NZQA registered unit standard
Title
Wind yarn
Level
2
4194 version 8
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Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate
knowledge of the winding machine; prepare and operate a
winding machine; identify and fix operational and product faults;
and clean winding machine and work area.
Classification
Textiles Manufacture > Core Yarn Processing
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes but is not limited to the Health and
Safety at Work Act 2015.
2
Definition
Workplace procedures – procedures used by the organisation carrying out the work
and applicable to the tasks being carried out. Examples are – standard operating
procedures, site safety procedures, equipment operating procedures, codes of
practice, quality management practices and standards, and procedures to comply
with legislative and local body requirements.
3
Range
Winding equipment may include – hank to package or package to package winding
with manual or automatic doffing.
4
Assessment guidance
Competence is intended to be demonstrated on the type of winding equipment
installed in the candidates’ workplace.
5
Assessment information
All evidence must be in accordance with workplace procedures.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the winding machine.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The function and operation of the winding machine components are described.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
Range
4194 version 8
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machine controls, creel or expander, tension devices, yarn
clearers, winding head, take-up package waxing and conditioning
equipment, length measurement.
Outcome 2
Prepare and operate a winding machine.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Machine is operated.
2.2
Winding machine is prepared for operation.
Range
2.3
Yarn is wound.
Range
2.4
yarn identified, creel, carousel or expander loaded, thread up,
take-up package in place.
creel or expander maintained, full packages doffed, end breaks
mended.
Yarn joins are made.
Range
would normally include – knot, splice.
2.5
Production is handled and records are kept.
2.6
Test samples are taken.
Outcome 3
Identify and fix operational and product faults.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Corrective action is taken to rectify yarn faults identified during processing.
Range
3.2
yarn breaks, thick and thin, yarn appearance, package build and
density, contamination.
Winding machine malfunction is identified and corrective action taken.
Outcome 4
Clean winding machine and work area.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Machine and work area are kept clear of fibre and waste to prevent
contamination.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
4194 version 8
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4.2
Winding machine is cleaned at batch end and/or periodically.
4.3
Waste is collected and sorted for recycling.
Planned review date
31 December 2021
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
18 June 1995
31 December 2019
Revision
2
8 August 1997
31 December 2019
Revision
3
18 July 2000
31 December 2019
Revision
4
10 October 2001
31 December 2019
Revision
5
12 August 2004
31 December 2019
Rollover and
Revision
6
26 March 2007
Review
7
23 April 2008
31 December 2019
Review
8
19 May 2016
N/A
31 December 2019
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0030
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 Competenz info@Competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
Competenz
SSB Code 101571
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016