Elements and Performance Criteria
- Clarify assessments and prescriptions
- Determine resources required to modify orthoses
- Confirm availability of materials and equipment to modify stock and prefabricated orthoses
- Assess characteristics of prefabricated orthoses against specifications
- Select materials to modify existing orthoses to match design requirements
- Obtain and clarify instructions and requirements for prefabricated orthoses
- Taking accurate measurements
- Identify and confirm costs and timelines
- Select orthoses
- Select appropriate tools and techniques needed to adjust orthoses to ensure achievement of design
- Select existing orthoses for repeat client if only minor design changes are required
- Adjust orthoses to accommodate client foot shape, alignment and specific footwear designs
- Check shapes of orthoses to assess effect on footwear and function
- Adjust and finish orthoses
- Review orthoses, match against footwear and make adjustments, as required
- Finish off orthoses to meet established quality standards
- Communicate and interact effectively with clients, component suppliers and in the workplace
- Determine modifications required to the shoe to allow for orthoses, as required
- Maintain client files and complete administrative tasks