The key step before printing. File preparation, colour management and professional workflows to guarantee perfect results.
The Intermediate VET cycle in Digital Prepress trains specialists in everything that happens between design and printing: file preparation, imposition, colour management, preflight and professional workflows.
Students work with the software and standards used by the industry, learning to detect errors, guarantee the technical quality of files and communicate with design and production teams.
Intermediate VET gives access to Advanced VET in Design and Publishing or any other Advanced VET cycle with the corresponding entry requirements.
Course information
2,000 hours over 2 years
Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and preflight tools
Work placement during both years of the course
Technician in Digital Prepress
Methodology
Each task reproduces a real work situation: files with errors, clients with specific requirements, tight deadlines. Students learn to solve, not just execute.
PDF file preparation · Imposition and folding · Colour profile management · Preflight and verification · Image retouching and correction · Automated workflows
The process
Receipt and analysis of the original file
Preflight and error detection
Correction, imposition and final preparation
Delivery and validation for production
Adobe Acrobat Pro · Illustrator · Photoshop · InDesign · Pitstop Pro · ColorThink · Eines de RIP i imposició
On completion, students can access Advanced VET in Design and Publishing or join graphic companies, design studios or prepress departments.
Career paths
File preparation and verification for print production in graphic companies and design studios.
Digital file quality control: error detection, resolution, colour space and crop marks.
Monitor calibration, creation and application of ICC profiles, and colorimetric control throughout the production workflow.
File interpretation and processing for printing machines. Planning impositions and signatures.
Image treatment and correction for printing: retouching, reconstruction and professional colour adjustment.
Technical support in design studios and agencies: final file preparation, format adaptation and delivery to suppliers.
Contact us or visit the centre to learn about the course, the facilities and the teaching staff.