Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to produce a simple fabric or product.
The unit of competency applies to the production of a simple fabric or product on commercial or craft level equipment for spinning, weaving, knitting or sewing operations.
Work is conducted under direction and does not involve a large scale production environment.
This unit of competency is designed for particular application in a highly supervised environment and is suitable for selection in a VET in Schools program or where access to volume production and commercial machines and processes are not an option.
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 produce a simple textile fabric or product | 2.1 | Identify design and method of production to create fabric or product |
2.2 | Identify and assess suitability of materials, tools and equipment to achieve plan | ||
2.3 | Identify and review pattern for production | ||
2.4 | Check and prepare work space, tools and equipment and identify any additional resources that may be required | ||
3 | Produce fabric or product | 3.1 | Use equipment to produce fabric or product according to plan and required workplace procedures |
3.2 | Identify and correct minor product process faults, where necessary | ||
4 | Complete production process | 4.1 | Unload product or remove it from equipment |
4.2 | Assess product against plan and rectify any faults. | ||
4.3 | Clean work space and equipment and store tools and equipment |
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
checking equipment
preparing yarn or materials for production
loading and unloading materials according to equipment and workplace procedures
starting up and shutting down equipment according to specifications and monitoring equipment operations
using equipment to produce at least two (2) textile fabrics or products according to plan and required workplace procedures
checking product against plan
recognising and rectifying faults or problems as required
cleaning equipment as required
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
techniques used for fabric or product production, such as spinning, weaving, felting, knitting and sewing
thread tensioners and dynamics of thread movement and breakage
equipment components
typical fault conditions and related fault-finding procedures
types and styles of yarns
simple equipment maintenance techniques
quality standards and practices
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 producing a simple textile fabric, 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 |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Design includes one or more of the following: | yarn types, combinations and patterns tension size type of weave colour attachments and components |
Equipment includes one or more of the following: | manual spinning wheel hand loom knitting machine computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) tools sewing machine scissors |
Materials include one or more of the following: | wool cotton synthetic yarns, such as nylon, acrylic and rayon other materials used for textile production not requiring complex processing or handling |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Textile production