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FIELD
MANUFACTURING
Review of Carpet Manufacture unit standard 7194
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Carpet Manufacture
Id
7194
The Apparel and Textiles Industry Training Organisation (ATITO) has completed the
review of the unit standard listed above.
Date new versions published
February 2010
Planned review date
December 2014
Summary of review and consultation process
Members of the carpet industry requested that the SSB develop new standards relating to
the tufting process. Although a standard for tufting was already registered on the
framework it was too large and was not broad enough in its scope. It was decided to
replace the existing standard with smaller standards which assessed the range of skills
required.
Main changes resulting from the review

Unit standard 7194 was designated expiring and is replaced with unit standards 2602626030.
Unit standard categorised as category C expire at the end of December 2011.
Impact on existing accreditations
None.
Impact on registered qualifications
The qualification that contains the reviewed standard is tabled below.
Key to type of impact
Affected
Not materially affected
The qualification lists a reviewed classification (domain or subfield) in an elective set
The qualification lists a standard that has changes to level or credits
The qualification lists a C or D category standard
The qualification lists a standard that has a new title
The qualification lists a standard that has a new classification
The following ATITO qualification is affected by the outcome of this evaluation and will be
updated when it is reviewed in 2010.
Qualification Title and Reference
National Certificate in Carpet Manufacture (Carpet Tufter
Tuning) (Level 5) with an optional strand in Tuning of Multiheight and Enhanced Graphics Tufters [Ref: 0280]
ID
7194
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Review Categories and changes to classification, title, level and credits
All changes are in bold.
Key to review category
A Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new
version number
B Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id
and a new version number
C Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D Standard will expire and not be replaced
Subfield
Textiles Manufacture
Domain
Carpet Manufacture
Id
Title
Level Credit
7194
5
50
5
10
5
10
5
10
5
10
5
10
26026
26027
26028
26029
26030
Tune and maintain cut pile and loop pile carpet
tufters for single pile height operation
Demonstrate knowledge of and carry out
maintenance of a yarn splicing machine
Review the capability of carpet tufting
machines and select and set up a tufting
machine to run a product trial
Prepare for and carry out long period
maintenance of a carpet tufting machine
Develop and manage preventative maintenance
schedules for carpet tufting machinery
Prepare for and carry out short period
maintenance of a carpet tufting machine and
change the configuration
Review
Category
C
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