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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 assemble bras or swimwear
   • Set up workbench and seating, and clean, set up and adjust machines and check oil levels
   • Check needles, attachments and parts, and identify, report or replace worn items according to manufacturer instructions
   • Check work bundle, determine any follow-up action and lay out components in sequence
   • Maintain records
   • Determine specifications and machining requirements and develop plan for bra or swimwear construction
3. Assemble bra or swimwear
   • Assemble bra or swimwear according to product requirements and quality standards
   • Assemble bra or swimwear according to workplace procedures and requirements for speed of work
   • Control machine speed and work handling for type of operations, fabrics and product type
   • Regularly check performance of machine for signs of faulty operation, including evidence from inspection of finished pieces, and take required action
   • Check all work for compliance with specifications, including tolerances, and take remedial action where non-compliance is detected
4. Complete work and production records
   • Inspect finished garment, check against quality standards, identify any faults and take appropriate action
   • Record results of inspection of finished garment to either reject or correct faulty garment
   • Record preventative action to avoid any recurrence of defective garment
   • Complete production records or packing slips and direct completed work to next operation or packing section

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 personal protective equipment (PPE) 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
Machines include one or more of the following:	plain lockstitch sewing machine three thread overlocker zigzag sewing machine blind hemming machines buttonholers pocket and collaring machines elasticators binders three-step, twin needle with binding, channelling, single needle and bar rack fusing, moulding, gluing and ultrasonic machine
Set-up includes one or more of the following:	correct thread needle size and type: a variety of size and types, such as standard and ball point needle guard tension setting attachments correct heat and pressure correct foot
Operations include the following:	sewing techniques where the positioning, feeding and handling of work pieces involves discretionary changes, contouring or critical stopping points special handling skills required to accommodate fabric variations production of whole garment from specifications or patterns sample machining all operations required to complete whole garment construction
Assemble includes one or more of the following:	gluing fusing sewing

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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

preparing workstation and work before commencing sewing operations

determining specifications and machine requirements and planning for assembling of bra or swimwear

performing a range of sewing operations, where the positioning, feeding and handling of work pieces involves discretionary changes, contouring or critical stopping points, and where special handling skills are required to accommodate fabric variations

using one or more machines required for completing all operations to sew at least two (2) bras or swimwear according to garment requirements, quality standards and required operations

operating and maintaining machine/s required for complete operations

controlling machine speed and work handling for type of operations, fabrics and product type according to workplace procedures

inspecting sewn garment, identifying any faults, taking appropriate action and checking finished work against quality standards

recording results of inspections to identify faulty components and preventative action

completing production records or packing slips and directing completed work to next operation or packing section, according to workplace procedures.

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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)

machine operations and maintenance

characteristics of fabrics, threads and other materials used in garment assembly

quality standards and practices

sequence of operations

acceptable tolerances and other quality standards

appropriate components for bras and swimwear:

straps

hooks

elastic

fasteners

ribbon

underwire

foam padding

oil-filled straps

rings

fine lace and delicate fabrics

performance and properties of one-way and two-way stretch fabrics

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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