NZQA registered unit standard
23509 version 2
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Title
Select industrial textile fabrication materials to meet performance
requirements
Level
4
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 prepare to: select or substitute a fabric; and select or
substitute a fabric to meet performance requirements.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Industrial Textile Fabrication
Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 23508, Demonstrate knowledge of industrial textile
fabrication materials for performance requirements; 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; and Hazardous Substances and New
Organisms Act 1996; and local body regulations.
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
Prepare to select or substitute a fabric.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Customer requirements are identified in accordance with company
requirements.
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Range
1.2
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job specifications, sample, workplace directive.
Manufacturer performance specifications for a range of fabrics required for the
job are determined in accordance with job specifications.
Outcome 2
Select or substitute a fabric to meet performance requirements.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Alternative fabrics for a required product are given in accordance with the
manufacturer specifications.
Range
2.2
fabric specifications and test data.
Fabric is selected to suit end use of the required product in accordance with the
manufacturer specifications.
Range
cost suitability, longevity, environment, aesthetics, customer
requirements.
2.3
Fabric is checked to ensure its properties meet the legislative requirements of
the end product in accordance with company requirements.
2.4
Fabric is allocated for the product in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications.
2.5
Fabric is checked for flaws in accordance with the manufacturer specifications
and company requirements.
Replacement information
This unit standard and unit standard 23508 replaced unit
standard 1323.
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
23509 version 2
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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