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Offset Press Operations

Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)

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Offset Press Operations provides students with hands-on experience in operating offset presses and related equipment. Course content includes how to set up, run, and clean offset presses; perform quality control checks and make adjustments; select and handle different types of inks, papers, and coatings; and apply finishing techniques such as cutting, folding, binding, and laminating.

Format

In-Person

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Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

  • Program Pathway to Art, A/V Technology and CommunicationsFrom Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Detailed information about this program

Offset Press Operations provides students with hands-on experience in operating offset presses and related equipment. Course content includes how to set up, run, and clean offset presses; perform quality control checks and make adjustments; select and handle different types of inks, papers, and coatings; and apply finishing techniques such as cutting, folding, binding, and laminating. Career and Technical Student Organizations are integral, co-curricular components of each career and technical education course. These organizations enhance classroom instruction while helping students develop leadership abilities, expand workplace-readiness skills, and access opportunities for personal and professional growth. Students in the Arts, A-V Technology, and Communications cluster affiliate with SkillsUSA.

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Explain the principles and techniques of offset printing using lithographic presses. and Safety
  • Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot offset presses and related equipment according to manufacturer's instructions
  • Produce a variety of offset print products, selecting and utilizing different types of inks, papers
  • Perform quality control checks and adjustments on offset presses to control factors that affect print quality
  • Perform quality control checks and adjustments on binding and finishing operations using relevant instruments
  • Compare and contrast different types of lithographic presses and their advantages
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Graphic Designers27-1024.00
  • Special Effects Artists and Animators27-1014.00
  • Photographers27-4021.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) — produce assets to brief under a senior designer's review.
  • Brand-style guides — apply consistently across asset production for routine projects.
  • File-prep for print and digital deliverables — execute correctly per output specifications.
  • Iteration and revision rounds — incorporate feedback efficiently within a project timeline.
  • Stock-image sourcing and rights tracking — perform per brand and legal standards.
  • Typography fundamentals (kerning, leading, hierarchy) — apply correctly on routine layout work.
  • Project files and version control — maintain to team conventions for handoff and archival.
  • Production-art prep (color, bleed, trim, packaging dielines) — produce reliably for routine print work.
  • Time tracking and project hours — log accurately to brief, design, revisions, and production phases.
  • Design-review presentations — present own work clearly in junior critique sessions.

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