Alternative Education -- Virtual Classrooms

PIA/GATF, for example, has programmed 16 Webinar sessions in 2005 that cover a range of topics targeting the pressroom, prepress, new technology, and new products and services. The lineup is as diverse as "Value Added: Mailing 101" to "Getting Started with Hybrid UV Printing."

Many companies are using online training to ensure that all employees have the same baseline of knowledge, Jankowski explains. Following an online course, printers will often utilize in-house sessions to expand employees' knowledge regarding their own production nuances.