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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine job requirements
   • Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
   • Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times
   • Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs
   • Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions
2. Prepare to modify patterns
   • Identify pattern pieces, markings and required style modifications
   • Check pattern components against pattern specification sheet
   • Confirm garment requirements
   • Identify fabric performance characteristics that may affect style modifications
   • Select and prepare patternmaking tools and equipment
   • Prepare basic sketch of required modification
3. Modify and finalise pattern
   • Apply basic patternmaking principles to make modifications on identified pattern pieces
   • Cut modified pattern pieces and check for accuracy
   • Label pattern pieces, including grain lines, notches and pattern information
   • Prepare cutting instructions

Range Statement

This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included.
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following:	requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Style modifications include one or more of the following:	changing neckline adding opening or closure lengthening or shortening adding flat seaming applying pockets and flaps
Modify pattern includes one or more of the following:	appropriate seam allowance ease allowance notching pattern information (size, style number, cutting instructions and identity) darts drill holes grain line cutting line stitching line

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:

reading and following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe work practices

applying relevant standards

identifying pattern pieces, markings and required style modifications, and checking pattern components against pattern specification

drawing at least two (2) basic sketches of pattern modifications

identifying, selecting and using appropriate tools and equipment for patternmaking

identifying fabric requirements and characteristics

using basic patternmaking principles to make modifications of relevant pattern pieces for at least two (2) different style patterns

cutting out and labelling pattern pieces accurately with all required markings

checking pattern pieces for accuracy

preparing cutting instructions.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

relevant Australian Standards

patternmaking and design terminology

basic patternmaking principles:

dart manipulation

square blocking

pattern specification:

number of pattern pieces

style details

fabric swatches

trade sketch

special pattern information

cutting instructions

pattern markings:

notches

straight of grain

seam lines

drill holes

darts

cutting instructions

style number

size

style features

fabric performance characteristics

sequence of operations

checking accuracy of modification:

seam allowances

ease allowance

seam match

hems

functional openings

fabric performance characteristics

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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