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The latest version of the Level 3 Print Technician Standard for apprentices has been rubber-stamped by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).


The BPIF is asking for feedback from across the industry on the content and assessment criteria of its Print Technician Apprenticeship.

BPIF lauds Level 2 apprenticeship approval Jo Francis Tuesday, May 11, 2021 A BPIF-led consortium is celebrating after gaining approval for the much-needed Level 2 Print Operative apprenticeship standard. Level 2 Standard: recognition for "the engine-room of the industry" The BPIF called for input at the beginning of the year. It was able to bring the experience gleaned in successfully agreeing the Level 3 standard – which had been under threat – to the p...

The UK’s exit from the EU is proving a boon for some, a bane for others Jo Francis What has been the initial impact of Brexit on the UK’s printing industry? A flavour of the immediate post-Brexit mood can be found on social media: search for #Brexit on LinkedIn and the top result is #BrexitChaos. On Twitter the biggest results are #BrexitReality and #BrexitCarnage. How, then, is this carnage, chaos and Brexit reality playing out for the printing industry as UK-EU-UK trad...