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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 produce a simple textile fabric or product
   • Identify design and method of production to create fabric or product
   • Identify and assess suitability of materials, tools and equipment to achieve plan
   • Identify and review pattern for production
   • Check and prepare work space, tools and equipment and identify any additional resources that may be required
3. Produce fabric or product
   • Use equipment to produce fabric or product according to plan and required workplace procedures
   • Identify and correct minor product process faults, where necessary
4. Complete production process
   • Unload product or remove it from equipment
   • Assess product against plan and rectify any faults.
   • Clean work space and equipment and store tools and equipment

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
Australian Standards include:	the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken
Design includes one or more of the following:	yarn types, combinations and patterns tension size type of weave colour attachments and components
Equipment includes one or more of the following:	manual spinning wheel hand loom knitting machine computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) tools sewing machine scissors
Materials include one or more of the following:	wool cotton synthetic yarns, such as nylon, acrylic and rayon other materials used for textile production not requiring complex processing or handling

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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

applying relevant standards

checking equipment

preparing yarn or materials for production

loading and unloading materials according to equipment and workplace procedures

starting up and shutting down equipment according to specifications and monitoring equipment operations

using equipment to produce at least two (2) textile fabrics or products according to plan and required workplace procedures

checking product against plan

recognising and rectifying faults or problems as required

cleaning equipment as required

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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

techniques used for fabric or product production, such as spinning, weaving, felting, knitting and sewing

thread tensioners and dynamics of thread movement and breakage

equipment components

typical fault conditions and related fault-finding procedures

types and styles of yarns

simple equipment maintenance techniques

quality standards and practices

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.

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