Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge to use skin, fur or leather to create or embellish fashion, textiles or textile products, such as simple garments, accessories and millinery.
Skills and knowledge in design and production will include the required dimensions of the animal skin or pelt, the techniques and resources required to carry out production according to the design, the intended purpose of the finished product, and the views of the customer in using particular animal skins or pelts.
Skin, fur and leather may be incorporated by hand or simple machining. Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities. Work is performed within defined procedures under direct supervision.
The unit does not include working with footwear.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Identify job requirements from specifications, drawings, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Prepare to use skin, fur or leather | 2.1 | Determine requirements of design brief |
2.2 | Draft pattern or select existing pattern according to design and performance requirements | ||
2.3 | Select materials according to design and production requirements | ||
2.4 | Select materials according to legal and environmental regulations and considerations | ||
2.5 | Identify production resource requirements and prepare work area and equipment | ||
3 | Produce components | 3.1 | Make up pattern as a toile for testing, as required |
3.2 | Prepare materials according to the requirements for the type of material and the production requirements | ||
3.3 | Dampen animal materials, stretch, thin, block and dry, as appropriate | ||
3.4 | Cut materials to selected pattern | ||
3.5 | Comply with relevant workplace procedures | ||
4 | Produce product and finalise production | 4.1 | Join pieces, sew or bond appropriately for design and material |
4.2 | Trim and finish product | ||
4.3 | Check product against design and production requirements | ||
4.4 | Produce product ready for packaging, storage or despatch | ||
4.5 | Complete production process, including housekeeping and required documentation | ||
Evidence of Performance
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
selecting materials and processes to make fashion or textile products that incorporate fur, skin or leather
developing designs and/or patterns for fashion or textile products that incorporate fur, skin or leather, according to design and performance requirements
conducting handling and production operations and processes on selected fur, skin or leather and complying with relevant legal and environmental regulations
applying relevant procedures to produce at least two (2) products using skin, fur or leather
checking products meet specifications and production requirements
applying workplace procedures
completing required documentation
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
relevant Australian Standards
production techniques for identified product
patternmaking and cutting for accessories, simple garments or millinery
performance requirements of various finished products
performance and handling requirements of two (2) or more treated and processed animal skins and pelts, such as:
leather
suede
chamois
fur
feather
reptile
fish
man-made alternatives with similar handling/characteristics (such as faux fur and vinyl)
resource requirements for a range of design, preparation and production techniques using animal skins and pelts
legal requirements and obligations related to the use of animal skins and pelts, such as:
quarantine, importation and exportation issues relating to the use of furs, skins and hides
treatment and preservation requirements of animal pelts
social sensitivity
animal protection
required documentation, such as:
item or batch number and date of finished item
customer order information
dispatch information
customer invoicing
safety and environmental aspects of related to workplace operation and handling
quality standards
workplace procedures
recording and reporting procedures
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in using skin, fur or leather in fashion or textile production, at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
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 |
Performance requirements include one or more of the following: | purpose of textile product, including utility, decoration, artistic creation, protection, warmth, durability and embellishment purpose of garments or millinery items, including sportswear, fashion, theatre, work-wear, sun protection, wet weather protection and warmth the durability/wearability and social sensitivity of various skins and pelts how the material will perform in various situations, such as heat, wet, cold and sun how the selected material will respond to dampening, cutting, stretching, drying, sewing and other production processes |
Resource requirements include one or more of the following: | well-ventilated and lit work area facilities and equipment for: measuring and cutting dampening stretching blocking dyeing and working with chemicals drying sewing and bonding PPE |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Fashion design and technology