Google Links

Follow the links below to find material targeted to the unit's elements, performance criteria, required skills and knowledge

Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify characteristics of footwear materials
   • Identify types and sources of materials used in footwear production
   • Identify characteristics and uses of materials
   • Identify handling and care requirements for materials
   • Identify work health and safety (WHS) practices and workplace procedures relevant to materials uses
   • Identify generic and trade names for materials
2. Identify performance of materials for footwear
   • Distinguish physical properties and performance characteristics of various materials
   • Identify common faults, problems and surface defects of materials
   • Identify workplace quality practices relating to faults, problems and surface defects
   • Identify types of surface finishes used on materials
   • Identify workplace quality practices relating to faults, problems and surface defects.

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 standard operating procedures (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
Leathers include five or more of the following:	calf cow hide kid goat buffalo kangaroo reptile sheep ostrich emu pig
Adhesives include five or more of the following:	polyurethane adhesives rubber cement methyl ethyl ketone halogenation solvent dichloromethane petrol methylated spirits solvent-based spray finishes solvent-based emulsions
Other materials include five or more of the following:	satin silk taffeta rubber cork metal synthetics thermo plastic rubber
Characteristics include one or more of the following:	stretch size grain nap substance properties and uses of different types of hides and leathers hair follicle patterns of leather
Performance characteristics include one or more of the following:	stretch abrasion wearability absorbency durability elasticity heat sensitivity shrink resistance strength
Faults, problems or defects include one or more of the following:	marks scars cuts

---

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 at least five (5) different leather materials used within footwear industry

identifying at least five (5) different adhesives and chemicals used within footwear industry

identifying at least five (5) examples of non-leather materials used for footwear

identifying characteristics of at least five (5) footwear materials and their handling and care requirements

distinguishing performance of footwear materials

identifying finishing practices for footwear materials

identifying common faults, problems and surface defects of footwear materials and how to deal with them

recognising quality features of footwear materials.

---

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

types of leather used in footwear production

handling procedures for materials

characteristics and performance of leathers, fabrics use and other materials used in footwear industry

common faults, problems and surface defects of footwear materials, and how to deal with them

workplace procedures required for working with footwear materials

quality standards for footwear materials.

---