Job roles/employment outcomes
The Certificate IV in Textile Design and Development covers occupations such as those in assistant design and sample production roles within the textiles industry.
This qualification is typically used to develop skill and knowledge in the application of specialised technical skills within textile design and production enterprises.
To be awarded the Certificate IV in Textile Design and Development, competency must be achieved in twenty-five (25) units of competency.
Eight (8) core units of competency
Seventeen (17) elective units of competency as specified below.
Note: Where prerequisite units apply, these have been noted, and must be considered in the total number of units.
CORE UNITS
Complete all eight (8) units from this list
Unit code | Unit title |
Identify fibres and fabrics | |
Work in the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear industry | |
Implement and monitor OH&S in the workplace | |
Analyse textile design influences | |
Assist in the development of textile designs | |
Analyse use of colour in textiles | |
Identify fibres, yarns and textile materials and their uses in textile production | |
Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices |
ELECTIVE UNITS
Select seventeen (17) units as specified below.
A minimum of nine (9) units must be selected from Group A
A maximum of four (4) units may be selected from Group C
The remainder must be selected from Groups A and B.
GROUP A
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Communicate and sell design concepts | ||
Analyse product and determine machine settings | ||
Contribute to the development of products or processes | ||
Produce knitted textile samples | ||
Produce woven textile samples | ||
Produce woven tapestry samples | ||
Produce screen printed textiles | ||
Source textile materials and resources | ||
Present and promote textile design concepts | ||
Apply manipulation techniques to create experimental textile samples | ||
Estimate costs for development of textile designs | ||
Prepare stencils and screens for textile printing | ||
Interpret and apply textile calculations and specifications | ||
Understand and apply textile science | ||
Perform routine textile tests and analyse results | ||
Select dyes and develop dye specification and recipe for production | ||
Undertake textile colouration and finishing |
GROUP B
Unit code | Unit title | Prerequisites |
Develop drawing skills | ||
Market design product to local outlets | ||
Operate computing technology in a Textiles, Clothing and Footwear workplace | ||
Organise and plan own work to achieve planned outcomes | ||
Draw 3D designs | ||
Perform industrial sewing on textile products | ||
Handle and prepare chemicals, dyes or other substances used in textile production | ||
Identify quality and types of textile fibres, yarns and fabrics | ||
Select raw materials | ||
Implement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practices |
GROUP C
Other Textile Design and Development units that are available at Certificates IV (maximum 4) or V (maximum 1) |
Other TCF Training Package units that are available at Certificates III (maximum 1), IV (maximum 4) and V (maximum 1) |
Units from other endorsed Training Packages and accredited courses at Certificates III (maximum 1), IV (maximum 4) and V (maximum 1) |
Pathways into the qualification
Direct entry into this qualification requires completion of a total of twenty-five (25) units of competency according to the rules described below.
This qualification is not a direct progression from LMT30107 Certificate III in Textile Production. However credit may be granted towards this qualification for units completed in the LMT30107 Certificate III in Textile Production, or for equivalent industry experience.
Pathways from the qualification
Further training pathways from this qualification include LMT50507 Diploma of Textile Design and Development, or other relevant qualifications.
Not applicable.
There are no specific licences that relate to this qualification. However, some units in this qualification may have licensing or regulatory requirements in some environments. Local regulations should be checked for details.
QUALIFICATION SUMMARY | |
Employability Skills Summary - Certificate IV in Textile Design and Development The following table contains a summary of the Employability Skills as identified by the textile design industries for this qualification. This table should be interpreted in conjunction with the detailed requirements of each unit of competency packaged in this qualification. The outcomes described here are broad industry requirements that reflect skill requirements for this level. | |
Employability Skill | Industry/enterprise requirements for this qualification include: |
Communication | use information and communication technology to gather and interpret data related to the development of designs interpret specifications communicate with clients and design team complete documentation and maintain records interpret and apply information from patterns |
Teamwork | share information with clients and design team provide feedback on designs participate in sustainability improvements |
Problem-solving | determine suitability of raw materials for use in textile products analyse design influences assist with design development processes identify and address production problems identify and act on environmental hazards |
Initiative and enterprise | identify design influences develop textile effects to meet design requirements identify opportunities for improvement to environmental performance |
Planning and organising | undertake work to achieve desired outcomes within agreed time-frames set up work station and equipment to ensure work requirements are met produce textile design samples in line with specifications implement contingency plans when responding to incidents and problems determine production requirements to meet specifications |
Self-management | monitor own work against workplace, industry and quality standards adjust activities as required according to variations in operations apply OHS practices in the workplace monitor use of resources |
Learning | assess own skill requirements and seek further development if required ask questions and seek advice to improve own knowledge learn about sustainability developments relating to work practice |
Technology | use information and communication technology to acquire, manage and share data use textile production technology efficiently to produce design samples |
