NZQA registered unit standard
8312 version 5
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Title
Make and repair a convertible top and side curtains for a vehicle
Level
4
Credits
10
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the vehicle
trimming industry. People credited with this unit standard are
able to: demonstrate knowledge of convertible tops; prepare to
make a convertible top; make the convertible top; prepare to
repair the top, frame, and side curtains; repair the top, frame,
and side curtains; and attach the convertible top to the vehicle.
Classification
Industrial Textile Fabrication > Vehicle Trimming and
Upholstery
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
Recommended skills
and knowledge
Unit 23487, Demonstrate knowledge of measuring and marking
material, and making templates for industrial textile fabrication;
or demonstrate equivalent knowledge and skills.
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation and rules relevant to this unit standard include but are not limited to – the
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Land Transport Rule – Frontal Impact
2001, Rule 32006/1.
2
Land Transport Rules are produced for the Minister of Transport by the New Zealand
Transport Agency. These rules are available online at
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/.
3
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8312 version 5
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of convertible tops.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Materials that make up convertible tops are identified in accordance with the
material manufacturer specifications.
Range
1.2
fabric, frame, windows, bows, webbings or pads, hood, side
linings.
Methods of attaching convertible tops to the frame and vehicle are identified.
Range
adhesives, buttons, clips, bolts, brackets, screws, staples.
1.3
Methods of attaching windows to the fabric are identified in accordance with the
vehicle manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
1.4
The different types of hood and side linings are identified in accordance with the
vehicle manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
Outcome 2
Prepare to make a convertible top.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Tools, material, and equipment that enable the convertible top to be made are
identified and used in accordance with the manufacturer specifications, job
specifications, and legislative requirements.
Range
screwdrivers, clip remover, sewing machine, needles, drawing
materials, thread, shears, tape, straight edge, square, punches,
stapling pliers, drill, doming machines, tack hammer, hidem
binding and tips, skewers, screwdrivers, markers, tape, pattern,
fabric, window materials, spring clips, bulldog clips, tacks, staple
gun, padding, padding material, zips, stitch sealant, fasteners,
adhesives.
2.2
Customer requirements and job specifications are identified, and are verified in
accordance with company requirements.
2.3
A template is made, and all measurements are in accordance with the vehicle
manufacturer and job specifications.
Outcome 3
Make the convertible top.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8312 version 5
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Evidence requirements
3.1
Fabric is identified and marked out in accordance with job specifications. All
markings are legible, tolerances are allowed for, and there are no defects on the
material.
3.2
Material is cut to size within specified tolerances in accordance with the pattern
specifications and company requirements, and there is minimal wastage.
Range
3.3
sections, windows.
Sections are attached and all stitching is in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
straight and even, curves and bends uniform, no loose or missed
stitches, seams overlap and shed water; allowance of ± 2mm.
3.4
Windows are identified, aligned, and fitted in accordance with vehicle
manufacturer specifications, and company and legislative requirements.
3.5
Attachment points to the frame are identified, and fastenings are attached in
accordance with the vehicle manufacturer specifications.
3.6
Tools and equipment are cleaned and put away in their place in accordance
with company requirements.
3.7
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 4
Prepare to repair the top, frame, and side curtains.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Tools, material, and equipment that enable the top, frame and side curtains to
be repaired are identified and used in accordance with the manufacturer
specifications, job specifications, and legislative requirements.
Range
screwdrivers, clip remover, sewing machine, needles, drawing
materials, thread, shears, tape, straight edge, square, punches,
stapling pliers, drill, doming machines, tack hammer, hidem
binding and tips, skewers, screwdrivers, markers, tape, pattern,
fabric, window materials, spring clips, bulldog clips, tacks, staple
gun, padding, padding material, zips, stitch sealant, fasteners,
adhesives.
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(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
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NZQA registered unit standard
4.2
Damage and repair procedures are identified in accordance with company
requirements.
Range
4.3
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hood, side linings, webbings, padding, bows, windows, frames.
Hood is removed from the frame in accordance with vehicle manufacturer
specifications and company requirements, and undamaged parts are stored
securely.
Outcome 5
Repair the top, frame, and side curtains.
Evidence requirements
5.1
Replacement fabric to repair damage is identified, and is the same as the
original.
5.2
Fabric is marked out and cut to size within specified tolerances in accordance
with pattern specifications and company requirements, and there is minimal
wastage.
Range
5.3
complete section, part section.
Damaged section is repaired, and there is no difference between the new
section and the original.
Range
straight and even, curves and bends uniform, no loose or missed
stitches; allowance of ± 2mm.
5.4
Damaged windows are identified, and are replaced in accordance with the
vehicle manufacturer specifications, and company and legislative requirements.
5.5
Damaged bows are identified, repaired, and recovered in accordance with the
vehicle and material manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
5.6
Webbings and pads are repaired in accordance with the vehicle and material
manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
5.7
Damaged frame is identified and repaired, and operates in accordance with the
vehicle manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
5.8
Tools and equipment are cleaned and put away in their place in accordance
with company requirements.
5.9
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8312 version 5
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Outcome 6
Attach the convertible top to the vehicle.
Evidence requirements
6.1
Hood is attached to the vehicle and operates in accordance with the vehicle
manufacturer specifications and company requirements.
Range
secure, no loose threads, loose stitching, wrinkles, creases,
damage, lining clean, weatherproof.
6.2
Hood is clean, and vehicle is groomed in accordance with company
requirements.
6.3
Tools and equipment are cleaned and put away in their place in accordance
with company requirements.
6.4
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task in accordance with
legislative requirements.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; environmental safety;
vehicle safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
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
21 August 1996
N/A
Revision
2
14 November 2000
N/A
Revision
3
16 October 2003
N/A
Review
4
26 March 2007
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
5
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.
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation
(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
8312 version 5
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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