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level:
3
credit:
6
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
processes and set up machine for leather finishing; finish
shoes uppers to industry specified performance and
company quality standards; and maintain finishing
equipment.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
Specified industry performance is 55% BSI performance or
equivalent. BSI performance is the British Standards
Institute internationally recognised performance system
(BS3138) where 100% is the standard expected from a
competent fully qualified performer using the correct
methods and taking the allowed rest, working briskly, and as
though on an incentive. Other comparable rating or
performance systems such as the 60/80 system are
acceptable, with the appropriate performance adjustment.
Company safety requirements conform to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
Mops – refers to pads, brushes, wheel mops, buffing wheel.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe processes and set up machine for leather finishing.
Range:
burnish and/or bruise and/or polish.
performance criteria
1.1
Leather finishing processes are identified and are compared for finished
effects.
1.2
Requirements for each process are described.
Range:
1.3
upper material, mop and/or brush type, speed of mop,
compounds.
Machine is set up, tested, and adjusted to meet product specification and work
ticket requirements.
Range:
speed, mop type, dust extraction.
element 2
Finish shoes.
Range:
burnish and/or bruise and/or polish.
performance criteria
2.1
Selected compound matches product specification and work ticket
requirements.
2.2
Work is completed to specified industry performance standard.
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2.3
Work is completed to company quality standards.
Range:
matched pair, uniform finish.
2.4
Documentation is completed to company requirements and practice.
2.5
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
element 3
Maintain finishing equipment.
performance criteria
3.1
Mops and/or brushes are cleaned and maintained according to company
requirements, workplace practice, and manufacturer's recommendation.
3.2
Worn and damaged mops are identified and replaced or reported according to
company requirement and practice.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit
standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0030 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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