Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to perform the tasks associated with making or copying millinery from a flat pattern.
The unit of competency applies to making millinery using flat pattern components. It involves the use of non-critical fabrics, including natural and synthetic materials.
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 make millinery | 2.1 | Confirm pattern requirements and identify construction requirements |
2.2 | Prepare materials for millinery product | ||
2.3 | Check pattern to confirm sizing and make minor adjustments to the pattern, where required | ||
2.4 | Check fabric or material for faults to ensure conformance to standards | ||
2.5 | Lay up fabric or material for cutting, as required | ||
3 | Cut material or fabric to pattern | 3.1 | Select cutting tools and equipment appropriate for the fabric |
3.2 | Cut laid-up material or fabric to meet the pattern specifications | ||
3.3 | Inspect cut work to ensure it conforms to work specification | ||
3.4 | Rectify and report faults, where required | ||
4 | Fuse and sew millinery | 4.1 | Match millinery pieces and sew or fuse to meet the requirements of the pattern specifications |
4.2 | Assess millinery machine operation in accordance with workplace procedures | ||
4.3 | Inspect sewn or fused pieces to confirm quality and conformance to specifications | ||
4.4 | Identify faults and take appropriate action to meet quality standards | ||
4.5 | Undertake recording and reporting, as required, according to workplace procedures | ||
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
confirming pattern requirements and identifying construction requirements
preparing and handling millinery materials
safely using cutting implements and sewing machines
using patterns to set out and cut materials on at least two (2) occasions
checking and adjusting pattern as required to meet requirements
matching millinery pieces and sewing or fusing to meet the requirements of the pattern specifications on at least two (2) occasions
identifying faults, non-conforming materials or components and making required adjustments to meet quality standards
applying workplace procedures
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)
industry and product processes and equipment
materials and their application in millinery manufacture, including their composition and effects of temperature and steam:
non-critical fabrics
natural materials
synthetic materials
pattern sizing and adjustment
machine operation
inspection and checking procedures
quality standards
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 making millinery with flat pattern components, 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 |
Fabric or materials include one or more of the following: | their application in millinery manufacture composition effects of temperature and steam non-critical fabrics natural materials synthetic materials |
Millinery machines and equipment include one or more of the following: | standard sewing machine overlocker seamer iron press hot glue gun scissors measuring tools |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Millinery