Where these jobs are in Australia
| VIC | NSW | QLD | SA | WA | TAS | NT | ACT |
| 32.8% | 28.2% | 20.3% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.6% |
Source from: https://labourmarketinsights.gov.au/occupation-profile/binders-finishers-and-screen-printers?occupationCode=3921
Job Summary of this Unit Group:
Print Finishers and Screen Printers bind books and other publications, finish printed products by hand and machine, prepare stencils, and set up and operate power-driven and hand-operated screen print equipment.
Requisite Education:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
- AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
In New Zealand:
- NZQF Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
Whether the Education can be substituted with experience:
- Yes, at least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification.
- In some instances, relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Detailed Tasks:
- setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment
- binding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindings
- folding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and hand
- operating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated units
- operating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes
- embellishing printed products automatically and manually
- operating photographic and electronic reproduction devices
- preparing stencils using computer and hand-cut methods
- selecting, mixing and matching coloured inks and loading into screen printing presses
- loading printed items into drying racks, and unloading and stacking dry items
392111 Print Finisher ANZSCO
Binds books and other publications, and finishes printed products by hand or machine.
Skill Level: 3
Skilled Occupations List: Short Term
Specialisations:
- Mailhouse Operator (Aus)
- Paper Guillotine Operator (Bookbinding)
392112 Screen Printer ANZSCO
Prepares stencils, and sets up and operates power-driven or hand-operated screen print equipment.
Skill Level: 3
Skilled Occupations List: N/A
Specialisations:
- Screen Printing Stencil Preparer
- Textiles Printer
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