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Scenario · Client Services and Estimating

Prepare the costing estimate and schedule for the beer label job

You are an estimator in Client Services.

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The situation

What has happened

Ballarat Brands Collective has asked for a quote on four craft beer label versions, 15,000 labels each, on white polypropylene pressure sensitive stock with five colours and a matt varnish, for a product launch on 16 October. The job would run on the flexographic label line, which has a plate mounting step and a longer makeready than the offset presses. Dev Pillai wants the estimate built on the Quote and Production Costing Estimate Template, checked against stock availability and the production schedule, and recorded in the Job Ticket Register as Quoted. The quote is over five thousand dollars and needs a second estimator check.

Your brief. Build a complete production costing estimate for the label job, confirm materials and capacity, prepare the client quote with clear assumptions and lead time, and record it in the register ready for Dev Pillai's check.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Completed costing estimate
  • Client quote with assumptions and lead time
  • Job Ticket Register entry with Quoted status
  • Estimator check note
  • Stock and capacity check summary

Documents to use

Systems to use

Job Ticket Register

The live list of quotes and jobs with their specification, stage and due date, shared by every department.

Paper and Consumables Stock

The stock record for paper, board, substrates, inks and consumables held in the warehouse and the Geelong studio.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Printing and Graphic Arts as at 10 September 2026.

ICPSUP553Prepare production costing estimates
ICPSUP351Undertake basic production scheduling
ICPSUP352Plan operational processes
ICPKNW3220Develop and apply knowledge of the printing and graphic arts industry

Qualifications

ICP40120Certificate IV in Printing and Graphic Arts Management
ICP50120Diploma of Printing and Graphic Arts Business Management
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

The estimate must show each cost element separately with a realistic waste allowance and makeready for a flexographic job, and the assumptions must be visible on the quote. Look for evidence the student checked stock and schedule before committing to a lead time. The register entry and the check note must be complete and the artwork handling answer must reflect the policy.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.