustments as needed to maintain quality.
- Set and run folding machinery, including understanding different fold types, paper weights, and potential machine malfunctions.
Set and Run Guillotines Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set and programme guillotines according to job specifications.
- Run guillotines efficiently and safely.
- Monitor the quality of guillotine cutting to ensure accuracy and consistency.
- Monitor the quality of guillotine cutting to identify and address any issues.
Set and Run auto punching and cutting machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up auto punching and cutting machinery according to job specifications.
- Run auto punching and cutting machinery efficiently and safely.
- Set and run auto punching and cutting machinery to achieve desired outcomes.
Set and Run auto-fed sewing machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set auto-fed sewing machinery according to the required specifications, ensuring correct thread tension and stitch length.
- Run auto-fed sewing machinery, monitoring the sewing process for quality and making adjustments as necessary to maintain consistent results.
- Set and run auto-fed sewing machinery, including understanding the different types of stitches, fabrics, and potential machine problems.
Set and Run multi-knife trimming machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up multi-knife trimming machinery in accordance with manufacturer's guidelines and organisational procedures.
- Run multi-knife trimming machinery to meet production requirements.
- Set and run multi-knife trimming machinery safely and efficiently.
Set and Run multiple hopper feeders Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set multiple hopper feeders accurately, ensuring correct paper alignment and feed rates
- Run multiple hopper feeders effectively, monitoring performance and making adjustments to maintain consistent output
- Describe the procedures for setting and running multiple hopper feeders, including safety precautions and maintenance requirements
Set and Run wire binding machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set wire binding machinery according to job specifications, ensuring correct alignment and tension
- Run wire binding machinery efficiently, monitoring performance and making adjustments as necessary to maintain quality
- Describe the procedures for setting and running wire binding machinery, including troubleshooting common problems
Set and run Carton Enhancing machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set Carton Enhancing machinery in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and workplace procedures.
- Run Carton Enhancing machinery to produce the required output, monitoring performance and making adjustments as necessary.
- Set and run Carton Enhancing machinery, including safety procedures, common faults, and maintenance requirements.
Set and run adhesive binding machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set adhesive binding machinery in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and workplace procedures.
- Run adhesive binding machinery to produce finished products to the required specification.
- Set and run adhesive binding machinery safely and efficiently, following all relevant health and safety guidelines.
Set and run auto-packing, storage or palletising equipment Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set auto-packing, storage or palletising equipment according to product specifications and safety guidelines
- Run auto-packing, storage or palletising equipment to ensure efficient and safe operation
- Set and run auto-packing, storage or palletising equipment effectively
Set and run automated inserting equipment for newspapers and periodicals Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set automated inserting equipment for newspapers and periodicals, adjusting settings to meet specific job requirements.
- Run automated inserting equipment for newspapers and periodicals, monitoring performance and making adjustments as needed to ensure efficient operation.
- Set and run automated inserting equipment for newspapers and periodicals, understanding the principles of operation and safety procedures.
Set and run booklet making machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set booklet-making machinery according to job specifications and safety guidelines
- Run booklet-making machinery to produce finished booklets to the required standard
- Set and run booklet-making machinery efficiently and safely
Set and run case making machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set case making machinery.
- Run case making machinery.
- Set case making machinery.
- Run case making machinery.
Set and run casing-in machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set casing-in machinery.
- Run casing-in machinery.
- Set casing-in machinery.
- Run casing-in machinery.
Set and run cutting and creasing machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set cutting and creasing machinery according to job specifications and safety guidelines.
- Run cutting and creasing machinery, monitoring output quality and making necessary adjustments to maintain production standards.
- Set and run cutting and creasing machinery, including understanding the different settings, materials, and potential problems.
Set and run foil blocking machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set up foil blocking machinery.
- Run foil blocking machinery.
- Set foil blocking machinery.
- Run foil blocking machinery.
Set and run insetting-stitching-trimming machines Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set in-line insetting-stitching-trimming machinery according to job specifications and manufacturer's guidelines.
- Run in-line insetting-stitching-trimming machinery, monitoring output quality and making necessary adjustments to maintain consistent results.
- Set and run in-line insetting-stitching-trimming machines, including troubleshooting common problems and performing routine maintenance.
Set and run laminating equipment Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set laminating equipment according to job specifications, ensuring correct temperature, pressure, and film alignment
- Run laminating equipment efficiently, monitoring performance and making adjustments as necessary to maintain quality and minimise waste
- Describe the procedures for setting and running laminating equipment, including safety precautions and routine maintenance
Set and run mail processing machinery Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set mail processing machinery to handle different types of mail and processing requirements.
- Run mail processing machinery, ensuring accurate and efficient processing of mail items.
- Set and run mail processing machinery, understanding the different functions and settings of the equipment.
Set and run slitting and re-reeling equipment - adhesive label production Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Set slitting and re-reeling equipment according to job specifications and machine capabilities.
- Run slitting and re-reeling equipment to produce adhesive labels to the required dimensions and quality.
- Set and run slitting and re-reeling equipment safely and efficiently in adhesive label production, adhering to relevant health and safety guidelines.
The national standards these units are built against
What the job actually needs, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
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Build and sustain collaborative relationships with other organisations
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Clean down equipment and replace components
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Collect, sort and distribute materials internally
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Comply with company environmental procedures
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Contribute to maintaining equipment in working order
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Contribution to maintaining equipment in working order
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Control Casing
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Control Folding Machinery
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Control In-line Folding Equipment
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Control Multiple Hopper Feeders
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Control adhesive binding machinery
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Control auto
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Control automated inserting processes for newspaper and periodicals print finishing
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Control auxiliary equipment
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Control carton enhancing machinery
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Control case making machinery
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Control cutting and creasing machinery
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Control envelope manufacturing machinery
Showing 18 of 66 standards these units map to.
The credits, and who awards them
Level 2 credits are regulated, and they are awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited rather than by Zavmo. They don’t vanish when a subscription ends or a website closes. They travel to any employer, and Zavmo keeps the map of what you have covered and what is next.
What you would be collecting
Communicating and Working with Others in the Print Working EnvironmentKeep Equipment Clean and in Working Order for use in the Printing IndustryKnowledge of the Organisations Printing Processes and related informationMaintain Health and Safety within a Print Related Working EnvironmentMaterials Handling, Transportation and Storage within the Print Working EnvironmentSet and Run Folding MachinerySet and Run GuillotinesSet and Run auto punching and cutting machinery
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
You don’t watch this. You do it.
You are not assessed on remembering this. You are assessed on applying it, analysing it, evaluating it and producing something. So that is what the practice is: projects, role play and your own live cases, with a tutor in the room.
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“Communicating and Working with Others in the Print Working Environment” is taught against the work in front of you rather than a worked example. You bring what you are doing this week and it becomes the practice.
What you leave holding
The standards this credential builds, in the shape the product keeps them
Nothing here is marked learned. There is no learner on a public page, so the map shows what the qualification covers rather than what anybody has done.
- Build and sustain collaborative relationships with other organisations
- Clean down equipment and replace components
- Collect, sort and distribute materials internally
- Comply with company environmental procedures
- Contribute to maintaining equipment in working order
- Contribution to maintaining equipment in working order
- Control Casing
- Control Folding Machinery
How you would learn this
One to one, on the work you already do
A tutor sets the task against your own job and marks the reasoning, at your pace. There is no cohort to fall behind.
A lesson from Communicating and Working with Others in the Print Working Environment, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Learners will develop communication and teamwork skills within a print working environment. The unit emphasises sharing relevant job information, responding promptly to requests, and maintaining good working relationships to support effective team performance.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for GQA Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Print Finishing
25 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited.
- Communicating and Working with Others in the Print Working Environment
- Keep Equipment Clean and in Working Order for use in the Printing Industry
- Knowledge of the Organisations Printing Processes and related information
- Maintain Health and Safety within a Print Related Working Environment
- Materials Handling, Transportation and Storage within the Print Working Environment
- Set and Run Folding Machinery
and 19 more in the full unit list below.
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