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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Determine job requirements
  2. Prepare to undertake colouration and finishing
  3. Undertake colouration process
  4. Undertake finishing process
  5. Evaluate colouration and finishing processes

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

Specifications impacting on colouration include one or more of the following:

type of fibres (plant, animal or synthetic)

chemical properties

physical properties

fibre pre-treatments

type of yarn

type of fabric

type of dye

Specifications impacting on finishing include one or more of the following:

type of fibres (plant, animal or synthetic )

chemical properties

physical properties

fibre pre-treatments

type of fabric

Colouration and finishing techniques include one or more of the following:

bleaching

skein dyeing

bath dyeing

batch processing

continuous and semi continuous dyeing

drying and curing

thermasol process

Resources and search techniques include one or more of the following:

SOPs

safety procedures

job lists

manufacturer manuals

specifications

textile production patterns and machine settings

Australian and international Standards

trade journals

quality system documentation

customer requirements

workplace and site procedures and manuals

industry manuals

codes of practice

awards

legislation

plans

diagrams

log books

hard copy or electronic data

key personnel, supervisors, trainers and colleagues

using colour index, table of contents, and numbering and classification systems

computer database search or look-up, questioning and cross-referencing

basic techniques to identify relevant information, including skimming and scanning, and identifying key words and ideas

Appropriate personnel include one or more of the following:

supervisor

manager

trainer

designers


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 and selecting relevant textile colourisation and finishing processes required to achieve specifications

determining potential impact of colourisation and finishing processes on textiles and associated materials

determining standard procedures to overcome or minimise impact on textiles and associated materials

conducting colourisation and finishing processes to achieve specification on at least two (2) occasions

checking colouration and finishing samples and adjusting process, if required, to meet specifications

recognising, rectifying and reporting deviations from specifications

achieving colour matching and finishing outcomes that meet specifications and workplace procedures

evaluating colouration and finishing processes

documenting formulas, processes and improvements and store information for later use.


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

textile industry terminology

physical properties of textiles and associated materials

chemical properties of textiles and associated materials

tools and equipment:

dyes

chemical

dyeing equipment

finishing equipment

standard textile colourisation processing techniques

standard finishing techniques

standard textile test procedures

textile test equipment

international specification standards

quality criteria

quality practices

workplace procedures

production processes

workplace procedures

recording and reporting practices.