Identification of the Skills Needed by Workers in Various Segments of the Mountain States Graphic Communications Industry.

Autor/in	Dharavath, H. Naik
Titel	Identification of the Skills Needed by Workers in Various Segments of the Mountain States Graphic Communications Industry.
Quelle	(2003), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administration; Commercial Art; Computer Assisted Design; Educational Needs; Electronic Publishing; Employer Attitudes; Employment Patterns; Employment Projections; Employment Qualifications; Graphic Arts; Job Skills; Labor Needs; Layout (Publications); Photocomposition; Postsecondary Education; Printed Materials; Printing; Printmaking; Publishing Industry; Reprography; Technology Education; Trade and Industrial Education; Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Verwaltung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Elektronisches Publizieren; Arbeitgeberinteresse; Beschäftigungsstruktur; Beschäftigungsentwicklung; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Grafik; Grafisches Gestaltung; Produktive Fertigkeit; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Textgestaltung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Buchdruck; Drucken; Technisch-naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Gewerblich-industrielle Ausbildung; Trendanalyse
Abstract	The skills needed now and 5 years from now by workers in the graphic communications industry in New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming were identified through a mail survey of mountain states printing companies. Of the 478 companies to which surveys were mailed, 64 were returned (response rate, 13.40%). A paired t-test was conducted to identify significant differences between the mean scores regarding current and future demand for skilled workers in the graphic communications industry's four segments. Significant differences were found between the perceptions of current and future demands for 17 of 46 skills studied. In the print management area, the industry representatives perceived a higher future demand for the following skills: plant administration and production management work. In the prepress area, the industry representatives perceived a higher future demand for the following skills: design and layout; typesetting and composition; art and illustration; graphic design; digital camera operation; digital high-end scanner operations; digital and analog proofing; computer to plate; and digital imposition. In the press and printing area, the industry representatives believed that demand would increase for skills related to multicolor Web offset operations, digital black and white printing, and digital color printing. In the binding and finishing area, the industry representatives expected demand for the skills related to the following tasks to increase: automated perfect binding operations; inkjet operations; and miscellaneous finishing operations. (Contains 10 references.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC