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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of leather finishing
Level
4
Purpose
Credits
8
This unit standard is for experienced people wishing to develop
their technical skills in leather manufacture.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of: chemicals used for, and objectives of, leather
finishing; leather finishing methods and equipment; and leather
finishing performance testing.
Classification
Fellmongery and Leather Processing > Leather Processing
Knowledge
Available grade
Achieved and Merit
Explanatory notes
Wherever a merit requirement appears in this unit standard it assumes that the
requirements for credit have been met.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
This unit standard is
Evidence requirements
1.1
Characteristics of leatherexpiring
finishing materials are described in terms of their
Demonstrate knowledge of chemicals used for, and objectives of, leather finishing.
chemical nature and physical properties and their contributions to leather
finishing requirements.
Credit
Merit
1.2
evidence is required of pigments, film formers, and one of the
following – dyes, finish modifiers, fillers, penetrators, cross linking
agents.
evidence is required of two others.
Dry work treatments for the production of waterproof resistant or impregnated
leathers are described in terms of processing procedure and reagents used.
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SSB Code 101558
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Objectives of finishing are described in terms of required attributes in final
leather.
Credit
Merit
evidence is required of four of the following – fashion aesthetics,
colour, gloss, feel, defect concealment, flexibility, rubfastness,
colour fastness, wear resistance.
evidence is required of two others.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of leather finishing methods and equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Leather finishing applications are described in terms of the composition of each
finish coat and its purpose.
2.2
Leather finishing application methods are described in terms of the procedures
used.
Credit
Merit
2.3
evidence is required of two, which may include but are not limited
to any of – padding, spraying, roller coating, foil laminating.
evidence is required of one other.
Leather finishing application machines are described in terms of their key
constituent parts.
Credit
Merit
evidence is required of one of the following – padding machine,
sprayer, roller coater.
evidence is required of one other.
This unit standard is
Evidence requirements
expiring
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of leather finishing performance testing.
3.1
Leather finishing performance characteristics are described in terms of testing
method and how test criteria define suitability for purpose.
Credit
Merit
evidence is required of four, which may include but are not limited
to any of – light fastness, rub fastness, scuff resistance, finish
adhesion, flexibility, heat resistance, water penetration.
evidence is required of two others.
Replacement information
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27908.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
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8398 version 9
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This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
24 September 1996
31 December 2013
Revision
2
16 September 1997
31 December 2015
Review
3
27 April 2000
31 December 2015
Revision
4
20 February 2002
31 December 2015
Revision
5
14 October 2004
31 December 2015
Review
6
14 December 2007
31 December 2015
Review
7
21 February 2013
31 December 2015
Rollover
8
20 March 2015
31 December 2017
Rollover
9
17 September 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0033
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
This unit standard is
expiring
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Primary Industry Training Organisation
SSB Code 101558
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016