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Certificate III in Printing (Lithographic Printing)

National code: ICP31220

Certificate III in Printing (Lithographic Printing)

OverviewAbout this course

Kick-start your career as a trade qualified lithographic printer in one of the largest industries in the Australian manufacturing sector. Learn to operate a wide variety of machinery and create high quality printed material and products.

OutcomesWhat you'll gain

Learning outcomes

Through a mixture of theory and practical course work, learn to:

Develop and apply your knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industry
Produce basic and complex lithographic printed products
Set up equipment for lithographic printing
Rectify lithographic print machine faults
Mix and match inks
Use colour management systems

Course outcomes

Gain practical experience and develop specialist skills that give you an advantage in the job market.

A nationally recognised qualification at Certificate III level
The skills and knowledge to pursue a career in lithographic printing or lithographic art
The ability to produce lithographic printed products
A sound understanding of the specialised lithographic printing industry
Strong pathways to continue your studies and enhance your career opportunities

SuitabilityIs this course right for you?

Entry requirements

This course requires evidence of previous experience or study before you can enrol

Be employed as an apprentice in industry
Register with an Apprenticeship Connect Australia Provider (ACAP) who will support your application

Note

This course can also be taken as a non-apprenticeship. Enquire today to to discuss your eligibility.

Entry recommendations

To be prepared for this course, we recommend that you have:

An interest in the printing processes and related industries
An interest in graphics and image reproduction for printing
Good communication and problem solving skills

TAFE NSW is committed to meeting the learning needs of every community. Meeting these needs can mean there are additional entry requirements at different campus locations. Check your preferred location for further requirements. If you need help preparing for study, contact us to find out how we can support you.

PathwaysFuture career and study options

Career pathways

Our graduates go onto roles like: lithographic print specialist, print supervisor, print salesperson and print manager.

Study pathways

Take your study further with other courses offered at TAFE NSW:

Previous study1 Course

Begin here to gain experience and confidence in this study area.

Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts

Further study2 Courses

Advance your skills to take your career to the next level

Related study3 Courses

Strengthen your expertise and gain specialist skills to expand your employability.

Your experience counts

At TAFE NSW, we recognise your previous study and work experience. You can apply for recognition of prior learning or a credit transfer with any of our courses. If you're successful you'll get your qualification faster.

UnitsUnits taught in this course

Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Certificate III in Printing (Lithographic Printing) qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 21 units of competency, including 5 core and 16 speciality units.

Please note, not all specialty units are offered at every TAFE NSW location. It is highly recommended that you check with your preferred campus for information about the specialty units offered at that location.

Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.

Communicate in the workplaceICPSUP2620
Maintain a safe work environmentICPSUP2600
Inspect quality against required standards in a production environmentICPSUP2160
Develop and apply knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industryICPKNW3220
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicesBSBSUS201

TAFE NSW offers packaged specialty units

Specialty units are packaged by TAFE NSW to customise your qualification and ensure you are ready to meet the demands of industry.

Manually prepare direct emulsion stencilICPSCP2330
Mount and demount flexographic plates for complex printingICPPRN4110
Set up for complex gravure printingICPPRN4210
Set up and produce specialised digital printICPPRN3920
Produce complex relief printed productICPPRN3940
Produce basic laminated productICPCBF2820
Set up for basic relief printingICPPRN3930
Set up and use complex colour management for productionICPPRN4950
Dispose of wasteICPSUP3230
Apply quick changeover proceduresICPSUP3570
Undertake basic production schedulingICPSUP351
Prepare and maintain the work areaICPSUP2030
Prepare film for complex screen printingICPSCP3830
Produce computer image for screen printingICPSCP382
Operate a semi-automatic screen printing machineICPSCP374
Prepare machine and drying/curing unitICPSCP3510
Semi-automatically produce complex screen printsICPSCP3730
Reclaim screen manuallyICPSCP3110
Work with digital informationICPPRN4970
Use computer systems in the printing and graphic arts sectorsICPSUP2810
Perform basic industry calculationsICPSUP2630
Provide basic instruction for a taskICPSUP271
Undertake basic machine maintenanceICPSUP2820
Pack and dispatch productICPSUP2210
Lift and shift loads mechanicallyICPSUP2360
Prepare inks and additivesICPSUP2110
Operate and monitor machines (basic)ICPSUP2080
Prepare machine for operation (basic)ICPSUP2070
Prepare ink and additives (advanced)ICPSUP311
Undertake warehouse materials processingICPSUP2410
Pack and dispatch (advanced)ICPSUP3210
Plan operational processesICPSUP352
Undertake inventory proceduresICPSUP3420
Prepare, load and unload product on and off machineICPSUP2020
Operate an automatic screen printing machineICPSCP3760
Manually produce complex screen printsICPSCP3710
Prepare film for basic screen printingICPSCP2820
Prepare stencil using direct projection methodICPSCP339
Prepare, load and unload reels and cores on and off machineICPSUP2010
Produce basic converted or finished productICPCBF220
Set up and produce basic guillotined productICPCBF2210
Produce basic flat-bed cut productICPCBF2320
Set up machine for basic flat-bed cuttingICPCBF2310
Produce basic flat-bed die cut or embossed productICPCBF2260
Produce computer images for screen printingICPPRP3820
Produce typographic imagesICPPRP3210
Set up and produce 3D scansICPPTD303
Set up and produce 3D printsICPPTD302
Prepare screenICPSCP2150
Produce basic rotary die cut or embossed productICPCBF228
Set up machine for basic flat-bed die cutting or embossingICPCBF2250
Generate high-end PDF filesICPPRP3960
Operate databases for digital printingICPPRP3850
Digitise images for reproductionICPPRP3220
Develop detailed design conceptsICPPRP3110
Prepare substrateICPSCP2210
Apply problem solving techniques to 3D printing maintenance and operationICPPTD304
Manipulate 3D files in preparation for 3D printingICPPTD301
Set up and operate automated workflowICPPRP4840
Manage colourICPPRP4300
Set up and produce complex digital printICPPRN4960
Produce basic collated or inserted (sheet/section) productICPCBF2440
Set up machine for basic collating or inserting (sheet/section)ICPCBF2430
Set up machine for basic foldingICPCBF2410
Produce basic folded productICPCBF2420
Set up machine for complex laminatingICPCBF3810
Set up machine for complex rotary die cutting or embossingICPCBF3270
Produce complex laminated productICPCBF3820
Set up machine for complex sequenced or multiple foldingICPCBF3410
Produce complex rotary die cut or embossed productICPCBF3280
Prepare imposition format for printing processesICPPRP3340
Produce PDF files for online and screen displayICPPRP2840
Produce offset lithographic platesICPPRP2670
Output imagesICPPRP2520
Create a markup language document to specificationICTWEB429
Set up for complex lithographic printingICPPRN4310
Scan images for reproductionICPPRP2860
Electronically combine and assemble data for page layoutsICPPRP2320
Produce flexographic photopolymer platesICPPRP2680
Select and apply typeICPPRP2210
Set up for complex pad printingICPPRN4410
Manually prepare and produce screen printsICPSCP2700
Set up for complex flexographic printingICPPRN4130
Manually produce basic screen printsICPSCP2710
Apply advanced software applications to digital productionICPPRN4940
Prepare for variable data printingICPPRN4840
Semi-automatically produce basic screen printsICPSCP2730
Set up for complex relief printingICPPRN4510
Finish screen print productsICPSCP2810
Automatically produce basic screen printsICPSCP2750
Set up machine for basic laminatingICPCBF2810
Prepare for personalised digital printingICPPRN3830
Set up for basic pad printingICPPRN3410
Produce complex pad printed productICPPRN3420
Produce complex lithographic printed productICPPRN3320
Set up for basic lithographic printingICPPRN3310
Produce complex gravure printed productICPPRN3220
Set up for basic gravure printingICPPRN3210
Produce and manage complex digital printICPPRN3820
Produce complex flexographic printed productICPPRN3140
Set up for basic flexographic printingICPPRN3130
Produce foil stamped productICPPRN262
Set up for foil stampingICPPRN2610
Produce basic pad printed productICPPRN2420
Produce basic lithographic printed productICPPRN2320
Produce basic gravure printed productICPPRN2220
Mount and proof flexographic plates for basic printingICPPRN2110
Produce basic flexographic printed productICPPRN2140
Use digital workflowICPPRN2850
Use colour management systemsICPPRN284
Produce basic relief printed productICPPRN2880
Generate proofs for digital productionICPPRN3900
Manage digital filesICPPRN3890
Preflight and import complex images for digital devicesICPPRN3880
Troubleshoot digital mediaICPPRN3860
Use colour management for productionICPPRN3870
Produce and manage basic digital printICPPRN2820
Produce basic coated productICPPRN272
Set up for basic coatingICPPRN271
Apply cost factors to work practicesMSS402082
Undertake root cause analysisMSS402080
Manage the impact of change on own workMSS402010
Sustain process improvementsMSS402002
Apply 5S proceduresMSS402040
Apply competitive systems and practicesMSS402001
Use structured problem-solving toolsMSMSUP390
Deliver customer serviceMSMPMC326
Design and produce business documentsBSBITU306
Use and respect copyrightBSBIPR401
Investigate micro business opportunitiesBSBSMB301
Apply software applications to digital productionICPPRN3850
Set up and produce basic digital printICPPRN3840
Develop basic design conceptsICPPRP2110
Produce pages using a page layout applicationICPPRP224
Sell to the retail customerSIRXSLS001
Transfer digital filesICPPRP2970
Digitise complex images for reproductionICPPRP422
Market the small businessBSBSMB403
Plan small business financesBSBSMB402
Deliver and monitor a service to customersBSBCUS301
Advise on products and servicesSIRXPDK001

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TAFE NSW servicesFacilities and support

TAFE NSW provides support services across all campus locations and online. Whatever your needs or circumstances, we have the people, resources, counselling and facilities to support you in focusing on your studies.

TAFE NSW Disability Support Service
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TAFE NSW Aboriginal Support; Learner support (ABE)
TAFE NSW Careers, Counselling and Pathways Service
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OverviewAbout this course

OutcomesWhat you'll gain

Learning outcomes

Course outcomes

SuitabilityIs this course right for you?

Entry requirements

Note

Completion requirements

Entry recommendations

PathwaysFuture career and study options

Career pathways

Study pathways

Your experience counts

UnitsUnits taught in this course

Communicate in the workplaceICPSUP2620

Maintain a safe work environmentICPSUP2600

Inspect quality against required standards in a production environmentICPSUP2160

Develop and apply knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industryICPKNW3220

Participate in environmentally sustainable work practicesBSBSUS201

TAFE NSW offers packaged specialty units

Manually prepare direct emulsion stencilICPSCP2330

Mount and demount flexographic plates for complex printingICPPRN4110

Set up for complex gravure printingICPPRN4210

Set up and produce specialised digital printICPPRN3920

Produce complex relief printed productICPPRN3940

Produce basic laminated productICPCBF2820

Set up for basic relief printingICPPRN3930

Set up and use complex colour management for productionICPPRN4950

Dispose of wasteICPSUP3230

Apply quick changeover proceduresICPSUP3570

Undertake basic production schedulingICPSUP351

Prepare and maintain the work areaICPSUP2030

Prepare film for complex screen printingICPSCP3830

Produce computer image for screen printingICPSCP382

Operate a semi-automatic screen printing machineICPSCP374

Prepare machine and drying/curing unitICPSCP3510

Semi-automatically produce complex screen printsICPSCP3730

Reclaim screen manuallyICPSCP3110

Work with digital informationICPPRN4970

Use computer systems in the printing and graphic arts sectorsICPSUP2810

Perform basic industry calculationsICPSUP2630

Provide basic instruction for a taskICPSUP271

Undertake basic machine maintenanceICPSUP2820

Pack and dispatch productICPSUP2210

Lift and shift loads mechanicallyICPSUP2360

Prepare inks and additivesICPSUP2110

Operate and monitor machines (basic)ICPSUP2080

Prepare machine for operation (basic)ICPSUP2070

Prepare ink and additives (advanced)ICPSUP311

Undertake warehouse materials processingICPSUP2410

Pack and dispatch (advanced)ICPSUP3210

Plan operational processesICPSUP352

Undertake inventory proceduresICPSUP3420

Prepare, load and unload product on and off machineICPSUP2020

Operate an automatic screen printing machineICPSCP3760

Manually produce complex screen printsICPSCP3710

Prepare film for basic screen printingICPSCP2820

Prepare stencil using direct projection methodICPSCP339

Prepare, load and unload reels and cores on and off machineICPSUP2010

Produce basic converted or finished productICPCBF220

Set up and produce basic guillotined productICPCBF2210

Produce basic flat-bed cut productICPCBF2320

Set up machine for basic flat-bed cuttingICPCBF2310

Produce basic flat-bed die cut or embossed productICPCBF2260

Produce computer images for screen printingICPPRP3820

Produce typographic imagesICPPRP3210

Set up and produce 3D scansICPPTD303

Set up and produce 3D printsICPPTD302

Prepare screenICPSCP2150

Produce basic rotary die cut or embossed productICPCBF228

Set up machine for basic flat-bed die cutting or embossingICPCBF2250

Generate high-end PDF filesICPPRP3960

Operate databases for digital printingICPPRP3850

Digitise images for reproductionICPPRP3220

Develop detailed design conceptsICPPRP3110

Prepare substrateICPSCP2210

Apply problem solving techniques to 3D printing maintenance and operationICPPTD304

Manipulate 3D files in preparation for 3D printingICPPTD301

Set up and operate automated workflowICPPRP4840

Manage colourICPPRP4300