| 3. PROFILE OF SKILLS AND COMPETENCES |
General competences:
- take responsibility for completion of tasks in work or study;
- adapt own behaviour to circumstances in solving problems;
- be familiar with various methods of learning, use sources of information well, show functional literacy;
- understand assignments or identify the cores of problems, exert variable solutions, work both independently and within a team;
- communicate in one foreign language at the level of at least A2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
- cope with changing socio-economic conditions, be financially literate;
- be aware of the labour market mechanisms, and of the employee-employer relationships, act on career decisions responsibly, understand the significance of lifelong learning;
- use basic mathematics and the basic principles of physics and chemistry when needed in daily situations;
- work with the means of information and communication technologies, exploit adequate sources of information, handle information effectively;
- act in an environmentally-conscious manner and in compliance with strategies for sustainability;
- support values of local, national, European and world cultures, recognize the value of life;
- exert fundamentals of health protection, occupational safety, and fire prevention and safety;
- exert norms and prescriptions in the field.
Vocational competences:
- apply the aesthetic principles of the printing industry;
- have knowledge of graphic art techniques in relation to the printing industry;
- have an overview of machines and equipment used in the printing industry, know the principles of their functioning and methods of their routine maintenance;
- be familiar with basic computer programs used in the prepress stage of printing production;
- have knowledge of all printing techniques in all phases of printing production;
- have an overview regarding the book production and the related technologies used in its production;
- use appropriate text and image data for processing and reproduction in printing prepress stage production;
- know the materials for book production and materials for particular phases of printing production;
- understand the trends of contemporary creations of printed documents and choose the proper processing method using the relevant computer programs with respect to the nature of printed materials and requirements for further printing processing;
- know and apply the rules in the reproduction of image according to the printing technology and printing material;
- know the principles of creating the printing forms for all printing techniques;
- select suitable work equipment, tools and software for a specific workflow in prepress preparation;
- master basic and special printing techniques and technologies, comply with technological discipline;
- comply with established standards and regulations related to quality management systems at the workplace;
- attend to the security parameters of quality of processes, products or services and take into account customer requirements;
- consider possible costs, revenues and profit, environmental and social impacts when planning and evaluating activities at work and in everyday life.
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