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Code 5844
DiplomaDVS
SectorCommunications and Documentation (13)
Number of credits120
Length of training1 800 hours
StatusProgram approved in 2013.
Educational organizations offering the program
Note(s)
This program is offered in French: 
5344 - Infographie
  • Objectives and targeted professions
  • Admission conditions
  • Program content

Program objectives

Computer graphics designers work for companies specializing in the graphic communications, multimedia and corporate sectors, which include magazines, newspapers, packaging companies, manufacturers of other print products, Web site producers and electronic product manufacturers. Computer graphics designers can also be self-employed.

They produce page layout templates and create page layouts. Their work involves processing images and text, incorporating them into page layouts and preparing the layouts for printing and multimedia distribution while ensuring that they meet technical distribution standards.

Targeted professions (find out more about a trade or an occupation on Québec.ca)

Camera, platemaking and other prepress occupations (9472)
Desktop publishing operators and related occupations (1423)
Graphic arts technicians (5223)
Graphic designers and illustrators (5241)

Job titles

desktop compositor
graphic designer
computer graphics design technician
prepress technician

Admission conditions

To be eligible for admission to this program, candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

Persons holding a Secondary School Diploma or its recognized equivalent, for example, an Attestation of Equivalence of Secondary V studies, or a postsecondary diploma such as the Diploma of College Studies or a Bachelor's degree
OR
Persons who are at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which their training is to begin and have earned the Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in the programs of study established by the Minister, or have been granted recognition for equivalent learning
OR
Persons who are at least 18 years of age upon entry into the program and have the following functional prerequisites: the successful completion of the General Development Test (see the following table), or recognition of equivalent learning
OR
Persons who have obtained Secondary III credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister are required to pursue general education courses, concurrently with their vocational training, in order to obtain the Secondary IV credits they lack in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs established by the Minister.

Functional prerequisites

This section identifies the modules or course codes for the actual programs of study in adult general education that are specific prerequisites in language of instruction and mathematics. Functional prerequisites includes the successful completion of specific prerequisites as well as the general development test (TDG). When a DVS doesn't require specific prerequisites in language of instruction or in mathematics, a dash ( - ) is displayed in the appropriate cell. For programs that lead to an AVS, specific prerequisites and the TDG do not apply (N/A).

Specific prerequisites
Language of instructionSecond languageMathematics
AdultsYouthAdultsYouthAdultsYouth
ENG-3103-3 ou (ENG-3071-3)632-406 ou (630-416)--MTH-3053-2 ou (MTH-3016-2)563-306 ou (568-314)

Program content

Code Statement of competency Hours Credits
965-011 Determine their suitability for the occupation and the training process 15 1
965-024 Manage a computer environment 60 4
965-037 Create vector images 105 7
965-046 Create raster images 90 6
965-056 Determine their suitability to work in graphic communications production 90 6
965-066 Acquire images 90 6
965-074 Manage colour profiles 60 4
965-086 Produce composite images for standard printing 90 6
965-096 Produce composite images for visual interfaces 90 6
965-104 Use tools to proofread texts written in English 60 4
965-116 Manipulate typographic elements 90 6
965-127 Create simple page layouts for print documents 105 7
965-137 Create simple page layouts for visual interfaces 105 7
965-146 Create simple page layout templates for visual interfaces 90 6
965-156 Create page layout templates for print documents 90 6
965-164 Prepare imposition proofs with finishing for standard formats 60 4
965-177 Create complex page layouts for print documents 105 7
965-184 Prepare rasterized documents 60 4
965-194 Prepare documents for digital printing 60 4
965-205 Prepare documents for standard offset printing 75 5
965-216 Manage a graphic communications microbusiness 90 6
965-228 Integrate into the workplace 120 8
1800 120
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