How you’d get this certificate
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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.
The GQA Level 2 Certificate is a vocationally-related qualification focused on the print working environment. It develops knowledge of company productivity, printing processes, and print finishing operations. Learners gain an understanding of carton manufacturing and digital pre-press principles.
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.
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.
What each unit actually teaches you to do
Employment Rights and Responsibilities in the Processing and Manufacturing Industries Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know what is included in the Induction Process.
- Know the basic concepts of Employment Law.
- Know the basic principles of how safety, health and environmental legislation applies to their industry.
- Know the purpose of the Industry, it’s processes and key stakeholders.
- Know how their job role fits within the organisation.
- Know how discrimination and harassment can affect the workplace.
Knowledge of Company productivity, cost effectiveness and quality assurance requirements in DTP and Pre-press work Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Describe the processes carried out in pre-press and desktop publishing (DTP).
- Identify the issues that can affect profitable production and productivity.
- Explain the purpose of quality assurance measures in use within the organisation.
- Explain the purpose of control systems in use within the organisation.
- Describe how to ensure pre-press/DTP work is completed to meet job specifications.
- Identify the main issues connected to proofing digital documents.
- Describe the storage procedures for pre-press/DTP work.
- Describe the archiving procedures for pre-press/DTP work.
- Define the terminology used in pre-press/DTP.
Knowledge of Company productivity, cost effectiveness, quality assurance and maintenance requirements in Machine Printing or Print Finishing work Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the issues that can affect profitable production and productivity within the printing or print finishing environment.
- Know the purpose of quality assurance measures and control systems in use within the Organisation to ensure product quality.
- Know the recording and reporting systems used within the Organisation to organise, control and record Print production activities.
- Keep printing equipment clean and in working order to maintain optimal performance and prevent breakdowns.
Knowledge of Print Finishing Operations Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the operations carried out in Print Finishing, including cutting, folding, binding, and other processes that add value to printed products.
- Understand substrates and how they interact in relation to paper and board, including their properties, grain direction, and suitability for different finishing processes.
- Understand the adhesives used in Print Finishing processes, including their types, properties, and applications.
- Understand the differences between “in line” and “off line” processes in print finishing and their implications for workflow and efficiency.
- Understand the terminology used in Print Finishing, including terms related to equipment, processes, and materials.
Knowledge of the Machine Printing Processes Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Know the Printing Processes used within the Print Industry, including their characteristics, advantages, and limitations.
- Understand the factors that influence the choice of Printing Process for a specific job, such as cost, quality, and substrate.
- Understand the differences between “in line” and “off line” processes in printing and their implications for workflow and efficiency.
- Understand the inks and ink drying equipment used in the Print Industry, including their properties, applications, and safety considerations.
- Set up and run machinery used in the printing process, following established procedures and safety guidelines.
- Know the substrates commonly used for Printed products, including paper, board, and other materials, and their suitability for different printing processes.
- Understand the terminology and processes used in Machine Printing, including pre-press, printing, and post-press operations.
- Identify, correct and record machine faults that may occur during the printing process, following established troubleshooting procedures.
Knowledge of the Principles of Carton Manufacturing/Enhancement Processes Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the materials used in carton manufacturing processes.
- Recognise the equipment used in carton manufacturing processes.
- Define the terminology used in carton manufacture.
- Explain the principles of carton design.
- Describe the principles of carton enhancement.
- Describe how to prepare carton manufacturing machinery.
- Describe how to operate carton manufacturing machinery.
- Describe how to prepare carton enhancing machinery.
- Describe how to operate carton enhancing machinery.
Knowledge of the Principles of Desktop Publishing Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the systems used in desktop publishing (DTP).
- Define the terminology used in desktop publishing (DTP).
- Describe the attributes of digital fonts.
- Describe the applications of digital fonts.
- Describe how to deal with digital images.
- Identify the types of information required to set up and layout documents.
- Explain the importance of the information required to set up and layout documents.
- Identify the main issues connected with colour in desktop publishing (DTP).
Knowledge of the Principles of Digital pre-press processes Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the systems used in digital pre-press.
- Define the terminology used in digital pre-press.
- Describe the attributes of digital fonts.
- Describe the applications of digital fonts.
- Identify common digital graphic file formats used for print and graphic communications.
- Identify the types of information required to set up and layout documents.
- Explain the importance of the information required to set up and layout documents.
- Identify the main issues connected with colour in digital printing.
- Explain the factors that can affect the quality of output.
Knowledge of working practices in the Print Industry Real unit · GQA Qualifications Limited
What you'll be able to do
- Identify the health and safety acts that apply to the print working environment.
- Identify the health and safety regulations that apply to the print working environment.
- Identify the health and safety guidelines that apply to the print working environment.
- Describe how to carry out an assessment of hazards and risks in the print working environment.
- Identify the types of hazards or risks that can occur in the print working environment.
- Describe how to adopt safe working practices.
- Describe how to ensure there is no unauthorised or unsafe access to the working areas.
- Describe what to do in the event of accidents or emergencies.
- Describe what information to share with colleagues on your job role.
- Explain why it is important to share information with colleagues on your job role.
- Explain why it is important to respond promptly to requests.
- Explain why good working relationships with colleagues are important.
- Describe how barriers to good working relationships can be overcome.
- Identify the departments within the organisation.
- Identify the job roles within the organisation.
- Describe the area of responsibility for each department/job role.
- Identify the products produced by the organisation.
- Identify the types of equipment used within the organisation for print related work.
- Identify the printing processes used within the department(s) worked in.
- Identify the printing operations used within the department(s) worked in.
- Explain how and why to identify opportunities and needs for self-development.
- Describe how to manage information related to self-development.
- Explain the legal issues that govern working practices in the print industry.
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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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Comply with environmental policies in carton manufacturing production
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Control Multiple-Station Screen Printing Machines
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Control Narrow-Web Printing Machinery
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Control Numbering, Bar-coding or Inline Data Printing Equipment
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Control Output and Quality from Flexographic Units on a Multi-Unit Flexographic Press
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Control Output and Quality from Gravure Units on a Multi-Unit Press
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Control Output and Quality from Web Offset Printing Units on a Multi-Unit Web Offset Press
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Control Wide-Web Printing Machinery
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Control carton enhancing machinery
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Control output and quality from flat sheet digital colour printing machines
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Control output and quality from screen printing units on multi
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Control output and quality from sheet-fed multi-unit lithographic printing machines
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Control output and quality from three dimensional printing machines
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Control output and quality from web fed digital colour printing machines
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Control the set-up of web offset printing units on a multi-unit web offset press
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Develop and implement marketing plans for your area of responsibility
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Develop and implement systems and procedures within the workplace to minimise environmental impact of the organisation
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Identify and prioritise business improvement opportunities
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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
Employment Rights and Responsibilities in the Processing and Manufacturing IndustriesKnowledge of Company productivity, cost effectiveness and quality assurance requirements in DTP and Pre-press workKnowledge of Company productivity, cost effectiveness, quality assurance and maintenance requirements in Machine Printing or Print Finishing workKnowledge of Print Finishing OperationsKnowledge of the Machine Printing ProcessesKnowledge of the Principles of Carton Manufacturing/Enhancement ProcessesKnowledge of the Principles of Desktop PublishingKnowledge of the Principles of Digital pre-press processes
Each one is a real unit registered against this qualification.
How you’d practise it
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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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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.
- Comply with environmental policies in carton manufacturing production
- Control Multiple-Station Screen Printing Machines
- Control Narrow-Web Printing Machinery
- Control Numbering, Bar-coding or Inline Data Printing Equipment
- Control Output and Quality from Flexographic Units on a Multi-Unit Flexographic Press
- Control Output and Quality from Gravure Units on a Multi-Unit Press
- Control Output and Quality from Web Offset Printing Units on a Multi-Unit Web Offset Press
- Control Wide-Web Printing 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 Employment Rights and Responsibilities in the Processing and Manufacturing Industries, one of this qualification's own units.
Applied to your own work
Learners will gain foundational knowledge of employment rights and responsibilities within processing and manufacturing industries. The unit covers the induction process, basic employment law, health and safety legislation, industry processes, and the learner's job role within the organisation.
- 1 Remember
- 2 Understand
- 3 Apply
- 4 Analyse
- 5 Evaluate
- 6 Create
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Built for GQA Level 2 Certificate in Understanding the Print Working Environment
9 units in this credential, in the order it lists them, awarded by GQA Qualifications Limited.
- Employment Rights and Responsibilities in the Processing and Manufacturing Industries
- Knowledge of Company productivity, cost effectiveness and quality assurance requirements in DTP and Pre-press work
- Knowledge of Company productivity, cost effectiveness, quality assurance and maintenance requirements in Machine Printing or Print Finishing work
- Knowledge of Print Finishing Operations
- Knowledge of the Machine Printing Processes
- Knowledge of the Principles of Carton Manufacturing/Enhancement Processes
and 3 more in the full unit list below.
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