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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify and locate clothing production information resources
   • Identify information needs and confirm with appropriate personnel
   • Identify and locate workplace information resources to assist in clothing production operations
   • Seek direction from appropriate personnel, where required, in locating and obtaining information
   • Check currency and authenticity of information resources
2. Access and interpret clothing production information
   • Use a range of reading techniques and simple search techniques to locate relevant information
   • Interpret symbols, codes, legends, abbreviations and clothing production terminology
   • Interpret working drawings to guide work
   • Read, interpret and follow information on work specifications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions and other reference material
   • Seek assistance to explain or clarify information, as required
   • Note information and summarise, if necessary, for subsequent use
3. Use and store information resources
   • Use information resources to assist and improve clothing production operations
   • Apply information to own work activities
   • Store relevant information resources appropriately
   • Update and maintain documentation to ensure it is current and easy to access

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
Information resources include one or more of the following:	SOPs safety procedures job lists manufacturer manuals specifications patterns machine settings Australian and International Standards quality system documentation customer requirements workplace procedures and manuals industry manuals codes of practice awards legislation plans diagrams log books working drawings hard and soft copy key personnel, supervisors, trainers and colleagues
Location of information resources includes one or more of the following:	reference libraries workplace storage areas internet database records site supervisor manager or other personnel
Working drawings include the following:	trade drawings accurate analytical drawings of garments that are detailed to show how the garment is constructed and finished sketches used by designers and patternmakers to inform production - part of specification sheets

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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 standard

locating and accessing at least three (3) different sources of information relevant to clothing production

accessing at least five (5) different information resources and applying the information to own work

interpreting clothing production terminology, symbols, codes, legend, abbreviations and data relevant to work requirements for at least two (2) different clothing production operations

interpreting at least two (2) working drawings to guide work

reading, interpreting and following information on work specifications, SOPs, work instructions for at least two (2) garments

applying skimming and scanning reading techniques to locate required information

seeking assistance and making notes if required

storing, updating and maintaining relevant information resources and documentation to ensure it is current and easy to access.

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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

information resources available in the workplace relevant to wok role

range of formats that information can be presented

organisation of information by classification and cataloguing systems

simple search techniques:

using index, table of contents, numbering and classification systems

computer database search or look-up, questioning and cross referencing

basic techniques to identify relevant information, including skimming and scanning, and identifying key words/ideas

own work role and activities

operating procedures for production machines or processes

expertise of key personnel

location of information resources

quality standards and practices

reading techniques

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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