Printing Machinist Courses

Need the technical skills to work as a print machinist specialising in relief printing? How about the ICP31320 Certificate III in Print Binding, Finishing and Packaging (Relief Printing). This nationally recognised qualification will teach you how to safely set-up reel-fed or sheet-fed platen, cylinder or rotary printing machines, then conduct proof runs for relief printing. Competencies include: workplace safety and environmental sustainability, preparing for print jobs, setting up reel system, setting up sheet transportation system, selecting and preparing inks and embellishment dyes, checking quality against production standards, and much more. You’ll also gain skills in converting, binding, and finishing printed materials. Enquire now for the full list of study units, relief printing competencies, and upcoming enrolment dates..

Launch your career in the exciting arena of 3D printing with the ICP31320 Certificate III in Print Binding, Finishing and Packaging (Three-dimensional Printing). This nationally recognised qualification provides a working knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industry in Australia, plus technical skills in 3D printing. Competencies include: on-the-job safety and sustainability, working to print production quality standards, preparing the 3D printer, loading printer with appropriate construction materials, monitoring the printing process, recharging printing consumables, removing 3D objects from the printer bed, preparing models for clients, cleaning 3D printers, and much more. Enquire now for the list of study units, 3D printing competencies, and course openings near you..

Get the skills you need to carry out routine and non-routine flexographic print jobs with the ICP31320 Certificate III in Print Binding, Finishing and Packaging (Flexographic Printing). This nationally recognised qualification delivers foundational knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industry in Australia as well as specialist technical skills in flexographic printing. The course covers: working to a project brief, adding and removing substrate from the printing process, monitoring and adjusting flexographic plate cylinders, adjusting inking systems and doctor blade condition, adjusting drying systems, using automatic controls, using manual controls, conducting shutdown of production process, and much more. Enquire now for the full list of study units, flexographic print competencies, and upcoming enrolment dates..

Become a Digital Print Machinist with the ICP31320 Certificate III in Print Binding, Finishing and Packaging (Digital Printing). This nationally recognised qualification prepares you for work in the printing and graphic arts industry and teaches you how to produce complex digitally printed products using non-standard substrates and raster image processor (RIP) technologies. The course covers: on-the-job safety and communication, ensuring production quality standards, setting up and maintaining digital print systems, conducting proof runs, inspecting and testing samples, conducting digital print runs according to job specifications. Enquire now for the full list of entry requirements, digital print competencies, and upcoming enrolment dates..

Get started in print manufacturing with the ICP31320 Certificate III in Print Binding, Finishing and Packaging. This nationally recognised qualification introduces you to the printing and graphic arts industry and teaches you how to create professional-grade printed products using the latest equipment and machinery. The course covers: on-the-job safety, print production quality standards, environmental sustainability, binding and finishing processes (rotary die cuts, hand-bound books, guillotine products, machine folding, collating sheets and pages, laminating), and much more. There is also scope to specialise in digital printing, 3D printing, flexographic printing and relief printing. Enquire now for the list of study units, specialisation choices (and their availability) as well as upcoming enrolment dates..