PrintIT Overview

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PrintIT! Overview

• Your name
• Your Company

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PrintIT! Overview

• Major initiative Hundreds of thousands of
  pounds have been spent on the course and prizes
  to schools and students since 2005
• Collaboration between print industry, education
  and charity sectors
• Helping the print industry to become first choice
  for the next generation of talented young people
• Competition-based programme with great prizes for
  the winning students and their schools
• Benefits the Fairtrade Foundation Charity of
  the Year 2004
• Innovative twinning between schools and local
  print companies to help bring print to life

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Objectives

• To inform GCSE students about the print industry
  through course-based competition for 15-16 year
  olds
• To present the positive aspects of the industry
  and to address some of the negative associations
• To teach students about the technological
  advances in print and its role as part of the
  global communications industry and as an enabling
  technology for other industries
• To highlight the career opportunities which exist
  and the training courses and qualifications
  available to young people
• To make the print industry the first choice for a
  new generation of skilled workers

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The Competition

• Fantastic prizes for schools students
• Benefits to Fairtrade Foundation Cool Charity
• Print campaign for Fairtrade Cafes
• Winning students will attend an Oscars style
  awards ceremony
• Print-centric theme ensures students gain a wide
  appreciation of the print industry
• Exciting and fun way to introduce print to the
  next generation workforce

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2008 Awards Ceremony at Stationers Hall, London
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Trade Press endorses PrintIT!

• Supported by major print trade publishers
• Positive endorsements throughout the trade
• Ad campaign began in April 05
• 60k free trade advertising per annum
• Received national coverage in Daily Mail and
  Times Educational Supplement

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AND THE NATIONAL PRESS!
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Endorsement from the Prime Minister
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UK Print Fact and Figures

• One of the highest paid industries
• Fourth Largest manufacturing sector in UK
• Average age 52 in commercial, older in newspapers
  Too old!
• Major opportunities for young people
• Every day is a new challenge
• 14.6 billion turnover
• 153,000 employees
• 750 million invested in capital each year in UK
• New technology has transformed industry
• UK Print needs bright, flexible young people
• Rewards will be there for those prepared to work

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Isnt Manufacturing for Males?

• Historically Yes!
• Women now taking key roles previous Deputy CEO
  of BPIF and many company MDs are women
• Not only administrative posts studio machine
  operators, despatch, warehouse etc..
• Shop floor is male dominated so change it!
• Heavy tooling now replaced by new technology
• Print ideally suits people with creative flair
• Major opportunities for entrepreneurs with
  digital technology lowering entry level

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Annual Salaries in Print Industry

• Managing Director 85,000
• Production Director 64,000
• Commercial/Marketing Director 62,000
• Finance Director 59,000
• Sales Manager 40,000
• IT Manager 40,000
• Sales Executive 37,000
• General Manager 35,000
• Quality Manager 32,000
• (Source BPIF Salary survey report 2007, median
  total salaries for companies with 5m-10m
  turnover)

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Modern Apprenticeships

• Get paid while you learn
• 16-24 year-olds training costs paid by LSC
• Paid day release for one day each week
• Foundation Course - 18-24 months
• Advanced Course 24-36 months
• Open College Networks provide regional training
• Other vocational options include a Foundation
  Degree in Print Publishing

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PrintIT! Contact details

• project director Paul Evans
• T 44 (0)1235 833844F 44 (0)1235 833733
• E printit_at_proskills.co.uk
• W www.printit.org.uk
• PrintIT!
• Proskills
• Centurion Court
• 85b Milton Park
• Abingdon
• Oxfordshire OX14 4RY