Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Graphic Pre-Press)

National course code: ICP30205
Provider code: 01504A (QLD)
CRICOS course code: 067644K (QLD)
Location: Brisbane
Duration: 1 year full time
Intakes: February 8, June 7 and October 4

Why study the Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Graphic Pre-press)?

This exciting program is for students who wish to work in small to medium printing houses or design studios in the growing industry of pre-press production. The program equips students with the skills to carry out tasks such as design for production, text and image assembly, and output of final files ready for print, pre-press multimedia or other communication media. With further technological advances such as the increasing use of electronic scanners and digital image processing systems, fantastic career opportunities in the graphic pre-press industry continue to emerge.
a graphic pre-press professional:

• Manages design for production
• Sets and composes type and graphics into layouts and finished pages ready for printing or production of other visual media
• Utilises computer programs to digitise, manipulate and output images
• Produces high quality digital colour proofs
• Scans and adjusts the colour and contrast of images.
• Inputs, transfers and alters electronic information for a variety of devices including scanners and multimedia systems.

Career opportunities

Thanks to continual technological advances, fantastic career opportunities continue to emerge at offset printers, printing bureaus and high-end digital printing companies.
Roles may include:

• Graphic Designer
• Mac Operator
• Typesetter
• Press Technician
• Pre-Press Operator

Subjects

• Inspect Quality Against Required Standards
• Maintain a Safe Work Environment
• Develop a Basic Design Concept
• Select and Apply Type
• Produce Pages Using a Page Layout Application
• Produce Graphics Using a Graphics Application
• Output Images
• Produce a Typographic Image
• Digitise Images for Reproduction
• Create Pages Using a Page Layout Application
• Prepare an Imposition Format for Printing Processes
• Undertake Digital Proofing
• Communicate in the Workplace
• Apply Knowledge of the Graphic Pre-Press Sector
• Access and Use the Internet
• Produce Online PDF Files
• Generate High-End PDF Files
• Apply Colour to a Design Brief
• Develop a Detailed Design Concept
• Undertake a Complex Design Brief

Industry placement

Working hands-on with skilled individuals is an important part of preparing you for the design industry. Whilst studying with CATC you will have the opportunity to utilise the services of our Industry Placement Co-ordinator and tap into our industry links with leading Australian printing groups. Our Industry Placement Co-ordinator can assist you with looking for work placement during your time as a student providing you with the confidence and skills needed to launch your career.

Entry Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of year 11 or year 12 or equivalent, OR
• Work experience in a related industry, OR
• Completion of training equivalent to the AQF level II Printing and Graphic Arts (General or Desktop Publishing) competencies.
• Overseas students must have overall IELTS score of 5.5 (Academic Module) with minimum band score of IELTS 5.0 in all bands.