NZQA registered unit standard
23491 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of hand sewing materials in the industrial
textile fabrication industry
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the industrial textile
fabrication industry. People credited with this unit standard are
able to demonstrate knowledge of hand sewing materials in the
industrial textile fabrication industry.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Industrial Textile Fabrication
Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
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
Demonstrate knowledge of hand sewing materials in the industrial textile fabrication
industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Types of hand stitching are identified in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – basic stitch, tacking stitch, zigzag,
round hand, herring bone stitch, cross stitch.
Tools and equipment and their uses in hand stitching are described in
accordance with the manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
includes but is not limited to – sewing palms, needle types and
sizes, thread types and sizes, bees wax, bench hook, cutting tools,
awl types.
Range
1.3
Reasons for hand sewing are described in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications and company requirements.
includes but is not limited to – round seam, flat seam, flat felled;
skipped stitches, finishing work, attachments, corners, pockets,
tapes, patches, damage.
Range
1.4
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Procedures for hand sewing are described in accordance with company
requirements.
includes but is not limited to – round seam, flat seam, flat felled;
skipped stitches, finishing work, attachments, corners, pockets,
tapes, patches, damage; straight, zigzag.
Range
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 23479, unit standard
23840, and unit standard 23492 replaced unit standard
1314.
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23491 version 2
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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