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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to press garment
  3. Press garment
  4. Despatch pressed garment

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

Pressing equipment includes three or more of the following:

irons

presses

industrial steam irons

suction boards

sleeve board

sleeve roll

tailor's ham

tailor's mitt

velvet pin board

Routine minor maintenance includes one or more of the following:

washing out or replacing cover and padding

shaking out rubber mat

brushing and air-blowing wire mesh

applying sole-cleaning compounds to hand irons

Garment includes three or more of the following:

shirts

trousers

dresses

skirts

tailored jackets

evening wear

Fabric includes two or more of the following:

wool suiting

satin

velvet

chiffon

silks

linen

lace

Report and record includes one or more of the following:

written records

shown by the attachment of a ticket

oral or written reports

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

preparing work area and pressing equipment, and lay out work in correct proximity and sequence

checking work against specifications and pressing instructions, identifying faults, spots and marks, and taking appropriate follow-up action

sequencing and positioning work on pressing equipment according to product requirements

using at least three (3) different types of pressing equipment to apply heat, steam, vacuum, pressure and time according to product requirements and fabric specifications

controlling equipment and handling work to suit variations in fabric, work type, construction and pressing requirements, for at least three (3) different garments and two (2) fabric types

inspecting pressed work, comparing against workplace pressing standards, and reporting and recording results and subsequent action to correct faulty work

recording any preventative action taken to avoid any recurrence of faulty work

hanging, packing and directing pressed garment to required despatch area, despatch storage or packing sections.