NZQA registered unit standard
23482 version 2
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Title
Perform seaming and finishing operations in the industrial textile
fabrication industry
Level
3
Credits
7
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the industrial textile
fabrication industry. People credited with this unit standard are
able to perform: seam work; and finishing work, in the industrial
textile fabrication industry.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Industrial Textile Fabrication
Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 23481, Demonstrate knowledge of seaming and finishing
in the industrial textile fabrication industry, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety in Employment Act 1992.
2
Definition
Company requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which
are documented in memo or manual format and are available in the workplace.
These requirements include but are not limited to – company specifications and
procedures, work instructions, manufacturer specifications, product quality
specifications, and legislative requirements.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Perform seam work in the industrial textile fabrication industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Seam type is selected to job specifications and company requirements.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Range
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may include but is not limited to – plain single seam, top sewn
seam, double top sewn seam, run and fell seam, folded overlap
seam.
1.2
Sewing machine is selected and prepared to produce specified seam in
accordance with the machine manufacturer specifications and company
requirements.
1.3
Work is positioned and joined along construction line in accordance with
company requirements.
Range
1.4
at workplace required speed, using stitch length for the material
being sewn and the strength of seam required.
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 2
Perform finishing work in the industrial textile fabrication industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Hemming is carried out to job specifications and company requirements.
Range
may include but is not limited to – single hem on selvedge edge,
double turned hem.
2.2
Bias binding is sewn in accordance with company requirements.
2.3
Ropes are attached as specified by customer and in accordance with company
requirements.
2.4
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 23481, unit standard
23483, and unit standard 23484 replaced unit standard
1316.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Planned review date
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31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 March 2007
N/A
Rollover
2
27 January 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0014
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.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated) (MITO)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016