Bookbinders Assistant Programme

Expand your skills and empower the industry with training courses from Printing SA.
Course Outcomes

This programme is implemented as a partnership between Printing SA and the workplace. Printing SA provides the workplace with learning materials and if required, workplace instructors to oversee the programme implementation.
These Instructor-Led-Training (ILT) knowledge modules are facilitated by Printing SA as face-to-face or online training.

Who Should Attend?

Any employee, who is required to assist on bookbinding, ought to complete this skills programme.
Experienced Assistants should also complete this programme to provide them recognition of prior learning.

Course Cost Per Learner

Printing SA Member cost (face to face)
Printing Science Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 5 750
Printing Quality Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 5 750
Machine Maintenance Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 5 750
Bindery Assistant Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 5 750

Non-Member cost (face to face)
Printing Science Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 6 900
Printing Quality Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 6 900
Machine Maintenance Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 6 900
Bindery Assistant Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 6 900

Printing SA Member cost (online)
Printing Science Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 3 450
Printing Quality Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 3 450
Machine Maintenance Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 3 450
Bindery Assistant Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 3 450

Non-Member cost (online)
Printing Science Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 4 140
Printing Quality Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 4 140
Machine Maintenance Basics Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 4 140
Bindery Assistant Knowledge Module (including assessment) - R 4 140

PSA Member cost entire programme (face to face) - R 25 530
Non-Member cost entire programme (face to face) - R 30 636
PSA Member cost entire programme (online) - R 16 330
Non-Member cost entire programme (online) - R 19 596

Registration Closing Date:
(Limited Grants Available)
Printing Press Basics
Printing Sciences Basics

Course Date
09 July 2025

Module 1 Assessment Date : 17 July 2025
Printing Science Basics
Printing Quality Basics

Course Date
23 and 24 July 2025

Module 2 Assessment Date : 31 July 2025
Printing Quality Basics
Machine Maintenance Basics

Course Date
06 and 07 August 2025

Module 3 Assessment Date : 12 August 2025
Bindery Assistant
Bindery Assistant

Course Date
20 and 21 August 2025

Module 4 Assessment Date : 28 August 2025