NZQA registered unit standard
23503 version 2
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of developing patterns in the industrial
textile fabrication industry
Level
4
Credits
2
Purpose
This theory-based 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: selecting
pattern material; marking out pattern shapes; and making up
patterns, 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 Consumer
Guarantees Act 1993.
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 selecting pattern material in the industrial textile fabrication
industry.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Pattern materials and their particular uses are described in accordance with
material manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.2
includes but is not limited to – paper, fabric, wood, metal,
combination of materials.
Factors to take into consideration when selecting pattern material are described
in accordance with 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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includes but is not limited to – number to be produced, complexity
of shape, recurring order.
Outcome 2
Demonstrate knowledge of marking out pattern shapes in the industrial textile fabrication
industry.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Calculations that enable marking out of patterns are described in accordance
with pattern specifications and company requirements.
Range
2.2
circular geometry, Pythagoras’ theorem, regular and irregular
areas, volumes of regular and irregular solids, allowances.
Procedures for developing and marking out patterns are described in
accordance with company requirements.
Range
procedures – parallel line, radial line, triangulation, perpendiculars,
arcs, angles, circles;
equipment – pencil, felt pen, scriber, compass, straight edge,
dividers.
Outcome 3
Demonstrate knowledge of making up patterns in the industrial textile fabrication industry.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Procedures for cutting out patterns using appropriate tools are described in
accordance with company requirements.
Range
3.2
Fabricating patterns to the required shape and finish is described in accordance
with company requirements.
Range
3.3
includes but is not limited to – knife, scissors, tin snips, saw, file;
smooth edges, no sharp or irregular edges, allowances.
includes but is not limited to – adhesive, rivet, screw, nail, weld,
stitch.
The importance of marking the pattern to identify its purpose and layout
directions is described in accordance with company requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23503 version 2
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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