Application
The unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required repair final products, or products produced at different stages of production, to meet quality standards.
It involves the use of discretion, initiative and judgement on the job in own work.
The complexity and degree of responsibility is dependent on the size of the workplace, internal work organisation, materials being used, intricacy of design and means of construction.
The unit of competency may include machine and tool maintenance applicable to the repair task.
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.
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 repair textile product | 2.1 | Identify textile product fault and requirements for repair |
2.2 | Document specifications for repair task | ||
2.3 | Prepare textile product and required yarn, fabric or raw materials for repair | ||
2.4 | Prepare machinery, tools and equipment and develop a repair plan | ||
3 | Undertake textile product repair | 3.1 | Undertake repair to restore textile product to the standard specified using a range of techniques and materials, as required |
3.2 | Check textile product against specifications and appropriate quality standards, and make adjustments, as required | ||
3.3 | Prepare textile product for storage or transfer to the appropriate work section | ||
3.4 | Prepare required documentation | ||
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 and other reference material
applying relevant standards
assessing textile product for repair, identifying faults and documenting repair requirements
preparing tools and equipment
repairing at least two (2) textile products to restore to the standard specified using a range of techniques and materials, as required
checking textile product against specifications and appropriate quality standards, and make adjustments, as required
preparing textile product for storage or transfer to the appropriate work section
preparing required documentation.
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
construction of product being repaired
characteristics of materials used in product construction
repair equipment and techniques and their application
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 repairing textile products, 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 |
Textile products include one or more of the following: | carpet fabric knitted products hosiery non-woven fabrics yarns |
Textile product faults include one or more of the following: | fault in yarn quality, ply and twist poor quality of fabric or product holes, cuts, breaks in yarn, fabric or product inconsistent colouring contaminants in the product lines or marks in the product incorrect yarn height |
Machinery, equipment and tools include one or more of the following: | mending guns hand pens needles sewing machines gluing equipment knives |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Textile production