Program Overview
Certificate III in Printing
Course Overview
Kick start your career in the printing industry with this practical course. Gain the broad range of knowledge and skills required to work as a print machinist. The printing industry is one of the largest manufacturing industries in Australia. Worth over $23 billion and employing more than 115,000 people, the printing industry offers significant career opportunities.
This course covers the trade skills of printing on printing press simulators and digital machines. You will study how to set up and operate lithographic, flexographic, printing presses and digital printers. You will also learn how to prepare material, monitor and run equipment, and apply solutions to common printing problems.
Successful completion of this course will allow you to seek work as a digital print manager, digital printer or print machinist.
What Can I Do?
- Print Machinist (Flexographic/Lithographic)
- Digital Printer
- Digital Print Manager
Course Outcome
ICP31220 Certificate III in Printing
Industry-Standard Technology
With TAFE Queensland you study in environments equipped with the latest industry-standard technology and equipment. You will be job ready and desirable to future employers as you will have demonstrable, up-to-date experience.
Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s
The Queensland government is supporting young Queenslanders up to the age of 25 by providing access to fully subsidised training across a range of priority apprenticeship or traineeship qualifications. Learn more.
What You Will Study
The successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete all core and 16 elective units from the list below.
Core Units
- BSBSUS201 Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
- ICPKNW3220 Develop and apply knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industry
- ICPSUP2160 Inspect quality against required standards in a production environment
- ICPSUP2600 Maintain a safe work environment
- ICPSUP2620 Communicate in the workplace
Elective Units
- ICPPRN2110 Mount and proof flexographic plates for basic printing
- ICPPRN2140 Produce basic flexographic printed product
- ICPPRN2320 Produce basic lithographic printed product
- ICPPRN284 Use colour management systems
- ICPPRN3130 Set up for basic flexographic printing
- ICPPRN3140 Produce complex flexographic printed product
- ICPPRN3310 Set up for basic lithographic printing
- ICPPRN3320 Produce complex lithographic printed product
- ICPPRN3840 Set up and produce basic digital print
- ICPPRN3850 Apply software applications to digital production
- ICPPRN3860 Troubleshoot digital media
- ICPPRN3870 Use colour management for production
- ICPPRN3880 Preflight and import complex images for digital devices
- ICPPRN3920 Set up and produce specialised digital print
- ICPPRN4130 Set up for complex flexographic printing
- ICPPRN4310 Set up for complex lithographic printing
- ICPPRN4960 Set up and produce complex digital print
- ICPPRP2670 Produce offset lithographic plates
- ICPPRP3340 Prepare imposition format for printing processes
- ICPSUP2010 Prepare, load and unload reels and cores on and off machine
- ICPSUP2020 Prepare, load and unload product on and off machine
- ICPSUP2030 Prepare and maintain the work area
- ICPSUP2070 Prepare machine for operation (basic)
- ICPSUP2080 Operate and monitor machines (basic)
- ICPSUP2110 Prepare inks and additives
- ICPSUP2630 Perform basic industry calculations
- ICPSUP2810 Use computer systems in the printing and graphic arts sectors
- ICPSUP2820 Undertake basic machine maintenance
- ICPSUP351 Undertake basic production scheduling
- ICPSUP3570 Apply quick changeover procedures
Ways to Study
- Apprenticeships or traineeships
Choose Your Study Location
- Greater Brisbane
Campus
- South Bank
Costs
Eligible apprentices and trainees that meet the Queensland state funding requirements will be charged a set fee per nominal hour. These fees are calculated at a regulated rate of $1.60 per nominal hour. Concession rates apply for students who hold a current Health Care Card or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
Non-funded apprentices and trainees will be charged a fee for service cost. These will be confirmed prior to the commencement of training.
Entry Requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this course.
Selection Criteria
To study an apprenticeship program you must be indentured as an apprentice with your employer.
Employers need to be able to provide the necessary human and physical resources to qualify for an apprentice.
Assessment Methods
Skill and knowledge assessments are an essential step in progressing through your course. You may be assessed in a number of ways while you are studying at TAFE Queensland, including observation, written assessment, questioning, portfolios, work samples, third-party feedback, and through recognition of prior learning.
University Pathways
If you want to go on to further study at university, TAFE Queensland has a pathway option to get you there. In many cases, completing one of our diplomas may give you a full year of credit towards a degree with one of our partner universities.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfers
Fast track your way to a formal qualification by earning credit for the things you already know. We can assess your skills, directly apply credits from previous successful study, and give you advanced standing in your course.
