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The purpose of this research was to study that the
professional competency of students graduated from printing and
printing-related programs. A survey was conducted. The data
analyzed through several statistical methods including Frequency
Analysis, T-test, One-way ANOVA and Kendall''''s W. Our aim was to
investigate how printing school instructors and the printing
publishing industry evaluated the professional competency for
those who graduated from printing programs. The results of the
research can be provided as reference to students, instructors,
the printing industry. It is hoped that the government
authorities will give more attention to promotion of education
in printing and communications. The conclusions of this study
are as flows: 1.A total of 82 factors can affect the
professional competency of graduates from the printing
department. Quality management, chromatics, production
management, printing estimating rank high on the list of
priorities and call for improved training. 2.The
expectations of the instructors and the printing industry differ
greatly when it comes to pre-press and overall production.
3.Pre-press production managers are more sensitive towards
related technology. 4.There are significant differences in how
operators with different educa- tional backgrounds evaluate
the basic competencies of printing graduates. 5.The seniority
of the those working in printing industry does not determine
how they assess the professional competencies of printing
graduates. 6.Medium-sized printing companies (ranging from 31
to 40 employees) tend to emphasize business management
concepts more than the small and large companies.
7.Improvements have to made to strengthen the creative and
humanistic aspects of printing education.
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