Graphic Imaging Technology I 8660
Grade Level: 10 or 11
Graphic Imaging Technology II 8661
Grade Level: 11 or 12
Prerequisite: Graphic Imaging Technology I
Graphic Imaging Technology III 8662
Grade Level: 12
Prerequisite: Graphic Imaging Technology II
Graphic Imaging Technology prepares students for a career in what has traditionally been called the printing industry. Students learn to design and produce print media, which includes layout, electronic imaging, offset printing, bindery and finishing, and other graphic arts related to the printing industry. Graphic Imaging Technology programs may be certified by PrintED, the certification agency for Printing Industries of America. See Graphic Imaging Technology Framework for additional information.
Available upon completion of Graphic Imaging Technology sequence:
Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) (Adobe Systems Incorporated)
Brainbench Desktop Publishing Software Certifications+ (any one test in this category)
Graphic Communication Technology Assessment (NOCTI)
PrintED Certifications (all exams) (Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation)
Credential Title/Description/Entity / How to Earn Credential / Implementation Data / Possible Preparatory Courses/Career ClusterGraphic Communications Technology Assessment
Occupational competency assessment of skills and knowledge covered in an instructional program for graphics arts, printing, and related digital media
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) / Pass the NOCTI knowledge-based exam (4042) consisting of 190 test items. Test includes introduction to printing, electronic imaging and copy presentation, image assembly and platemaking, duplicator/press operations, finishing processes, and electronic publishing. / During 2004 through 2006, 14 Virginia students have taken this assessment with 4 scoring at or above the national norm.
2006: 3 Virginia students took the assessment with none scoring at or above the national norm.
National Norm: 53.3
Virginia Norm: 41.9 / Graphic Imaging Technology 8660/8661/ 8662
Arts, Audio-Video Technology, and Communications
Brainbench Desktop Publishing Software Certifications
Certification of knowledge and skills required for one or more skill set areas relating to knowledge of industry-leading graphics, page layout, and publishing software.
Brainbench / Pass any one assessment in the Desktop Publishing Software skill cluster . These assessments provide certification of specific skill set knowledge of industry-leading graphics, page layout, and publishing software. Examples: Adobe Illustrator 8.0, Adobe PageMaker 6.5, Adobe Photoshop 7.0, Macromedia Director 8, Quark Xpress
+see web example of skill cluster at bottom of page / 22 teachers have achieved certification for the Adobe Photoshop CS skill set through state sponsored training.
Students are taking Brainbench tests in the following areas:
Adobe Page Maker
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Quark Xpress / Choose one of the following:
- Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies 6630
- Advanced Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies 6631
- Graphic Imaging Technology 8660/8661/8662
- Graphic Communications Systems 8458/8494
PrintED Certification (All Exams)
A certification program that validates competencies related to PrintED, the industry's national accreditation program for secondary and postsecondary graphic communications programs. The program currently includes three exams, with a certificate being awarded for each area.
Graphic Arts Education and Research Foundation /
- Complete an instructional program that has achieved the national PrintED accreditation. Pass one exam (either Introduction to Graphic Communications, Press Operations, or Digital File Preparation) that validates competencies related to the PrintED industry-based curriculum for the graphics communications industry.
In 2005-06, 1 of 3 students passed the PrintED exam, Press Operations.*
*A CTE program must be certified by PrintED to utilize these credentials. / Graphic Imaging Technology 8660/8661/ 8662
Arts, Audio-Video Technology, and Communications
+Specific approved Brainbench Desktop Publishing Software Certifications can be found at