Application
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to produce custom-made medical grade footwear, including shoe types that consist of slip-on, shoe, boot, sandal, inner shoe and orthotic incorporation.
Work is generally conducted in a small business situation. The unit may apply to a sole practitioner, or someone working directly with medical grade footwear practitioners.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements | Performance Criteria | ||
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1. | Clarify client order | 1.1 | Confirm required information has been provided in job requirements and order form |
1.2 | Consult other parties to clarify or provide additional information about medical grade footwear requirements | ||
2. | Determine resources required to manufacture medical grade footwear | 2.1 | Confirm availability of materials of type and quality required to manufacture footwear components |
2.2 | Select materials to match design requirements of footwear components | ||
2.3 | Order special or one-off materials from suppliers and confirm availability within specified timelines | ||
3. | Check shoe last and pattern | 3.1 | Check the last to confirm that it complies with order form and is free of construction faults |
3.2 | Conduct a trial last fitting prior to cutting pattern | ||
3.3 | Clarify design features with client and cut pattern | ||
4. | Construct and finish footwear | 4.1 | Make mock-up of design to order specifications |
4.2 | Check equipment to confirm compliance with manufacturer operating procedures and WHS practices | ||
4.3 | Cut required footwear pieces from patterns and sew and close upper | ||
4.4 | Prepare, cut and build componentry, including inner soles and orthotic componentry | ||
4.5 | Prepare and last footwear | ||
4.6 | Construct sole, heel and build-up and attach bottom, including external raisers, as required | ||
4.7 | Liaise with relevant personnel during production of custom-made medical grade shoes to confirm details | ||
4.8 | Undertake finishing off, add final components and check product to ensure compliance with established quality standards prior to process end | ||
4.9 | Complete record keeping procedures and administrative tasks | ||
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Reading skills to interpret details of customer orders, work specifications and standard operating procedures
Oral communication skills to interact effectively with clients, medical grade footwear practitioners, podiatrists and technicians
Problem solving skills to address design and construction issues that arise when producing quality custom-made medical grade footwear
Other foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit.
Sectors
Medical grade footwear