The Canadian Printing Industries Sector Council (CPISC) last week
released its Production Support Skill Standards, which includes a new
series of occupational profiles about what an employee should know to do
their job.
CPISC’s
new reports, designed to assist with recruitment and training, are
specifically geared toward the job functions of estimators, sales
representatives, production coordinators, and customer service
representatives.
“Employees
in production support have a significant impact on workflow, quality
control and the bottom line,” said Project Chair Brian Ellis. “These new
standards and occupational profiles will ensure that we have a
better-trained, more adaptable workforce that will help our industry
prosper.”
These
latest Skill Standards are part of CPISC’s Skills for the Future
project, which has produced standards and profiles for nine other
occupations. The non-profit organization states it is currently working
on another set of reports for production managers, with a release date
scheduled for 2011.
“Standards
enable an employer to assess the skills of new and current employees,
helping them to identify what training and development is most needed to
help employees perform at their best,” said CPISC Co-Chair Jeff
Ekstein. “They are also being used for curriculum development in
post-secondary and training institutions.”
CPISC’s
Executive Director, Marie Eveline, added, “These standards and profiles
were developed and validated by the industry, for the industry. We have
heard so many success stories surrounding the use of our previously
released standards and are anxious to get this new suite into the
industry’s hands.”
The Production Support Skill Standards and Occupational Profiles are available for download on CPISC’s Website.
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