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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 make patterns for custom-made footwear
   • Interpret design requirements from design brief and determine design specifications
   • Clarify patternmaking requirements
   • Select samples of required materials and footwear components for use in patternmaking
3. Develop patterns for custom-made footwear
   • Make pattern specifications based on client's measurements and in line with budget, timeframe and costs
   • Select appropriate techniques to prepare pattern and achieve design according to workplace procedures
   • Prepare patterns with reference to last construction
   • Make initial upper design on 3-D last
   • Accurately translate information from 3-D last master to 2-D working patterns
   • Produce standard and working patterns of both upper and sole in line with specifications, accepted standards and construction tolerances
   • Review pattern and make modifications that accurately reflect selected materials, shoe style and specific client requirements
4. Test pattern
   • Make a mock-up or diagnostic fitting with allowance for difference between diagnostic and final materials
   • Evaluate diagnostic fitting and review proposed construction and materials in line with design and fit

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
Design specifications include the following:	production specifications materials colours components

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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 and other reference material

applying relevant standards

interpreting design brief and confirming specifications

identifying and defining design lines and features

choosing patterns to suit specifications and measurements or developing new patterns to suit specifications on at least three (3) occasions

modifying, checking and testing at least three (3) patterns according to selected materials, shoe style and specific client requirements

making prototype or toile

making and evaluating a mock-up of proposed construction and materials in line with design and fit, to confirm pattern

communicating effectively with design team and customers

applying work health and safety (WHS) policies in work operations

applying workplace procedures

maintaining accurate records

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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

principles and concepts of patternmaking

general principles of custom-made footwear design

cost efficiency in relation to patternmaking

range of typical leathers, fabrics, including weight and other characteristics

toile production

standard and working patterns

procedures for marker making

practices for cutting and construction

WHS and environmental aspects of relevant enterprise activities

workplace procedures and reporting processes

WHS practices

quality practices

workplace procedures

practices for recording and reporting.

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