Career Cluster
Arts, A/V Technology & Communications
Code
Title
Former Code
Former Title
10.0399
GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS, OTHER
48.0299
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operators, Other
Certification
Required
Certification
Method
Occupational
Competency Area
Occupational Competency Evaluation
Vocational-Intern/Instructional 2600
Vocational-Instructional (non-degree program)
Graphic Occupations 2076
Committee Evaluation
Description
An instructional program that generally prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to plan, prepare and execute commercial and industrial visual image and print products using mechanical, electronic and digital graphic and printing equipment. Students learn desktop publishing, layout, composition, presswork and bindery as well as photography, flexography, lithography, photoengraving and other graphic arts techniques. Emphasis is on typographical layout and design using computer graphics, photo typesetting, camera and plate making, offset preparation and operation, paper cutting, ink and color preparation and dynamics and airbrush and screen printing production.
Notes
The following certificates are no longer issued but remain valid for teaching in this program:
Electronic Composition 2090
Graphic Arts 2087
Printing 2057