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Field Manufacturing
Review of Digital Processes for Print and Printing – Graphic Communication unit standards
Subfield
Printing
Domain ID
Digital Processes for Print 23558
Printing
– Graphic
17923, 17924, 17926
Communication
The Communications and Media Industry Training Organisation (CMITO) has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.
Date new versions published October 2012
Planned review date December 2015
These unit standards were reviewed following feedback from industry that they no longer met the industry requirements for digital printing due to changes in technology and workplace practices. It was agreed that three unit standards would expire and replacement unit standards would be developed to meet these requirements. One unit standard was designated expiring and would not be replaced.
The review group comprised representatives from a range of printing companies, copy shops, digital printing suppliers and organisations involved, and or interested, in digital printing.
Main changes

Unit standard 17923 was replaced with unit standard 27883.
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Unit standard 17924 is no longer required and will expire without replacement.
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Unit standard 17926 was replaced with unit standard 27884.
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Unit standard 23558 was replaced with unit standard 27881.
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The three replacement unit standards were registered in the Digital Processes for Print domain.
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Printing – Graphic Communication domain will lapse when unit standard 17924 expires.
Category C and D unit standards will expire at the end of December 2014.
Impact on existing organisations with consent to assess
Current consent for Consent extended to
Nature of consent
Domain
Standard
Standard
Classification or ID Level Nature of
Printing – Graphic communication
17923
17926
4 consent
Standards
4 Standard
4 Standard
Classification or ID Level
27883, 27884
27883
27884
4
4
4
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Detailed list of unit standards
– classification, title, level, and credits
All changes are in bold .
Key to review category
A Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number
B Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same ID and a new version number
C Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new ID
D Standard will expire and not be replaced
Manufacturing > Printing > Digital Processes for Print
ID Title
23558
27881
Create documents for digital printers using basic software
Create simple jobs using digital processes for printing
Level Credit Review
Category
3 20 C
3 20
Manufacturing > Printing
ID Domain Title
17923
27883
Printing –
Graphic
Communication
Digital
Processes for
Print
17924 Printing –
Graphic
Communication
Printing
–
17926
27884
Graphic
Communication
Digital
Processes for
Print
Undertake design and layout for printing - graphic communication
Create and design documents digitally for printing
Undertake typography for printing - graphic communication
Prepare digital files for printing - graphic communication
Prepare and present digital files for printing
4
4
Level Credit Review
Category
C 40
30
3
4
4
20
25
25
D
C
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