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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to manage product development
  3. Manage product development
  4. Manage process improvement
  5. Evaluate and finalise product development

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

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 requirements

Australian Standards include:

the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken

Design requirements include one or more of the following:

expertise

human resources

materials and equipment

specifications

Key personnel include one or more of the following:

senior management

production supervisors

patternmakers

fashion designers

production personnel

contractors

Critical paths include the following:

resource availability

timelines

achieving delivery

supply chain

skill levels

identifying constraints

budget constraints

production turnaround

logistics (shipping and distribution)

reporting

Product development requirements include the following:

assigning tasks according to available expertise and production requirements

conveying information relating to standards, constraints, preferred processes, designs and techniques to team

analysing design specification sheet, drawings, samples and patterns with team

establishing relevant technical, monitoring and reporting procedures

checking pattern, sizing, materials and construction comply with design specifications

Project requirements include one or more of the following:

obligations

quality

timelines

budget

costs

technical constraints

compliance with WHS practices


Performance Evidence

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

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

applying relevant standards

exercising high-level judgement in planning and selecting organisation systems, planning techniques and procedures, project requirements and determining critical paths

monitoring product development requirements and changes to improve production outcomes for at least two (2) fashion products or a small range

monitoring production to check quality and efficiency standards and checking compliance with specified design requirements

communicating effectively with team members and key personnel, identifying problems and encouraging cooperative problem solving

supporting process improvement and efficient systems to respond to inefficiencies or work flow problems

reviewing and evaluating development costs, outcomes, causes of differences from budget and implications for product sale costs

maintaining accurate records of production, monitoring, pattern and design production processes and findings in appropriate formats according to workplace procedures.


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

high-level judgement in planning and selecting appropriate processes or procedures for self and others

planning techniques and tools, such as:

scheduling

time management

brainstorming

setting goals and defined outcomes

prioritising

review and evaluation strategies

process improvement and efficient production techniques/systems, such as:

just in time (JIT)

VAM systems

quick response

quality systems

team processes

benchmarking

patternmaking principles and processes

fashion design principles and processes

planning tools and procedures

production control and efficiency processes

quality assurance processes relating to:

pattern

sizing

materials

construction

production processes

relevant work health and safety (WHS) legislation, Australian Standards, regulatory requirements and codes of practice

quality practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.