The approximate time required to complete the course is 25 to 35 hours, but you can schedule your time on the course to suit your needs over the course of the 2 months.

The course can be accessed from any computer as no data is held on your hard drive.

The learner will be allocated a Tutor who will be available to assist via email.

A lesson consists of sections. This means the learner can spend as much or as little time as they have available. The learner can return to the lesson as many times as they wish. It is necessary for the learner to access every page of the course.

There are tests at the end of each lesson. The learner has to answer all the questions in the test correctly. They can have up to 10 attempts on each test. If they still cannot obtain 100% mark they will be directed to their course tutor. The learner is given immediate feedback on the results of the interim tests. The idea of these tests is to reinforce learning.

On completion of all the lessons there is a Final Examination. During this examination the learner is locked out of the course content. A pass mark of 85% or higher must be achieved. If it is not the learner may apply to retake the examination by contacting their course tutor who will reset the examination for them.

A score of 95% or higher will be classed as a distinction. On successful completion of the examination the learner will be sent a certificate signed by Mike Turner Association Director of the Digital and Screen Printing Association UK and Peter Kiddell, the course author.

In addition to the technical content of the course there are the additional features available:

GLOSSARY
Terms and definitions relevant to the course the candidate is working through.

FAQ'S
Lists of frequently asked questions with answers that are gathered from industry.

DIGITAL LIBRARY
Information of any kind, display picture thumbnails, add web bookmarks, reports and Technical Articles.

CALENDAR
Organise events and appointments.

Provide course members with an overview of important deadlines and upcoming events. The calendar will generate reminders in the form of email messages as scheduled events approach. Calendar events are available to candidates from the course homepage and from any of the lesson pages.

BULLETIN BOARD
Interact with a group of candidates over an extended period of time.

It allows many candidates to ask a question or respond to the part of the conversation they find most interesting. Bulletin boards are available to candidates from the course homepage and from any of the lesson pages.

MESSAGES
Useful for distributing class announcements or communicating with individual candidates.

Messages to and from candidates are all stored for easy reference. Like an email account, messages may also be used to send file attachments. Messages are available to candidates via the course homepage, and are cc-ed to their email account. Instructors can allow candidates to send messages to other candidates. Messages are available to candidates from the course homepage and from any of the lesson pages.

CHAT ROOM
Chat rooms are a good way of interacting online live with a group of candidates.

Chats can be used to quickly resolve questions for an entire group. Chat room participants will receive a notification and an entry for the chat will appear on their scheduled chats list. At the scheduled time, enter the chat room. Chat Rooms are available to candidates from the course homepage and from any of the lesson pages.