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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 estimate costs
   • Analyse product and design specifications and determine yarn and other material requirements
   • Analyse production requirements to determine impact on material selection and costs
   • Identify costing factors to consider when purchasing materials for textile products and related production requirements
   • Identify market forces that affect costing for the textiles industry and consider in line with purchasing requirements
3. Calculate material costs for producing textile products
   • Estimate costs of materials for textile sample production
   • Compare similar products from different price points within textiles industry and identify any production differences
   • Identify hidden costs in sample production
   • Calculate differences in costs for sample and bulk production and compare
   • Document material cost estimate details for textile production
4. Determine labour costs for producing textile products
   • Identify labour required for textile product production
   • Calculate labour costs for production of sample and bulk production and compare
   • Identify different methods of utilising labour in the textile industry and compare
   • Document labour cost estimate details for textile production
5. Complete cost estimate
   • Use production specifications and information to identify components of costing sheets
   • Develop costing sheets for sample or bulk production to meet textile industry standards
   • Check costing sheets against production requirements and budget information and complete according to industry standards and workplace procedures
   • Finalise cost estimates, communicate with relevant personnel and complete all documentation

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 practices
Costing factors include the following:	variable costs (e.g. materials) fixed costs (e.g. overheads) profit industry and quality standards
Hidden costs include one or more of the following:	sample textiles not included in costing of bulk production equipment costs for short runs labour costs for short runs
Different methods of utilising labour include one or more of the following:	subcontractors offshore production
Components of costing sheets include the following:	date style/design number dimension extras (e.g. printing and embroidery) labour freight and shipping packaging overheads labels yarn type dye or colour

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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

accessing and interpreting information related to production of textiles, including materials and labour costs

identifying costing factors, including industry and quality standards

performing calculations for all costs, including cost of sample and bulk production, material cost estimates and different sources of labour, on at least two (2) occasions

comparing and analysing costing information and evaluating information to develop cost estimates in line with requirements

developing costing sheets for sample or bulk production to meet textile industry standards

checking costing sheets against production requirements and budget information, and completing according to industry standards and workplace procedures

finalising cost estimates, communicating with relevant personnel and completing all documentation.

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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)

industry standards for costing specifications

costing components:

raw materials

printing

machinery and equipment

labour

overheads

extras (e.g. trims, fibres and dyes)

other materials required for production

textile products:

tapestries

knitted products

woven products

screen printed products

carpets

pattern or design terminology

style features

market forces:

market demand for textile products (e.g. one-offs, samples and large scale production)

supply of raw materials

international competition

quality standards and practices

sequence of operations

production requirements:

timelines

budget

quality standards

quantity

performance

use of machinery and processes

labour requirements, such as:

designers

machinists

weavers

knitters

screen printers

dyers

patternmakers

quality controllers

quality control

packaging

marketing and sales

transportation

machine operators

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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