7 April 2009

Signs printing apprentice recognised for excellence

Warburton, Victoria
Nathan Brown

A printing machinery apprentice at Signs Publishing Company received four awards for excellence at the Printing Industry Training Awards for Victoria on March 25. In the final year of his apprenticeship, Jarrod Knight was also a finalist for Victoria's Apprentice of the Year.

Apprentice of the Year finalist, Jarrod Knight (left), with Signs Publishing production manager Ray Portbury.

The awards recognised both workplace performance and training course achievements. "It was unexpected but I felt honoured to be recognised for the hard work I have put into it," says Mr Knight.

Part of the Adventist Media Network, Signs Publishing produces printing work for Adventist entities around the South Pacific, as well as printing the church's publications such as Signs of the Times and Record. "I see my job as something that contributes to the church and its work," says Mr Knight, "and I appreciate the working environment at Signs."

Signs Publishing's production manager, Ray Portbury, says Mr Knight has been diligent and hard working throughout his apprenticeship. "In each year of his apprenticeship, he has achieved the required competencies well ahead of schedule," he says.

"Recognition of Jarrod in this way is also recognition that the church's printing operation at Signs Publishing are of a high standard when compared with the wider printing industry, so we are all proud of his achievement," he says.

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