Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to develop product specifications for fashion design.
The unit of competency applies to patternmaking or design, where accurate specifications are required to communicate, interpret and clarify a garment design to ensure production achieves the requirements of the design brief.
Specification documentation may include standard forms, trade drawings and use of industry standards, according to workplace practices and procedures.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.
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 develop product specifications | 2.1 | Identify key features of different types of specification sheet and drawing techniques |
2.2 | Identify common faults and discrepancies and their causes | ||
2.3 | Identify industry standards in relation to sizing and the impact of industry sizing deviations | ||
2.4 | Identify acceptable deviations from set standards for sizing and quality | ||
3 | Complete specification sheet for fashion product | 3.1 | Analyse and interpret design instructions |
3.2 | Produce drawing or sketch on specification sheet using appropriate tools and equipment and quality criteria | ||
3.3 | Complete specification sheet with all relevant information and record set deviations | ||
4 | Review specifications | 4.1 | Compare finished product against specifications and identify deviations |
4.2 | Make adjustments to finished product, as required, or repair deviations | ||
4.3 | Revise specification sheets as required and record and store 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:
following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
applying relevant standards
assessing instructions and completing all required information on specification sheets
using appropriate tools and equipment
producing drawings on specification sheets that are in proportion and technically correct, showing all details, including front and back view, and incorporating all quality criteria
completing specification sheet with all relevant information and recording set deviations for at least two (2) garments
comparing finished product against specifications and correcting deviations
revising specification sheets as required and record and store 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
key features of different types of specification sheet
common faults and discrepancies and their causes
drawing techniques, tools and equipment for specification sheets
documentation including standard forms, trade drawings and use of industry standards, according to workplace practices and procedures
industry standards in relation to sizing and the impact of industry sizing deviations
specification sheet information:
style number
fabric types and quantity
fabric quality standards
suppliers
cutting and making instructions
designer name
garment features
special effects
production details
garment quality criteria
trade sketch
rear, side, front views
printing and artwork requirements
finishing details
client testing requirements
any special packaging requirements
patternmaking and design terminology to interpret instructions
fabric performance characteristics
garment styles ,features, special effects and detailing options
quality criteria for trade drawings:
proportion
perspective
symmetry and balance
fabric performance
detailing
neatness
recording and reporting practices.
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 developing product specifications for fashion products, 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 requirements |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Types of specification sheet include one or more of the following: | make cut size design pattern |
Key features of specification sheet include the following: | pattern identification pictures production instructions cutting instructions trim and finishing requirements |
Set deviations include one or more of the following: | seam allowance size |
Quality criteria include the following: | proportion perspective symmetry and balance fabric performance detailing neatness |
Sectors
Not applicable