Printing is one of the most
complex industry
to work in. although
with the modern technology coming day by day most of the manual task has been
slashed off thus a few people loosing jobs. However, it would be unfair to say
there is no job in print industry. Printing involves graphics designs, digital
printing ,
offset printing, screen printing,
large format printing among others. With this wide range of printing in mind,
it goes that professionals in printing industry will never lack job when they
have good s skills and experience.
Printing industrial provides a
variety and diverse of job opportunities ranging from pre - press job, machine
operations and print finishing jobs. Printing is always a process and this
process involves activities which required human resources. For instance a
printing firm would employees designers to produce artworks. Colour separation
and film making process requires manpower and
jobs in print
field can avail in
this area. Finishing activities, more so on
offset
printing provide wide range of print
finishing jobs, which included numbering of documents, binding, lamination,
coating, cutting, creasing, perforation among others.
There various factors that can be
used to gauge the job opportunities in a printing company in the united
kingdom.
First of all, the united
kingdom has one of the most reputable offset printing firms in the world and
list of such firms are long enough to absorb many people who have skill in the
field. Publishing and print media has and still contributing great in the
employing various human resource to fill the jobs in the print media. However,
it is worth noting, the jobs in print industry may be available or absence
depending on the type of machines being used by firm or most of the
printers in the united kingdom. Moreover
over, most of the task in the printing filed, especially offset printing
finishing jobs are manuals and where the firms had advanced machine or has
employed use of technology then the number of people that are likely to be
employ in such a firm are less.
Those people that are likely to
get the job in the
printing industry
are those that are bale to couple with fast a changing technology in the
fields. For instance, unlike the past where only way to print on an offset
making you had to have a film to make a plate, there technology has provided
CTP (Computer to plate) which does not require use of film. Moreover, the
employers are likely to give the print jobs to the people who have experience
with the facilities the firm has. Thus on hand skills and experience of great
essence in this field.
It has been observed, there
deficiency of skilled and experience professional to run most of the machinery
in the printing fields. However, on the other hand, the has been a big number
of people who have done graphic design courses , whom plays a vital role in
printing industry. It is the
responsibility therefore for those seeking to be employed in the industry to
join the appropriate forum in order to get the jobs in the print industry.
