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- 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.
600/3245/5 GQA Level 2 Award in Knowledge of the Print Administration Working Environment
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.
Create Digital Artwork for Print Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare the layout of documents for print, ensuring correct formatting and positioning of elements.
- Set text to agreed typographical specifications, including font selection, size, and spacing.
- Import and use images in digital artwork, ensuring correct resolution and colour settings.
- Proof and correct digital artwork for print, identifying and rectifying any errors or inconsistencies.
- Know the processes involved in creating digital artwork for print, including file formats and colour management.
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.
Make Gravure Cylinders Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Produce gravure cylinders suitable for print production
- Describe the process of preparing a gravure cylinder for image transfer
- Transfer the image accurately onto the gravure cylinder
- Explain the methods used to transfer the image to the cylinder
Make lithographic printing plates Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Produce lithographic printing plates to the required standard
- Describe how to maintain lithographic printing plates in good working order
- Explain the process of producing lithographic printing plates
Make photopolymer plates for flexographic printing Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare photopolymer plates for printing processes
- Process photopolymer plates according to specifications
- Describe the process of making photopolymer plates for flexographic printing
Manage Colour Reproduction In Digital Pre-Press Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Manage the calibration of digital pre-press equipment to ensure accurate colour reproduction
- Configure pre-press software settings within the workflow to optimise colour management
- Apply colour profiles correctly to achieve consistent colour output
- Describe the principles and practices of managing colour reproduction in digital pre-press
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.
Operate digital printing machines Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare digital printing machines for production, ensuring they are correctly calibrated and ready to operate.
- Operate a digital printing machine, producing printed materials to the required specifications.
- Know the procedures for operating digital printing machines, including troubleshooting and maintenance.
Output Digital Image Carriers for Print Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Impose images electronically using appropriate software and techniques.
- Prepare images for processing, ensuring they meet the required specifications for output.
- Produce and process image carriers, following established procedures and quality control measures.
- Produce computer-generated image carriers, understanding the different methods and technologies involved.
Plan and Produce Edited Images Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Determine the most suitable imaging approach for a given task
- Produce edited images to meet specified requirements
- Explain the processes involved in planning and producing edited images
Preflight Digital Files Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Preflight digital artwork files, identifying potential issues that may affect print quality.
- Interpret and report the results of preflighting digital artwork files, communicating any necessary corrections to the relevant parties.
- Know the purpose and methods of preflighting digital files, including common errors and their solutions.
Prepare Stencils for Printing Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Prepare the mesh for stencil production
- Describe how to prepare the mesh for stencil production
- Prepare stencils for printing production
- Describe how to prepare stencils for printing
Send and Receive Digital Files Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Send digital files securely and efficiently using electronic means
- Receive digital files correctly via electronic means
- Describe the procedures for sending and receiving digital files
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 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 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
Use of scanning techniques to create digital images Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Select the appropriate scanning approach based on the requirements of the task
- Prepare equipment and materials for scanning operations
- Produce and save scanned images in accordance with the job specification and company standards
- Explain the planning and capture of digital images using scanning techniques
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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Build your organisation's understanding of its market and customers
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Capture images from specific sources
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Check and archive finished print job records
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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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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 Digital Colour Printing Machines
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Control In-line Folding Equipment
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Control Multiple Hopper Feeders
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Control Multiple-Station Screen Printing Machines
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Control auxiliary equipment
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Control digital colour printing machines
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Control in Booklet Making Machinery
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Control in-line block-feeding-forwarding-case binding machinery
Showing 18 of 90 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 EnvironmentCreate Digital Artwork for PrintKeep 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 EnvironmentMake Gravure CylindersMake lithographic printing platesMake photopolymer plates for flexographic printing
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.
The Navigator · your what-if tutor Illustration - Bring your own plan Create
For “Plan and Produce Edited Images” you bring the plan you are actually working on, not a case study. Zavmo pulls on the assumptions in it until the weak one shows.
- Lead it Apply
“Manage Colour Reproduction In Digital Pre-Press” is practised on the team you actually have. You talk through the call you are about to make, and Zavmo makes you say it the way you would say it to them.
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
- Build your organisation's understanding of its market and customers
- Capture images from specific sources
- Check and archive finished print job records
- Clean down equipment and replace components
- Collect, sort and distribute materials internally
- Comply with company environmental procedures
- Contribute to maintaining equipment in working order
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
This unit develops learners' communication and teamwork skills within a print working environment. Learners will understand the importance of sharing relevant 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 Pre Press for Print
20 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
- Create Digital Artwork for Print
- 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
- Make Gravure Cylinders
and 14 more in the full unit list below.
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