APPROPRIATE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE

FOR OCCUPATIONAL INSTRUCTORS IN THE

WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

Instructional Area: 204 Printing & Publishing

Programs: 31-204-8 Litho Stripper

Consultant: David Hague

Date Prepared: March, 1997

District(s): Mid-State

I. LIST WORKING TITLES WHICH PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Printer Journey-level

Pre-press Technician

Press Technician

Finishing Bindery Technician

Electronic Press Technician

Desktop Operator

Electronic Image Assembler

Preflight Technician

Digital Pre-Press Manager

Digital Pre-Press Operator

II. LIST TYPES OF JOB DUTIES WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED IF THEY ARE TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR.

Desktop Publishing

Graphic Layout

Copy Preparation

Film Stripping

Color Separation

Folder Operation

Copy Mark-up

Copy input via Electronic Publishing

Electronic Publishing

Form Make-up and Paste-up

Typography

Platemaking

Layout

Bindery

Litho Film Preparation

Photo or Digital Typesetting

Pamphlet Binding Operations

Process Camera Operation

Offset & Letter Presswork

Film Composition

Paper Cutting

Estimating Printing Costs

Scanning

Scheduling

Step & Repeat Machine Operator

Printing Quality Control

III. LIST COMMON WORKING TITLES WHICH DO NOT NORMALLY PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR. LIST ONLY THOSE WHICH MIGHT CAUSE CONFUSION IN THIS AREA.

Editor

Pressperson

Paste-up Artist

Press Helper

Linotype Operator

Letter Press

Bindery Assistant

Sales Person

Proofer

Three knife trimmer

Perfect Binder Operator

Saddle Binder