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ANCILLARY FOOTWEAR TRADES AND
MACHINE MAINTENANCE
Measure and cut steel for cold bend
knives
level:
2
credit:
3
planned review date:
November 2005
sub-field:
Footwear and Leather Trades
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard are able to: select
and measure knife steel; cut knife steel to length; and
complete documentation.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation by NZQA and industry.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by Competenz.
special notes:
1
Company safety requirements must conform to the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, the Health
and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, and their
subsequent amendments.
2
This unit standard refers exclusively to making knives
using various widths and thicknesses of 'pre-sharpened
cold bend knife blade steel' (knife steel). Common
widths are, 19mm, 23.8mm, 32mm, 50mm. This unit
standard is not applicable to making 'forge steel knives'
or knives from 'rule steel'.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Select and measure knife steel.
performance criteria
1.1
Received patterns are checked against order requirement.
1.2
Knife steel is selected against order specification.
Range:
width, thickness, double edge, single edge.
1.3
Patterns are measured according to company tolerance.
1.4
Knife steel is measured according to company tolerance.
element 2
Cut knife steel to length.
performance criteria
2.1
Knife steel is cut to comply with order requirement and company tolerance.
Range:
clean cut, required angle, economical use of steel, exhaustive use
of short pieces.
2.2
Cut pieces are marked to identify against patterns.
2.3
Cut pieces are stamped to comply with customer and/or order specification.
Range:
any of – size, fitting, style number, style name, company.
2.4
Cut pieces are stacked according to company practice.
2.5
Work practices meet company safety requirements.
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element 3
Complete documentation
Range:
accuracy, legibility.
performance criteria
3.1
Time spent is entered on company document in accordance with company
practice.
3.2
Material used is entered on company document in accordance with company
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.
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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