School In-Plant Uses PressWise to Train the Next Generation of Print Workers

Mike Brady

PressWise has now become the main learning tool for TSC’s Printing Processes courses. “Through the support that we get from PressWise, we’re able to have our students engage with content that was previously inaccessible,” says Michael Brady, course instructor. “Students are estimating, batching, moving jobs through production, and invoicing. On a larger scale, they’re learning how the back end of PressWise works, such as setting up presses, inputting papers, and managing storefronts. Students now learn how the business side of the industry is handled, which is an invaluable experience.”

Since the introduction of PressWise, TSC students have become more engaged in both the cirriculum and the printing industry as a whole through this new production-based education. TSC is able to bring a new set of skills into the classroom to best prepare and motivate students for the ever-evolving print industry.

For Veronica Thomas, a student in the course, working hands-on with the software in a production-type setting has been a game-changer. “I found a love of running the digital press, managing jobs, and overseeing work orders. PressWise has been a large part of seeing the printing industry as a career,” says Thomas. “It’s an amazing tool for our class to stay on schedule and aware of the workflow. With 20 students, we are able to communicate what is happening, and when it’s happening, at every stage of production. We’re learning how to use software that will actually be necessary for us to understand in the field post-graduation.”