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Scenario · Prepress and Design

Preflight, correct and proof the graduation booklet

You are a prepress operator.

Intermediate3 to 4 hours7 tasks
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The situation

What has happened

The Bayside Independent Schools Network has supplied artwork for 850 A5 graduation booklets, job J26-4502, due for delivery on 25 September. The preflight report shows no bleed, several photographs at 150 pixels per inch, RGB images throughout and two missing fonts. The school office is not a design studio and will need clear instructions on what to fix. Sarah Kowalczyk wants prepress to fix what it can, send back a clear list of what the school must supply, produce a proof for approval and record the non-conformance so the pattern can be tracked across school clients.

Your brief. Run the artwork through the Preflight and Proofing Procedure, correct the issues prepress can fix, prepare a plain language list for the client, produce a colour managed proof, and update the job ticket and the non-conformance register.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Preflight report with corrections listed
  • Client resupply list in plain language
  • Labelled proof and imposition check
  • Updated non-conformance and job ticket records

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.

Non-conformance and Complaints Register

The quality register recording product outside specification, rework, reprints and client complaints with their root causes and actions.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

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

ICPPRN3880Preflight and import complex images for digital devices
ICPPRP386Undertake digital proofing
ICPPRP3340Prepare imposition format for printing processes
ICPPRN3890Manage digital files
ICPPRN3900Generate proofs for digital production

Qualifications

ICP31420Certificate III in Prepress Graphic Design Production
ICP31220Certificate III in Printing
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for a preflight report that names each failure and the page, a clear separation between fixes made in prepress and items returned to the client, and correct version control. The client list must be understandable by a non-designer. The proof must carry job number, version and date and the imposition must show correct pagination for a 24 page saddle stitched booklet.

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.