Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required for the replacement of a half leather sole.
This unit of competency applies to the replacement of half leather soles, and includes all styles of shoes.
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.
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 replace half leather sole | 2.1 | Inspect shoes, identify repair materials and advise customer on costs prior to commencing shoe repair |
2.2 | Prepare and review job sheet to ensure all requirements are included | ||
2.3 | Determine appropriate method of replacing sole and heel, and select, check and prepare appropriate tools and materials | ||
2.4 | Apply workplace procedures | ||
3 | Prepare sole | 3.1 | Remove top lifts and soles back to waist using the appropriate method and tools, ensuring no damage to the shoe |
3.2 | Select replacement sole material of suitable thickness, and top pieces and lifts, appropriate to original footwear | ||
3.3 | Mark waist using the new half sole as a guide, ensuring waist marks are equal on both items of footwear | ||
3.4 | Skive half sole in a half moon shape, and taper from the waist mark to the toe consistent with workplace requirements | ||
3.5 | Secure lasting margin, patch where necessary, and check or replace fillers, as required | ||
3.6 | Scour half sole prior to securing | ||
4 | Replace and finish sole | 4.1 | Apply adhesive evenly to both bottom of shoe and sole and top lifts, leave to dry and reactive the adhesive |
4.2 | Position sole and top lifts and secure using appropriate manual and machine operations | ||
4.3 | Check quality of adhesion, adjust, as required, and stitch sole using a sole stitching machine, if required | ||
4.4 | Trim edges of soles and top lifts manually or by machine | ||
4.5 | Ink or stain edges and heel lifts to match original shoe colour, polish and finish off | ||
4.6 | Clean, stain or colour and finish waist to the original colour | ||
4.7 | Package, label and store repaired shoes and maintain 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
inspecting shoes, identifying repair materials and advising customer on costs prior to commencing shoe repair
determining appropriate method of replacing sole and heel, and selecting, checking and preparing appropriate tools and materials
removing top lifts and soles back to waist, ensuring no damage to the shoe, and selecting replacement sole material of suitable thickness, and top pieces and lifts, appropriate to original footwear
marking waist using the new half sole as a guide, ensuring waist marks are equal on both items of footwear
skiving half sole in a half moon shape, and tapering from the waist mark to the toe consistent with workplace requirements
securing lasting margin, patching where necessary, and checking or replacing fillers as required
scouring half sole prior to securing
applying hand and machine techniques over the range of required operations
using appropriate adhesive and primer according to manufacturer and workplace requirements
repairing half leather soles on at least three (3) pairs of shoes to meet quality and enterprise standards
checking quality of adhesion, adjusting, as required, and stitching sole using a sole stitching machine, if required
trimming, inking or staining edges and heel lifts to match original shoe colour, polishing and finishing off
packaging, labelling and storing repaired shoes and maintaining 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
full range of footwear styles and their structure or construction
characteristics and use of adhesives and primers and their safe application and disposal
characteristics of typical leathers, fabrics, and other materials used in shoe construction and repair
use of machines, equipment and tools, adhesives and primers, stains, dyes and inks
tools:
shoe hammer
tack hammer
shoe knife
sharpening stick
peg awl
glue gun
pincers
nippers
lasting pliers
shears
drag knife
tack
machines:
finishing machine
heat activator
last
heat pliers
quality standards and leather handling procedures
repair and finish of shoes particularly in relation to use of machines, equipment and tools, adhesives and primers, stains, dyes and inks
work health and safety (WHS) and environmental aspects of relevant repair processes
general industry housekeeping policies and procedures
quality practices
workplace procedures
practices for recording and reporting.
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 replacing half leather sole, 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 |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Footwear repair