SkillScorer ships with 6 Printing & Publishing disciplines and 72 individual skills out of the box. Choose a discipline to see every skill, its description and the levels that come with it — each one fully editable, renameable or removable, and you can add your own to match how your organisation actually works.
12 skills
Press operators turn files into finished print. This scorecard covers make-ready, colour control, quality checks, maintenance and safety so printers can compare operators and reduce waste.
- Press Make-Ready and Set-Up
- Colour Matching and Control
- Register and Print Quality
- Stock and Substrate Knowledge
- Waste Reduction
- Press Maintenance and Cleaning
- Fault Diagnosis
- Job Ticket and Specification Reading
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Prepress specialists make sure jobs print right the first time. This scorecard covers preflight, colour management, imposition, proofing and client communication.
- File Preflight and Correction
- Colour Management
- Imposition and Plate Making
- Proofing
- Software Proficiency
- Typography and Layout Checks
- Client Communication on Files
- Workflow Automation
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Finishing turns printed sheets into products. This scorecard covers guillotine work, folding, binding, laminating and quality checks.
- Guillotine Operation
- Folding and Creasing
- Binding Methods
- Laminating and Coating
- Die Cutting and Specialty Finishes
- Collating and Packing
- Quality Inspection
- Machine Set-Up and Adjustment
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See all Print Finishing & Binding skills → 12 skills
Publishers shape books and magazines from manuscript to shelf. This scorecard covers acquisitions, editing, production, rights and marketing.
- Acquisitions and Manuscript Assessment
- Structural and Developmental Editing
- Copyediting and Proofreading
- Production Scheduling
- Cover and Design Briefing
- Rights, Contracts and Permissions
- Author Relationships
- Marketing and Publicity
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See all Book & Magazine Publishing skills → 12 skills
Production teams deliver publications on tight deadlines. This scorecard covers layout, sub-editing, page proofing, digital publishing and deadline discipline.
- Page Layout and Design
- Sub-Editing and Fact Checks
- Headline and Caption Writing
- Image Selection and Editing
- Deadline Management
- Proofing and Sign-Off
- Publishing Systems
- Digital Publishing
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See all Newspaper & Magazine Production skills → 12 skills
Packaging and signage producers create products customers see every day. This scorecard covers large format printing, cutting, finishing, installation and material knowledge.
- Large Format Print Operation
- Material Knowledge
- Cutting and Routing
- Finishing and Assembly
- Colour Consistency
- Installation Skills
- Design File Preparation
- Measurement and Templating
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