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Title
Demonstrate industry knowledge for print finishing and bookbinding
Level
3
Credits
12
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: terms applicable to binding and finishing; the use
of reference material to ensure procedures are followed and
required standards are met; further processes in regard to print
finishing and bookbinding production; product barcode printing
and reporting of faults; inks and ink drying processes; and the
use of signature/section and spine marks to meet job
requirements.
Classification
Printing > Binding and Finishing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
All workplace practices must meet any applicable and recognised codes of practice,
and documented workplace health, safety, and environmental procedures for
personal, product, workplace health, safety, and environmental matters, and the
obligations required under current law including the Health and Safety in Employment
Act 1992, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996, Resource
Management Act 1991, Privacy Act 1993 and their subsequent amendments.
2
Definitions
customer requirements refer to the specifications as set out in the job documentation;
required standards refer to the production standards set down by the workplace, and
the quality standards expected by the customer for the finished product;
workplace practices refer to the documented procedures for the machine and/or
workplace;
workplace requirements refer to materials, equipment, and conditions needed to
produce a job to customer specifications.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of terms applicable to binding and finishing.
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Evidence requirements
1.1
Terms applicable to binding and finishing are defined.
Range
1.2
may include but is not limited to - all-over design, anchored,
assemble, back margin, backing board, binding, bind margin,
binding edge, blocking, book block, burnishing, burnisher, calliper,
case, case binding, casing-in, clamp, clamshell, collate, cords,
cover boards, covering, cut-edge book, cut in-boards, cylinder,
debossing, deckle edge, drop box, dummy, embossing,
endpapers, finishing, fly leaf, folio, fore edge, full bound, gathering,
gold leaf, grain direction, guillotine, half bound, head margin,
headband, hot foil stamping, imposition, interleaving, knocking up,
kraft paper, laminating, leaf, library binding, lining, lining papers,
loose leaf binding, margins, proof, reprint, saddle stitching,
scoring, signature/section, signature/section mark, side stitching,
side sewing, slipcase, envelope, solander case, spine, spine mark,
split board book, sprinkled edge, tailband.
Demonstration includes use of terms applicable to a binding and finishing
production process being undertaken in the workplace.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of reference material to ensure print finishing and
bookbinding procedures are followed and required standards are met.
Range
may include but is not limited to - trade publications, instruction manuals,
maintenance manuals, spare parts manuals, videos, product specification
information.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Demonstration includes locating reference material applicable to the process
being undertaken, and the workplace.
2.2
Demonstration includes the use of reference material to ensure machine
operation meets workplace requirements.
2.3
Demonstration includes the use of reference material to ensure the finished
product meets customer requirements.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of further processes in regard to print finishing and bookbinding
production.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Demonstration includes an outline of the requirements for further processes in
regard to print finishing and bookbinding production.
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Range
3.2
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packing, despatch, flow-wrapping, inserting processes, labelling
machines, specialist services.
Demonstration includes a description of the uses and functions of
miscellaneous bindery machinery, equipment and fastening systems for further
processes.
Range
may include but is not limited to - eyelet and rivet machine,
punching machine, round cornering machine, die cutter, drilling
machine, spiral binding machine, creasing and perforating
machine, strapping machine, hand numbering machines, rimming
machine, double fan adhesive binding machine, interscrew post,
wire, clipboard clips.
Outcome 4
Demonstrate knowledge of product barcode printing and reporting of faults.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Demonstration includes a description of product barcoding in terms of format
and functions.
Range
4.2
format - country of origin, manufacturer, product, check number;
functions - storing information and identifying individual products,
pricing, recording stock.
Demonstration includes an explanation of the processes used in the workplace
for reporting product barcoding faults.
Range
positioning, readability, colour combinations, contrasts, printing
tolerances, size.
Outcome 5
Demonstrate knowledge of inks and ink drying processes used in print finishing and
bookbinding.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Demonstration includes a description of inks in terms of their characteristics and
properties.
Range
5.2
shrinkage, drying properties, scuff, odour free, gloss, bleed
problems, colour.
Drying processes are explained, and faults in the drying processes are
recognised and reported in accordance with workplace practices.
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Outcome 6
Demonstrate knowledge of the use of signature/section and spine marks to meet job
requirements.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Demonstration includes use of signature/section marks to ensure that correct
sequences are achieved.
6.2
Demonstration includes use of spine marks to ensure that correct sequences
are achieved.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27779.
This unit standard replaced unit standard 17929.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 January 2005
31 December 2015
Review
2
12 December 2008
31 December 2015
Review
3
19 July 2012
31 December 2019
Rollover
4
10 December 2015
31 December 2019
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
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to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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