IBDA-
Intaglio Engraver Training Programme
Why
Create a Training Programme?
The Intaglio Engraver Training
Programme has been developed in response to demands
from the international engraver community, central
banks and banknote printers. The programme has
been developed in a modular fashion to enable
engravers at any level enter the programme and
perfect their skills according to a suitable plan.
Students will be supported, monitored and followed
at every step by a team of 5 internationally renowned
Master Intaglio Engravers and at the end of the
training programme the intaglio engraver will
be awarded an industry recognised IBDA qualification
according to the results achieved.
What Are Our Objectives?
The IBDA Intaglio Engravers
Training Programme aims to achieve the following
objectives:
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Preserve
and protect the current base of hand engraving
skills, knowledge and techniques for future
generations. |
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Ensure
that all intaglio engravers understand and
are competent in the fundamentals of intaglio
artwork preparation, sketching, hand engraving
and the intaglio printing process before adopting
the newer digital techniques. |
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Give
engravers the necessary basis to enable them
to fully exploit new engraving technology
and push this technology to the limit. |
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Enable
new engravers to learn and develop a comprehensive
set of engraving skills in a structured and
controlled environment. |
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Enable
existing engravers to improve and perfect
their engraving techniques and capacity to
manage an intaglio design project from beginning
to end. |
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Enable existing master engravers pass their
knowledge and skills onto the new generation
of engravers |
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Train
the masters and teachers of the future. |
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Foster
and support intaglio design creativity, individuality,
personality and style. |
What Does The Training Programme
Cover?
The Intaglio Engraver Training
programme has been built on a modular architecture
to enable engravers possessing different skill
levels (or none at all) to learn and develop at
a pace that is suitable to them and is complimentary
to their existing workload at the central bank
of banknote printing works.
The programme is based on a 1-6 year syllabus
consisting of progressive modules leading to certification
after the completion of each step. A specific
training plan has been developed for each training
course containing the following elements:
Foundation Certificate:
1
year programme leading to an IBDA Diploma
in Intaglio Engraving Techniques |
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Provide student/s with a general introduction
to the banknote industry and intaglio |
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Provide
history and background to engraving |
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Teach
advanced techniques in hand drawing, artwork
preparation, hand and digital engraving
for intaglio |
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Provide
students with an advanced level of information
and training on hand and digital engraving
techniques and technology |
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Create
awareness of the artistry and human element
necessary to generate hand engravings |
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Create
awareness of the opportunities presented
by new engraving tools |
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Allow
students experiment/generate intaglio designs
& proof them |
Intermediate Diploma:
1 year programme leading
to an IBDA Diploma in Intaglio Engraving Techniques
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Provide
students with an advanced level of information
and training on hand and digital engraving
techniques and technology |
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Create
awareness of the importance of integration
of intaglio designs |
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Create
awareness of the full range of possibilities
available to designers with intaglio printing |
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Allow
students practice and perfect their engraving
skills by working on actual projects |
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Allow
students develop new ideas, features and
effects |
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Allow
students work within printing works to learn
and demonstrate skills |
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Allow
students build personal relationships within
the industry |
Advanced Degree:
2 years project supervision
and review by Intaglio Master Engravers leading
to an IBDA Degree in Intaglio Engraving
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Allow
students practice and perfect their engraving
skills by working on actual projects |
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Allow
students work within a printing works to
learn and demonstrate engraving skills |
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Allow
students build personal relationships within
the industry |
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Allow
sponsor/employer derive a return from investment
in training |
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Allow
Master Engraver/s guide and review student
progress to satisfaction |
Masters Degree:
2 years supervision and
review by Intaglio Master Engravers leading to
an IBDA Masters Degree in Intaglio Engraving
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Allow
students to excel and develop advanced/experimental
artistic designs |
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Allow
students travel and spend time to develop
individual character and style |
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Allow
students manage complete projects from concept
to final realisation |
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Allow
students learn from other master engravers
working on complex / challenging projects |
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Allow
students develop teaching skills |
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Allow
sponsor/employer derive a return from investment
in training |
Full IBDA Certification:
At the end of each set
of training modules the student will receive
industry recognised and endorsed IBDA certification
culminating in a Masters Degree in Intaglio
Engraving that will enable them to manage a
complete intaglio project from A-Z and to teach
other new engravers. The academic awards available
to intaglio engravers will be presented upon
successful completion of each training course
as assessed by the Teaching Master Engravers.
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