Print promo film makes national TV

Those who intend to spend Christmas in front of the TV will be able to catch Printing Industries' promotional film, Imagine: A World Without Print?

Broadcast on Foxtel/Austar (Aurora Channel 183) between 5-6pm on the SkillsOne segment, Printing is Not Just Black and White and will become a feature on the SkillsOne website.

Printing Industries CEO Philip Andersen, commended the Institute for Trade Skills Excellence who established SkillsOne television, an innovative web and television initiative to promote and raise the status of Australia skill based careers. It is produced by the Australian Channel who also produce the Rock Eisteddfod and CrockFest both of which showcase the talents of school children.

"I think it's a fantastic opportunity for the printing industry to be able to reach out this way to young people and their families and to career councillors across Australia to tell them about the career opportunities in our industry," he said.

"The timing is also excellent with many students on holiday and looking at new career opportunities. Our film will give them a completely new insight and understanding of the industry and the many career paths available to both young men and women."

Printing Industries national technology and communications manager, Joe Kowalewski, writer and co-producer of the film, said that since its release at the beginning of 2007 it had been featured at events around the country.

"It has been distributed through the high school education network, given to government politicians and bureaucrats at all levels and used extensively within the industry by companies needing to induct new employees as well as attract school leavers and educate people about the important and often taken for granted role of print in the communication world," he said.

"The SkillsOne project takes our industry to a new level of community awareness through its innovative use of television and the internet to provide young people and careers advisers with a dynamic source of information.

"I encourage everyone to pass the word around about the broadcasts and tune in at 5pm. We will keep everyone informed on when the website components are available."

Copies of the Imagine: A World Without Print? DVD are available from all Printing Industries offices and it can also be downloaded from the association's website www.printnet.com.au.