This qualification is appropriate your learners seeking a first qualification in Desktop Publishing.

If they need to use Desktop Publishing programmes, then these qualifications may be appropriate. They are available at two levels, so they’re suitable both for beginners and the more advanced.

At level 1, you'll learn skills including:

• accessing a DTP package
• setting up pages
• importing prepared text and graphics
• positioning and aligning objects appropriately
• understanding and applying a large range of technical terms
• using boxes
• borders and shading
• amending text and layout
• saving and printing documents.

Level 2 covers:

• preparing and saving multipage documents
• demonstrating appropriate use of headers
• footers and pagination
• importing and modifying graphics
• typsetting conventions
• applying design skills and more.