This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to prepare and display millinery with consideration to display techniques, lighting, layout and cataloguing.

This unit of competency applies to identifying presentation objectives, and planning and organising displays using a range of presentation tools and techniques.

Work requires individuals to demonstrate discretion, judgement and problem-solving skills in the presentation and display of millinery items.

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.

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

developing plans for millinery presentations

preparing hats and display items

arranging suitable storage or delivery of headwear

selecting headwear to meet presentation objectives, making adjustments to headwear, as required, and finishing to presentation standard

arranging suitable storage or delivery of headwear

selecting and preparing display and lighting techniques, layout tools and equipment to display hats and achieve desired effect

preparing a presentation of millinery items to demonstrate at least seven (7) different designs, and comply with quality standards and workplace procedures

identifying method of cataloguing, preparing labels for individual hats and preparing a catalogue of the millinery presentation

documenting the process and maintaining accurate records.

Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:

safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)

millinery policies, standards and guidelines, industry codes of practice, legislative and regulatory requirements

industry, workplace and product processes and equipment in displaying hats and headwear

cataloguing requirements in presenting millinery

a range of lighting, layout and display techniques

different types of presentations

design techniques

historical context of fashion style to be presented

quality practices

workplace practices

recording and reporting practices.

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 presenting and displaying millinery, 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.

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.

Not applicable

Millinery