NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Screen print signs
Level
3
Purpose
27584 version 1
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Credits
20
This unit standard is for people working in the signmaking
industry.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: plan and
prepare to screen print signs; screen print signs; and clean
equipment and work area.
Classification
Printing > Signmaking
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and references relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to
– Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991.
2
Definitions
Company requirements refer to any documented policies and procedures of the
company involved.
Tools, equipment and materials may refer to – drying racks, inks, palette knife,
screen, screening table, squeegee, ruler, stencil knife, block out, masking tape, spray
adhesive, stencil films, cardboard, cleaning solvents.
Substrates may refer to – glass, materials, metals, paper, plastics, wood.
Client may refer to business owners, printers, property owners, sign manufacturers,
statutory bodies.
Job requirements refer to the information provided about the agreed work to be
completed.
3
A minimum of two different signs of a minimum of A3 size is required.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Plan and prepare to screen print signs.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Work area is prepared for screen printing in accordance with company and
legislative requirements.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27584 version 1
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1.2
Job specifications are identified in accordance with any drawings, job
requirements and the client’s brief.
1.3
Tools, equipment and materials are selected to carry out tasks in accordance
with company requirements.
1.4
Substrates are identified and prepared to meet the job requirements in
accordance with company requirements.
1.5
Design for printing is identified and reproduced for screen face in accordance
with company requirements.
1.6
Material to be screen printed is prepared and located to position for printing.
1.7
Multiple colour screen-printing is identified and number of screens determined
and produced in accordance with job specifications.
1.8
Materials for screen face is marked by transferring design and cut to set out
shape in accordance with job specifications and company requirements.
Outcome 2
Screen print signs.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Stencils and/or screens are prepared and manufactured to meet job
specifications.
2.2
Ink is prepared ready for application in accordance with job specifications and
company requirements.
2.3
Printing process is set up for operation with material and screen aligned to meet
job specifications.
2.4
Screens are printed onto substrates to achieve registration in accordance with
job specifications.
2.5
Any problems and faults are identified and corrective actions taken in
accordance with company requirements.
Outcome 3
Clean equipment and work area.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Equipment is cleaned and stored in accordance with legislative and company
requirements.
3.2
Work site is cleaned and waste removed in accordance with legislative and
company requirements.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
27584 version 1
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Replacement information
This unit standard replaced unit standard 20196.
Planned review date
31 December 2016
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 January 2012
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0005
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016