Proskills UK has launched the eighth annual PrintIt! competition to encourage students to consider careers in the print and paper industries.
The PrintIt! Initiative, which aims to show students, teachers and parents that print and paper industries are advanced, exciting, dynamic and provide a good career choice is targeted at students studying GCSE and A Level Graphic Products and Product Design, and the Diplomas in Manufacturing and Product Design as well as GSCE and A Level Media studies and those working towards the Diploma in Creative and Media.
Since its launch in 2005, over 110,000 students have participated in the curriculum-mapped competition to create a print-based promotional campaign introducing students to today’s dynamic, IT-intensive printing industry and the wide variety of careers it offers. PrintIt! also includes a twinning programme that adds a vocational element by introducing schools to local print businesses eager to give students the chance to experience the industry at first hand.
Schools have the opportunity to twin with either a printer or paper manufacturer in their local area via a new interactive section of the PrintIt! website (www.printit.org.uk) Teachers will be able to locate the 20 nearest twinning partners to their school and contact them directly to arrange a twinning visit.
www.printit.org.uk