Elements and Performance Criteria

RANGE STATEMENT
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.
Specialised may include:
specialised within this context relates to the set up and production of print runs that involve new products, or a new mix of substrates and inks that requires a certain amount of problem solving and experimentation with the substrate and press settings. The set up of equipment and production involves the development of new set up and production approaches based on solving technical problems arising from new product or equipment combinations.
Substrate types may include:
range of substrates within the major categories of paper, pressure sensitive material, board, plastics and related films, or metal.
Inks/coatings may include:
wide range of inks commonly used in printing.
Colour matching systems may include:
use of densitometers and/or spectrophotometry.
Machines may include:
range of single sheet, stream-fed or reel-fed printing machines with manual, semi-automated, fully automated or computerised process control. Includes machines with digitally imaged plates.
Design may include:
complex graphics and text. Critical "tight" registration, fit and position, registration for quality print jobs.
Substrate handling may include:
wide and narrow reel, and large and small sheet handling systems.

EVIDENCE GUIDE
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.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the ability to:
set up either wide or narrow reel or sheet-fed lithographic printing machines for specialised print jobs. The individual will conduct a proof run and adjust settings to ensure production speeds are attained in minimum time with minimum wastage
demonstrate use of computerised control, monitoring and data entry systems if available and appropriate
demonstrate an ability to find and use information relevant to the task from a variety of information sources
set up a lithographic printing machine for a specialised job on TWO occasions (if possible using different substrates and sheet sizes if sheet-fed and if possible including at least TWO in-line processes) according to manufacturer's and job specifications, enterprise procedures and the Performance Criteria
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
lithographic 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.

Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
ICPPR332C Produce complex lithographic printed product
ICPPR431C Set up for complex lithographic printing.