Future industry players show keen interest in Komori event

Seventy students studying for an advanced modern apprenticeship in printing at Leeds College of Technology responded to an invitation to Workshop 06 hosted by Komori UK, Friedheim International, Muller Martini and Print Finance. Four GCSE students studying Manufacturing at local Leeds high school, Benton Park, attended the event to get an idea of what a career in printing could hold. The chance to ask questions drew a large number of young adults who are ultimately the future supervisors and managers of the industry.

John Procter, business manager of digital communications at Leeds College of Technology said: ‘Workshop 06 was a unique opportunity for our students to get in front of working equipment and watch jobs being produced in a live industrial environment. Normally they would see a plate change or learn about pre-press in isolation, so to see live demonstrations of a job through the complete pre-press, print and finishing process was fantastic; we were all impressed.  We continually emphasize the importance of added value and quality in print. Attending an innovative event like Workshop is truly a great inspiration for our trainees.’

The college is currently celebrating Matthew Lightfoot who was awarded Student of the Year 2006 at the recent PrintWeek Awards; this is the fourth consecutive year a Leeds College of Technology student has won a nationally recognized print student award.