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Scenario · Press Room

Set up and run a short run digital job

You are a trainee digital press operator on day shift.

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The situation

What has happened

A repeat order of 400 A5 menu cards for a local cafe has been released to the digital press queue. The job ticket specifies 300 gsm silk, double sided, four colour, no finishing beyond trimming. The approved proof is in the job folder and the previous run's retained sample is on the press side board. Liam Brennan is nearby but is calibrating digital press 2 and has asked you to run the job on digital press 1 on your own, following the workflow procedure and recording everything on the ticket. Toner for black is showing low in the stock system.

Your brief. Prepare the work area, check the ticket against the proof, load and run the job, inspect the output against the approved proof, record counts and waste on the job ticket and hand the finished sheets to finishing with the completed record.
Tasks

Deliverables

  • Completed job ticket record with inspection sign off, counts and waste
  • Signed first sheet compared with the proof
  • Stock system entry or note for the toner cartridge
  • Short handover note to finishing

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.

Machine Maintenance Log

The record of scheduled maintenance, faults, tag outs and repairs for presses, finishing machines, wide format devices and forklifts.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

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

ICPPRN2820Produce and manage basic digital print
ICPSUP2160Inspect quality against required standards in a production environment
ICPSUP2030Prepare and maintain the work area
ICPSUP2620Communicate in the workplace

Qualifications

ICP20120Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts
ICP31220Certificate III in Printing
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for a completed ticket record with counts that reconcile, a documented comparison of the first sheet against the proof, and evidence the student checked consumables before starting. The student must show they followed the workflow procedure sequence and communicated clearly with the supervisor. Observe safe housekeeping and correct stock loading.

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.