NZQA registered unit standard
23490 version 2
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Title
Operate a sewing machine in the industrial textile fabrication
industry
Level
3
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the industrial textile
fabrication industry. People credited with this unit standard are
able to: operate a sewing machine in the industrial textile
fabrication industry; and carry out maintenance procedures on
a sewing machine.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Industrial Textile Fabrication
Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 23489, Demonstrate knowledge of sewing machines used
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
Operate a sewing machine in the industrial textile fabrication industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
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(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
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NZQA registered unit standard
Range
1.2
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personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
Type of machine is selected for the work in hand in accordance with the
machine manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
Range
machine types may include but are not limited to – lockstitch,
chainstitch;
machine uses may include but are not limited to – straight stitch,
zigzag, binding, twin needle, computerised, plain, needle feed,
compound feed, cylinder arm, flat bed.
1.3
Machine threading up procedure is carried out in accordance with the machine
manufacturer specifications.
1.4
Feet and attachments are fitted to the sewing machine in accordance with the
manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.5
Machine is adjusted in accordance with the machine manufacturer
specifications.
Range
1.6
may include but is not limited to – automatic folder, automatic
binder, feet seam and hem guides, lubrication and needle cooling
devices, pullers, piping foot, rope foot.
may include but is not limited to – foot heights, stitch length,
timing.
Sewing machine is operated in accordance with the manufacturer specifications
and company requirements.
Outcome 2
Carry out maintenance procedures on a sewing machine.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
2.2
Maintenance is performed in accordance with the machine manufacturer
recommendations.
Range
2.3
personal safety; safety of other people; workshop safety; tool,
equipment, and machine safety.
may include but is not limited to – cleaning, lubrication, regular and
periodic maintenance.
Machine is tested for dynamic performance in accordance with the machine
manufacturer recommendations.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
2.4
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Stitching faults and their causes are identified and rectified in accordance with
the manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
may include but is not limited to – crooked stitching, badly aligned
seams, puckered seams, skipped stitches, poor tension, frayed or
broken thread, damaged fabric.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 23489 replaced unit
standard 1319.
Planned review date
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