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Objective
To increase the level of business acumen and
knowledge in the paper, print and allied
industries.
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Course

• 1st Year
• Professional Print, Production Certification
  Paper Management
• 2nd Year
• Advanced Print Production Certification
• Accreditation
• - Certified in USA for 6 years with PCPI

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Course Layout a) Workshop
Kick off 3 day compulsory workshop in
Johannesburg (Thursday - Saturday) DAY 1
Printing Different printing processes Troubleshoot
ing Colour pass a printed sheet and more! Visit
print plants DAY 2 - Paper Management Paper
making Different paper products and
finishes Trouble shooting and much more! Visit
paper mill DAY 3 - Business Simulation (by
Accredited Service Provider - accreditation no.
585/00176/04) Marketing, Finance
Logistics Business Acumen Dinner
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a) Workshop - Business Simulation Business
Today, overview

• History
• Established in 1981
• Structure
• Own Offices in South Africa, the UK and the USA
• 22 International Agencies
• Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (2),
  Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary
  (2), Kenya, Malaysia, Namibia, Poland, Portugal,
  Romania, Singapore, Spain (2), Ukraine,
• Products
• Specialise in customised, simulation based,
  business skills training
• Partial or complete customisation
• Wide range of industries
• Levels
• Shop floor to senior management
• Building Solutions focused on your needs

170 Simulations!
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a) Workshop - Business Simulation Business
Today, customers
Reckitt Benckiser Sara Lee, U.K. SABMiller
International Sappi Europe Barloworld United
Biscuits, International Exxon Mobile
Singapore Electrabel Belgium South African Police
Services Spoornet Telkom Toyota Vodacom
Vodafone, U.K.

• Barloworld
• Unilever, International
• Bayer, International
• General Accident
• Daimler Chrysler, S.A.
• Eskom, S.A.
• Edcon
• Foschini Group
• Ford, U.K.
• Iscor
• Kelloggs, U.K.
• Placer Dome Gold Mining
• McCarthy Motors

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a) Workshop - Business Simulation Business
Today, methodology
SINGLE LOOP LEARNING
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a) Workshop - Business Simulation Business
Today, methodology
DOUBLE LOOP LEARNING
A-HA!
TRANSFERENCE TO REALITY
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a) Workshop - Business Simulation Business
Today, the intervention
Four to six competing teams of three to
five delegates per team.

• A board-based business simulation

Guided by the business process, each team makes
their own input decisions.
Analyses their own company performance.
Over repetitive cycles, teams compare
their results to each other. Then compare and
analyse real business results.
Driven by team competitiveness FUN!
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a) Workshop - Business Simulation Business
Today, Mechanisms
The Board The Markers The Business Process The
Accounting Process The Market
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Course Layout b) Correspondence course

• 5 months correspondence course
• Topics Covered
• - Business Essentials
• - Colour and Ink Technology
• - Paper Technology
• - Prepress, Press and Postpress
• - Proofing
• - Marketing

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b) Correspondence course Business Essentials

• Managing your suppliers
• How Printers Estimate your Jobs
• Pricing Q As
• Creating Request for Information
• Pricing Tips
• Print standards
• Reducing Costs
• Negotiating
• Ethics

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b) Correspondence course Colour and Ink
Technology

• Colour Overview
• RGB vs CMYK
• How to communicate Colour
• Ink Overview and Options
• Coating options

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b) Correspondence course Paper Technology

• Paper Classifications
• Paper Properties
• Paper Types
• Why Paper Grain is important
• Paper Tips

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b) Correspondence course Prepress, Press
Postpress

• Prepress
• Computer to Plate Technology
• Major printing methods
• Sheetfed vs Web Printing
• Printing Problems
• Postpress
• Special Printing and Finishing Processes

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b) Correspondence course Proofing

• Function of Proofs
• Printing Proofs
• Selecting the Right Proof
• How to Do a Press Inspection

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Course Layout c) Assignment

• 2 months project
• Chose 2 from 3 industry related topics
• Paper making techniques
• Printing techniques
• Characterists of paper making

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Course Layout d) Open book test

• Assignment 2 months open book test
• Complete an open book test
• - Test compiled by PCPI in USA

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Course Calendar for 2008/2009
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION July 2008 4th July
2008 March 2009 6th March 2009
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Who should attend?
Print industry (Print buyers, -representatives,
machine minders, estimators, etc.) Paper
industry (Merchants, mini-merchants, internal
sales, paper buyers, etc.) Packaging
industry (Merchants, mini-merchants, internal
sales, paper buyers, etc.) Advertising
industry (Designers, production, trafficing,
etc.) Stationers, Publishers and Allied
industries ex. printing press -, ink
manufactures, graphic suppliers, etc.
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Overview of course
Course includes - Course material binded in
professional folder - 3 Course material bound in
professional folder - 3 day compulsory workshop -
Visits to mill and print plants - Certificate of
participation - Lunch and teas coffee served
daily - Dinner on final day of workshop Costs -
R7995 per person excl. VAT
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For more information

• i www.paperandprintacademy.com
• e info_at_paperandprintacademy.com