Training Programs
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Enrollment
NP&RC operates on a year-round schedule. Classes in all courses can be arranged for any month of the year. All classes begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m. each day. One hour is allowed for lunch.
Training dates can be selected and confirmed by companies who can send the minimum number of students for any class listed. Companies desiring to train less than the listed minimum number will be scheduled whenever additional registrations are received and confirmed. Any class may be postponed on relatively short notice if minimum requirements are not met.
Anyone holding reservations in courses postponed or canceled will be notified by telephone as far in advance as possible. In the event classes are firmly scheduled and a company cancels less than one week in advance, a charge of at least one-half the tuition fee for each student may apply.
COURSES OVERVIEW
- One-week special course
- Students will be trained on a wide variety of press and pre-press equipment.
- Designed for orientation of executives desiring general knowledge of the total production process.
- Students follow, step by step, all the processes involved in producing a finished product.
- Students produce a complete newspaper in full process color with an emphasis on print quality.
Maximum Class Size: Six
- Two-week course Trained on a Goss Double-Width Metroliner
- Covers all vital steps associated with double-width offset printing.
- Part of the curriculum includes roller setting, ink and water balance, hanging plates, etc.
- Students produce a complete newspaper in full process color with an emphasis on print quality.
Maximum Class Size: Eight
- One-week special course
- Trained on a Goss Double-Width Metroliner
- Designed for the experienced press operator who needs to enhance his expertise
- Main objectives are to achieve superior print quality and reduce newsprint waste.
- One-week course
- Trained on a Goss Urbanite or Goss Community Press
- Course recommended for those wanting knowledge in running a single-wide offset press
- Practice sessions include page mark-up, webbing, roller setting, water/ink balance and process and spot color register.
Maximum Class Size: Eight
- One-week course
- Goss Urbanite or Goss Community Press
- Will enhance the experienced single-wide offset press operator’s current level of knowledge
- Attendee will find improved skills necessary to produce high print quality while learning techniques to reduce newsprint waste.
Maximum Class Size: Six
- One-week course
- Designed for managers, supervisors and other personnel who desire a working knowledge of the press but will not be required to actually operate presses
- Students will be instructed in all areas related to running offset newspaper presses.
- Both classroom and hands-on sessions are a part of this course.
- Some topics covered are: page position, webbing, angle bars, inking, dampener controls, impression, blankets, register, paster systems, and folder operation.
Maximum Class Size: Eight
- Four-day course
- Students will be taught to repair all electrical devices that are used to control newspaper equipment.
- Designed for individuals who already possess a good mechanical background but need the knowledge necessary to troubleshoot repair electrical devices.
- Basic electricity is also taught depending on student levels of skill.
Maximum Class Size: Six
- Five-day course
- Designed for electrical maintenance personnel who are responsible for maintaining all of the electrical and electronic control devices associated with press drives and press control systems.
- Will enhance the knowledge of the experienced as well as providing necessary knowledge to incoming personnel.
- Course is beneficial to supervisors and electrical engineers who need understanding of press drives and controls.
- Course contains concentrated and detailed classroom and laboratory sessions.
- Fifth day equips the student with a complete understanding of the automatic paster system.
Maximum Class Size: Six
- One-week course
- Trained on any of the presses available at NP&RC
- Designed to help experienced press operators learn the basic electrical and mechanical skills necessary to repair their own press equipment.
- Both classroom and hands-on sessions are a part of this course.
- Some topics covered are: copper drum removal and replacement, ink system repair, dampener system repair, plate lockup repair, iron to iron settings and folder repair.
Maximum Class Size: Eight
Special courses of training not listed in this catalog can be arranged through Newspaper Production and Research Center by contacting the Executive Director. Under certain conditions training sessions can be conducted at member newspaper sites.