Elements and Performance Criteria

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Quality standards
CIP3 and CIP4

Monitoring systems
Built-in or add-on or stand alone systems including: image control. Electronic colour management eg densitometry, colour imagery, Komori, spectrophotometry

Electronic data transfer
Press management systems such as Prepress Interface, PECOM

Plates
Colour bars must be original

Presses
Press must be aligned to recognised colour standard

Specified standards
May be defined by enterprise / operator or default tolerances, client requirements, colour tolerances, industry standards

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency

Evidence of the following is essential:

Select computerised settings to ensure set up and run a press to acceptable tolerances and to monitor quality during the run and make adjustments to maintain print quality
Demonstrate an ability to find and use information relevant to the task from a variety of information sources
Set up and align monitoring device to appropriate standards on THREE occasions
Produce profiles of samples taken during THREE different print runs that show print production is within agreed tolerances, if possible using different variables
Evidence for assessment may be gathered from assessment of the unit of competency alone or through an integrated assessment activity

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

assessment may take place on the job, off the job or a combination of these. Off the job assessment must be undertaken in a closely simulated workplace environment
a computerised printing machine

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate.

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

this unit is an additional skill to most printing units and may be assessed at the same time.