Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to perform footwear finishing operations.
The unit of competency applies to activities associated with completing a sequence of finishing operations on footwear. Finishing operations may include hand or machine tasks, such as attaching buckles, cutting loose threads, lacing shoes, inserting heel pads, attaching labels, polishing, cleaning, spraying, boxing and despatching.
Work performed may require some decision making within defined 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 for finishing | 2.1 | Set up workbench and seating to achieve operator comfort and minimise fatigue |
2.2 | Prepare finishing materials | ||
2.3 | Lay out components in correct sequence | ||
3 | Finish work | 3.1 | Perform finishing operations according to customer specifications and workplace procedures |
3.2 | Check footwear against specifications to ensure correct sizing | ||
3.3 | Identify faults, report and return to appropriate section for repair according to quality standards | ||
3.4 | Complete production and other records | ||
4 | Check quality and despatch footwear | 4.1 | Check work meets quality specifications |
4.2 | Bundle pieces, stack and store or despatch | ||
4.3 | Record production faults and complete records | ||
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
preparing and maintaining work area, as required
attaching correct components to footwear
completing finishing operations according to workplace procedures for at least five (5) sets of footwear
ensuring finished footwear meets quality specifications
addressing faults appropriately
maintaining accurate records.
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
characteristics of typical materials used in footwear production and finishing
quality standards and practices
required finishing procedures
industry and product processes and equipment
workplace procedures
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 performing footwear finishing operations, 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 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 |
Finishing operations include three or more of the following: | trimming loose threads checking spraying cleaning polishing hand or machine sewing buckles attaching accessories or trims inserting heel cushion pads flaring lining trimming attaching labels pairing up boxing despatching |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Footwear production