The Collar360

Prepress technician

Other names

graphics technician, prepress specialist, prepress engineer, press preparation engineer, press preparation worker, prepress technologist, press preparation technologist, prepress worker, press preparation technician, press preparation specialist

Printing and packaging

They set up text and pictures on a computer so pages are ready to print, and they check them for mistakes.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Generate prepress proofs in digital or other format to approximate the appearance of the final printed piece.

  2. 2

    Proofread and perform quality control of text and images.

  3. 3

    Enter, position, and alter text size, using computers, to make up and arrange pages so that printed materials can be produced.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
technicien de prépresse/technicienne de prépresse
español
técnico en preprensa/técnica en preprensa
العربية
فني ما قبل الطباعة
português
Técnico de pré-impressão/Técnica de pré-impressão
Deutsch
Mediengestalter Digital und Print – Gestaltung und Technik/Mediengestalterin Digital und Print – Gestaltung und Technik
italiano
tecnico di prestampa

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