FTASA NEWSLETTER - MAY 2005

Hi everybody,

Our 2005 conference is all set, and you should be getting a registration form in the March "Packaging Review" or "Graphix” shortly.  The programme is set out in this newsletter for your convenience.

AGM

The Annual General Meeting will be held on 25th May 2005 alongside the conference at the Holiday Inn, Johannesburg International Airport.  It is scheduled to begin at 14H00. 

MAPPP SETA MATTERS

The FTASA sits on the Printing and Packaging Chamber of MAPPP SETA as an interested party.  MAPPP SETA stands for "Media, Advertising, Publishing, Printing and Packaging Sectional Training Authority"

WORK SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAMME

At the recent Printing and Packaging Chamber meeting, we were informed that the Department of Labour (DoL) is in the process of altering the format of the form on which you have to present your annual "Work Skills Training Programme".  The new form should be available from the DoL sometime in April. 

Because of this change the DoL have delayed the timing of submission from the end of June to end of September 2005 for the training programme for the fiscal year 2005/6

No submissions on the old forms will be accepted.

FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINT TRAINING

The SETA acknowledges that the existing learnership training programme for "Flexographic Printing and re-reeling" is in serious need for revision and is one of seven learnerships that have been placed on a list for urgent content revision.  However before this can happen the SETA has to have a "Standards Generating Board" in place and registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA).  This is receiving urgent attention by the SETA Executive.  On registration of the SGB, the SETA will call for "Experts in the Field" to assist in the re-writing of the content of this learnership

FTASA CONFERENCE

 GETTING IT ALL FROM FLEXO!

MAXIMISING QUALITY AND OUTPUT

It will be held on 25th May at the Holiday Inn, Johannesburg International Airport.  An hotel combi will pick you up at the airport and take you to the hotel.

Registration is at 08h00.  First presentation 08h30

Should be two speakers from Germany.

Cost is R950.00 for members and R1150.00 for non members (excluding VAT)

Conference Programme

 

08H30

Designing for Flexographic Printing

Barry Oakley,

FTASA Exec Sec

09H10

Pre-press and Press Approvals

Bill Marshall

Syndicate Graphics

09H50

Flexo vs Gravure - Can you spot the difference?

Brett Pollock

Polyflex

10H30

Morning Coffee

 

10H45

Why different tapes for different jobs?

TESA

Germany

11H25

Mechanics of Cylinders and Sleeves What's new?

Mike Smith

Polysleeves

12H05

New Plate Development

Berthard Geisen

BASF Germany

12H45

Lunch

 

14H00

FTASA AGM

 

14H20

Corrugate and Microflute Flexo's Future

Bruce Beswick

Beswick Machinery

15H00

Afternoon Tea

 

15H20

Finished Product Imports What's Going On?

Gareth Pearson BMI

16H00

Are we World Class?        

Terry Kane

Alex White Holdings

If you have not received a copy of the registration form, one can be obtained from the Executive Secretary at ftasa@telkomsa.net or click HERE.

Flexo Training Course

There are still one or two spaces left for the residential training course to be run at the Cross Media Training College by Jochen Richter of the DFTA in Stuttgart from 30th August until 2nd September.  Contact Executive Secretary for details.  Phone 011 913 3649.   Fax 011 913 2418.

Reminder

Entries for the 2005 Excellence in Flexographic Print Awards must be received no later than Friday 30th September 2005.  Put 8th November in your diary for the Awards Luncheon.  Holiday Inn Johannesburg International Airport.

 
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