3911 HAIRDRESSERS

HAIRDRESSERS cut, style, colour, straighten and permanently wave hair, and treat hair and scalp conditions.

Skill Level: 3

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:

NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks:

• providing advice on hair care, beauty products and hairstyles
• shampooing hair and conditioning scalps
• colouring, straightening and permanently waving hair with chemical solutions
• cutting hair with scissors, clippers and razors
• styling hair into dreadlocks and braids and adding hair extensions
• shaving and trimming beards and moustaches
• cleaning work areas and sanitising instruments
• arranging appointments and collecting payments
• may clean, colour, cut and style wigs and hairpieces

Related Occupation:

• 391111 Hairdresser
  
  

391111 HAIRDRESSER
Cuts, styles, colours, straightens and permanently waves hair, and treats hair and scalp conditions.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisation:

• Barber

3921PRINT FINISHERS AND SCREEN PRINTERS

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.

Skill Level: 3

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:

NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

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

Related Occupations:

• 392111Print Finisher
• 392112 Screen Printer
  
  

392111 PRINTFINISHER

Binds books and other publications, and finishes printed products by hand or machine.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisations:

• Mailhouse Operator (Aus)
• Paper Guillotine Operator (Bookbinding)
  
  

392112 SCREEN PRINTER

Prepares stencils, and sets up and operates power-driven or hand-operated screen print equipment.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisations:

• Screen Printing Stencil Preparer
• Textiles Printer

 

3922 GRAPHIC PRE-PRESS TRADES WORKERS

GRAPHIC PRE-PRESS TRADES WORKERS manipulate, set and compose text and graphics into a format suitable for printing and other visual media.

Skill Level: 3

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:

NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks:

• operating graphic cameras and other photographic equipment to reproduce camera-ready copy onto films, plates and digital output devices
• using computer applications to generate images, text, layouts and impositions for print and other visual media displays
• operating plate making equipment to reproduce images from film to printing plates, digital output devices and presses
• operating computer screen-based equipment for scanning, colour separation, colour correction, masking, creative design, combining, imposing, retouching, and other processes used to transfer copy to film and produce film for plate, digital output and cylinder productions
• carrying out digital and chemical proofing from digital systems, and negative and positive films
• evaluating printed proofs, checking and correcting them for quality
• preparing and exposing carbon tissue for laying on cylinders by transfer method, and developing images

Realted Occupation:

• 392211 Graphic Pre-press Trades Worker
  
  

392211 GRAPHIC PRE-PRESS TRADES WORKER

Manipulates, sets and composes text and graphics into a format suitable for printing and other visual media.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisation:

• Desktop Publishing Operator

 

3923 PRINTERS

PRINTERS set up and operate letterpress, lithographic, flexographic, gravure, newspaper, instant, digital and offset printing presses.

Skill Level: 3

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:

NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Tasks:

• setting, adjusting and monitoring substrate-feed mechanisms, delivery mechanisms, inking systems and other printing machine functions
• mixing ink and solvents to standard, and regulating paper and ink supply during print runs
• monitoring, evaluating and determining press operations manually and by computer to check print quality standards against proofs and detect malfunctions
• producing a variety of printed products using relief, lithographic, flexographic and gravure printing presses, and in-line finishing systems
• preparing plates, blankets and impression cylinders on small offset lithographic printing presses
• loading paper into feeding mechanisms
• monitoring machine operations and quality of printing
• undertaking maintenance, adjustment, repair and cleaning of machines
• producing and managing digital print images, and transferring and outputting images
• may set up and operate paper and bookbinding guillotines

Related Occupations:

• 392311 Printing Machinist
• 392312 Small Offset Printer
  
  

392311 PRINTING MACHINIST

Produces books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, posters, leaflets, packaging materials and stationery using printing presses.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisations:

• Flexographic Printing Machinist
• Gravure Printing Machinist
• Label Printing Machinist
• Letterpress Printing Machinist
• Lithographic Printing Machinist
• Reel Fed Printer
• Sheet Fed Printer
  
  

392312 SMALL OFFSET PRINTER

Alternative Title: Instant Printer Operator

Sets up and operates small offset printing presses used in instant print shops or for in-house printing.

Skill Level: 3

Specialisation:

• Digital Printer