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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).
A £6,000 bursary from The Stationers’ Foundation, funded by The Printing Charity, is once again available for the BPIF masters programme.
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 process, with Level 2 fast-tracked as a result. The consortium of printing industry firms that supp...
Many apprentices are now enrolled on the Level 3 print technician standard Following on from much discussion with the government, it received confirmation last summer that the employer-led submission to develop a new apprenticeship standard for a Level 2 print operative had been successful. This new standard follows the same format as the print technician and will be a core Level 2 print standard with three options; pre-press operative, press operative and post-press operative. Working with the government’s Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE), the BPIF has now star...