GQA Qualifications Limited · RQF Level 2
GQA Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Pre Press for Print
You don’t just earn this. You learn to use it, one-to-one, on your own real work.
- LevelRQF Level 2
- Total credits19
- Guided learning113 hours
- Units in this qualification20
Awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited · on the Ofqual register
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Ten quick questions, one per Future Fluency, asked against this qualification rather than a generic one.
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What you’ll learn
What each unit actually teaches you to do
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, and every one you earn is yours to keep.
Communicating and Working with Others in the Print Working EnvironmentReal 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 PrintReal 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 IndustryReal 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 informationReal 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 EnvironmentReal 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 CylindersReal 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 platesReal 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 printingReal 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-PressReal 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 EnvironmentReal 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 machinesReal 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 PrintReal 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 ImagesReal 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 FilesReal 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 PrintingReal 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 FilesReal 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 GuillotinesReal 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 machineryReal 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 machineryReal 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 imagesReal 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 honest bit
You’ve started things before
Most courses were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.
There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.
And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.
Your passport
Every credit is a stamp you keep
Level 2 credits are regulated. 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’ve earned and what’s next.
Each stamp is a real unit registered against this qualification.
Who’d teach you this
The Evidence Evaluator
Assessor
Helps you show what you can actually do, gathering the evidence that proves it as you learn.
Meet all twelve tutorsWhere this connects
Where these credits take you
A qualification is never a dead end here. See the jobs its credits open, the national occupational standards its units map to, and the future skills they quietly build.
- 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
Skills it covers
What the job actually needs. These are the standards the units are built against, in the words employers and awarding bodies already use for the work itself.
How you’ll actually learn this
One-to-one, on your own real work
A qualification is usually something done to you: sit the class, sit the exam, hope it sticks. Here it’s the opposite. You learn it one-to-one with a companion, on your own real work, and you keep going until you can use it, not just recall it.
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.
- Remember
- Understand
- Apply
- Analyse
- Evaluate
- Create
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.
One to one, not one to many
No two people run this the same way
A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.
- Your actual work Every unit is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
- What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
- The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
- How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
- Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.
See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.
Why it sticks
Most courses stop at remembering
There’s a well-known ladder of how deeply you learn something, called Bloom’s Taxonomy. Most courses get you up the first two rungs: you remember some facts, you pass a test, you forget it. Real skill lives at the top. Judging, deciding, creating. And this isn’t a generic ladder: every rung has a named Zavmo tutor who walks you up it.
- 6CreateThe Creative Catalyst
- 5EvaluateThe Evidence Evaluator
- 4AnalyseThe Analyst
- 3ApplyThe Coach
- 2UnderstandThe Connector
- 1RememberThe Builder
Where most courses leave you Where Zavmo takes you
The value
Why the companion is worth £70 a month
You’re not paying for the units. They’re regulated, and the same wherever you earn them. You’re paying for the one thing that decides whether you actually get there: a companion that makes them stick, on your real work.
That is one-to-one on this qualification, every day, on the work you already do, for £70 a month. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it. Billed monthly, cancel any time and billing stops.
Earned on your own work, taught to the top.
Everything you just read, learned one-to-one on the job you already do. Your first module is free, so you can see the teaching before you pay for any of it.
Build my plan, freeNo card. See how this qualification maps onto your role and meet the tutors who’d teach it, free. The learning begins when you subscribe. It’s £70 a month, billed monthly. Cancel any time and billing stops.